Orly Genger
Born in New York City, 1979. Lives and works in New York City.
EDUCATION
2002 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2001 B.A., Brown University, Providence, RI
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Gavlak, Palm Beach, FL (forthcoming)
2009
Move, Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York, NY
2008
Whole, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Devin Borden Hiram Butler Gallery Houston, TX
Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
2007
Posedown, Lemberg Gallery, Ferndale, MI
MASSPEAK, Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York, NY
2005
The Aldrich Contemporary Arts Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Locust Projects, Miami, FL
2004
Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Material World: Painting and Sculpture as Environment, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA (forthcoming)
Energy Effects: Art and Artifacts from the Landscape of Glorious Excess, MCA Denver, Denver, CO (forthcoming)
2009
Prozess, curated by Jazz-minh Moore, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY
Fresh from Chelsea, University Gallery and Grinter Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
The Fields Sculpture Center at Omi International Arts Center, Ghent, NY
Paper Trail, curated by Steven Perelman, Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston, MA
Spring Group Exhibition, Gavlak, West Palm Beach, FL
Dritto Rovescio, La Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy
Talk Dirty to Me, Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York, NY
2008
Stable Scrawl, Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Ornament: Ho Hum All Ye Faithful, Bravinlee Programs, New York, NY
Collector's Choice III Audacity in Art: Selected Works from Central Florida Collections, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
What's Your Hobby, curated by Beth DeWoody, The Fireplace Project, East Hampton, NY
2006
Queens International 2006, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
Studio in the Park, curated by Karin Bravin, New York, NY
Women in the Bedroom, Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York, NY
2005
Exploding Plastic Inevitable: 40 Fun Galleries, Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY
Group Show, Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York, NY
2004
EAF04: 2004 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York
Yarns, curated by John Tevis, Solomon Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2003
Wandering Library, The International Artists' Museum, Venice, Italy
Haifa Second International Installation Triennale, Haifa Museum of Art, Israel
The Reconstruction Biennial, Exit Art, New York, NY
Project Room, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY
Labor Day, curated by David Hunt, Rare Gallery, New York, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009
Wolin, Joseph R. "Orly Genger, Move" Time Out New York (October 14 - 20, 2009)
MacMillan, Kyle. "What's the big idea? MCA wants concept art" Denver Post (October 11, 2009)
"Goings on About Town" The New Yorker (September 23 - 29, 2009)
Busch, Amanda Rae. "Fields of Dreams at Omi International Arts Center" Berkshire Living (August 2009)
Keyser, Tom. "Art Omi Sculpture launches new season" Times Union (June 11, 2009)
Green, Tyler. "Acquisition: Orly Genger at Indianapolis" Modern Art Notes (April 2, 2009)
Edwards, Meghan. "On the Ropes" Interior Design (March, 2009)
Davide Rampello, et al. Dritto Rovescio. La Triennale di Milano, 2009
Honigman, Ana Finel. "Talk Dirty to Me" Dazed Digital (March 20, 2009)
Honigman, Ana Finel. "Orly Genger In Conversation with Ana Finel Honigman," Saatchi Online (March 18, 2009)
2008
MacAdam, Barbara A. "The Shape Of Things To Come," ArtNews (April, 2008)
Bishop, Philip. Review, Orlando Sentinel (March 23, 2008)
2007
Sousanis, Nick. "Orly Genger," The Detroiter (November 10, 2007)
Ames, Katrine. "All Around the Town," House and Garden (November, 2007)
Slowinski, Dolores. "Not Another Poser," Metro Times Detroit (October 17, 2007)
Chessler, Suzanne. "Roping Them In," The Detroit Jewish News (Septmeber 20, 2007)
Cohen, Keri Gutten. "Exhibits a Other Galleries," Detroit Free Press (September 14, 2007)
Murayama, Atsuko. "Orly Genger: MASSPEAK," The New York Seikatsu (April 28, 2007)
Baker, R.C., "Best in Show," The Village Voice (April 25-May 1, 2007)
Gelber, Eric, "Orly Genger: MASSPEAK," The New York Sun (April 19, 2007)
Smith, Roberta, "Space Redefined in Chelsea," The New York Times (April 13, 2007)
Schwendener, Martha, "Flair and Flash, Not Fumpiness," The New York Times (January 27, 2007)
2006
Abichandani, Jaichri, "Queens International 06: Everything All at Once," Vol.3, (2006)
Schwendener, Martha, "Art From Everywhere, All from Queens," The New York Times (December 15, 2006)
Scheinman, Pamela, "Orly Genger's Playful Puzzlejuice," FiberArts (Sept/Oct 2006)
Budick, Ariella, "Alfresco Art is The City's Grace," Newsday (August 20, 2006)
Vogel, Carol, "Inside Riverside Park," The New York Times (May 5, 2006)
2005
"The Heart of the Matter," Interior Design, Number 15 (2005):121
Sculpture, Vol. 24 No. 6 (July/August 2005): 12
"Muralism," Public Art Review, Issue 33, (Fall/Winter 2005):52
Weinberg, Michelle, "Crustacean in the Hall of Furies and Orly Genger," Miami New Times (April 7-13, 2005)
2004
Reed, John, "Orly Genger: Elizabeth Dee Gallery," Artforum.com (October 2004)
Gopnik, Blake, "For Art Lovers, a Chelsea Morning," The Washington Post (September 26, 2004)
Graham, Ruth, "Profile: Orly Genger, Cut from a Creative Cloth," The New York Sun (August 23, 2004)
Honigman, Ana Finel, "Networking," Artnet.com (August 13, 2004)
Pollack, Barbara, "From Garret to Gallery," Time Out New York (August 5-12, 2004)
Kangas, Matthew, "Story weaving appears threadbare in Yarns," The Seattle Times (Friday June 4, 2004)
2003
Talmor, Daniella, Haifa Second International Installation Triennale, (Haifa: Haifa Museum of Art, 2003) Wandering Library, Temporary Edition
Smith, Roberta, "A Space Reborn, With a Show That's Never Finished," The New York Times (April 4, 2003):E37
Saltz, Jerry, "Rays of Light," The Village Voice (January 22-28, 2003): 61
"Utilities Included," The New York Sun (January 13, 2003)
LECTURES
2008
Indianapolis Museum of Art
2007
College for Creative Studies
Cranbrook Academy of Art
2005
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
University of Pennsylvania
FEATURED COLLECTIONS
Museum of Modern Art
Hood Museum of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Big Boss, 2010
Rope with latex paint
Dimensions variable
Installation view, MASS MoCA
Big Boss, 2010
Rope with latex paint
Dimensions variable
Installation view, MASS MoCA
Big Boss, 2010
Rope with latex paint
Dimensions variable
Installation view, MASS MoCA
Big Boss, 2010
Rope with latex paint
Dimensions variable
Installation view, MASS MoCA
Arnold, Frank, Paul, and Boyer, 2008
Nylon climbing rope with latex paint
Reg Versus Fans, 2009
Nylon climbing rope with latex paint and fans
dimensions variable
Plump, 2006
nylon rope with paint
30 x 4 x 4'
MASSPEAK, 2007
nylon climbing rope with latex paint
dimensions variable
MASSPEAK, 2007
nylon climbing rope with latex paint
dimensions variable
Joe, 2008
Nylon climbing rope with latex paint
32 x 32 x 204 inches
Untitled, 2008
nylon climbing rope with latex paint
dimensions variable
Untitled (White Stack)
Nylon Rope, 2008
7.5 x 27 x 13 inches