Michael Mahalchick
Michael Mahalchick (b. 1972, Pottsville, PA) typically centers around sculpture, collage and performance in his works. Working primarily with found materials his work engages with themes of value, memory, temporality, identity and chance. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Artist: Studio
"There is a relationship between my interest in impermanent art materials, unstable sculptural arrangements, and performance’s ephemerality. To me, my objects do a long, slow performance. You exist with them in the moment, but when you next encounter them, they’ve changed."
Artworks
Michael Mahalchick,
Cosmetic Case x16,
2021,
Latex,
64 × 51 in (162.56 × 129.54 cm)
Michael Mahalchick,
12 Faces,
2018 - 2021,
Latex,
28 × 24 × 4 in (71.12 × 60.96 × 10.16 cm)
Michael Mahalchick,
Tree Topper x8,
2019,
Latex,
43 × 43 in (109.22 × 109.22 cm)
Michael Mahalchick,
Latex,
2020,
Latex
Michael Mahalchick,
The Tribulation,
2016,
94 ½ × 65 ¾ in (240.03 × 167.005 cm)
Mixed media
Michael Mahalchick,
Triple Doors,
2016,
50 ½ × 59 ½ in (128.27 × 151.13 cm)
Mixed media
Michael Mahalchick,
Snowman,
2014,
Dimensions variable
Mixed media
Michael Mahalchick,
Crutches,
2013,
Dimensions variable
Mixed media
Michael Mahalchick,
Magnets,
2013,
47 × 28 in (119.38 × 71.12 cm)
Metal shelves, magnets, timer
Michael Mahalchick,
One Way Out,
2008,
83 × 37 × 11 ¼ in (210.82 × 93.98 × 28.58 cm)
Mixed media
Michael Mahalchick,
All You've Ever Wanted,
2008,
59 ½ × 29 × 19 in (151.13 × 73.66 × 48.26 cm)
Mixed media
Michael Mahalchick,
Ham Ray Nay,
2008,
33 ¼ × 27 × 2 in (84.46 × 68.58 × 5.08 cm)
Mixed media
Michael Mahalchick,
You Want This?,
2008,
33 ¼ × 27 × 2 in (84.46 × 68.58 × 5.08 cm)
Mixed media
Installation Views
Installation view, US, CANADA, 2021
Installation view, US, CANADA, 2021
Michael Mahalchick, Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
Michael Mahalchick, Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
Installation view, Close Quarters, NADA House, Governors Island, NY, 2018
Installation view, Close Quarters, NADA House, Governors Island, NY, 2018
Installation view, Close Quarters, NADA House, Governors Island, NY, 2018
Installation view, IT, CANADA, 2012
IT, Performance, CANADA, 2012
IT, Performance, CANADA, 2012
Exhibitions
Publications
Body Work, Michael Mahalchick, 2021
Michael Mahalchick
Body Work, 2021
It, Michael Mahalchick, 2012
Michael Mahalchick
It, 2012
Press
Hakim Bishara, “8 Art Shows to See in New York City This May”, Hyperallergic, May 3
Jennifer Krasinski "Michael Mahalchick." Artforum December 1, 2021
"Valuing the Discarded: Michael Mahalchick Interviewed by Elisabeth Kley." Bomb September 22, 2021
"NADA to Stage Non-Fair Exhibition on Governors Island in New York." Alex Greenberger May 31, 2018
Roberta Smith "The Lower East Side as Petri Dish." The New York Times April 21, 2016
John Chiaverina "Extreme Relaxation: Michael Mahalchick Goes the Distance in His Performance at Canada Gallery Opening." ArtNews March 30, 2016
Scott Indrisek "Keanu Reeves, Condoms, and Other Uncommon Materials." BlackBook March 18, 2016
Matthew Hassell "Michael Mahalchick at Louis B. James." NY Arts Magazine April 28, 2014
Brienne Walsh "Michael Mahalchick." ArtReview May 2012
Jillian Steinhauer ""Picasso Baby," One More Time." Hyperallergic August 3, 2013
"Object Sculptures Of Michael Mahalchick At NBMAA." March 19, 2013
"Mahalchick." New York Magazine June 27, 2012
Roberta Smith "Michael Mahalchick." The New York Times April 13, 2012
"Michael Mahalchick." New York Magazine March 26, 2012
Karen Rosenberg "'For What It's Worth'." The New York Times February 6, 2009
Karen Rosenberg "Art in Review: Michael Mahalchick." The New York Times February 6, 2009
Roberta Smith "A Point in Space is a Place for Argument." The New York Times July 20, 2007
Chris Sharp "Brian Belott and Michael Mahalchick." Flash Art October 2006
Lori Waxman "Critics PIck: Michael Mahalchick." Artforum November 23, 2005
Julie Fishkin "Michael Mahalchick: Unnatural Desires." Flavorpill October 20, 2005
Domenick Ammirati "Michael Mahalchick." contemporary October/November 2005
Domenick Ammirati "Michael Mahalchick." artUS April 30, 2005
Domenick Ammiratti "Unnatural Desires." Artforum Summer 2004
Domenick Ammirati "Michael Mahalchick." Artforum Summer 2004
Katie Stone "Michael Mahalchick." Brooklyn Rail April 2004
Holland Cotter "Michael Mahalchick." The New York Times February 27, 2004
Holland Cotter "Michael Mahalchick." The New York Times February 24, 2004
Roberta Smith "A Grand Finale of Group Show Fireworks." The New York Times July 18, 2003
Lisi Raskin "Jocelyn Shipley and Michael Mahalchick." frieze frieze 2003
CV
Michael Mahalchick
b. 1972, Pottsville, PA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
1995
MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
1993
BFA, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022
Ghost Maps, Practice, Philadelphia, PA
2021
US, CANADA, New York, NY
2018
Close Quarters, NADA on Governors Island, New York, NY
Martel Window Project: Michael Mahalchick, Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Skin Games, CANADA, New York, NY
2014
Workin’ in a Hole Mine, 247365, Brooklyn, NY
Last Arrangements, Louis B. James, New York, NY
2013
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
2012
IT, CANADA, New York, NY
2009
For What It’s Worth, CANADA, New York, NY
2005
Unnatural Desires, CANADA, New York, NY
2004
insides, CANADA, New York, NY
2003
Fresh and Upcoming, Frankfurt Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2001
Space Defines Relax Muthafucka This Is Only a Test!, big/little Gallery, Brooklyn, NY