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CRASH (John Matos) (American, 1961)
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CRASH (John Matos)
Crash 1981
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Biography |
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1961 |
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Born: Bronx, New York |
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1973 |
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Began his career |
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Lives and works in Bronx, NY |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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“Crash, Betances 1973-82”, Addict Galerie, Paris, France (solo)
“Crash”, Los Angeles Art Show, FADA, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
"CRASH by CRASH", La Galerie Helenbeck, Nice, France (solo)
“Unfinished Business”, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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2008 |
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"Crash, The Art of the Line”, Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland (solo)
“Crash”, Lafayette College’s Williams Art Gallery, Easton, PA (solo)
“New Works by John “CRASH” Matos and Aaron Sharp Goodstone”, Galerie Onega, Paris, France |
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2007 |
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“Kaleidoscope: Paintings, Prints and Works on Paper”, Wooster Projects, New York, NY (solo)
"Crash”, Galerie Onega, Paris France (solo)
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2006 |
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“The Lucky Strike Diaries”, Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland (solo)
“The Silkscreen Pieces, Lucky Strike”, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France
“Crash”, Lehmann/Leskiw Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada (solo) |
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2005 |
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“Second Skin, New paintings by CRASH", Wooster Projects, New York, NY (solo)
“Second Skin, Paintings by CRASH", Sponsored by Stussy, Japan (solo) |
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2004 |
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“Pop, Boom, Crash” at Animation and Fine Arts Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
“Crash, Recent Paintings” at Prosper, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
Crash/Herve DiRosa, “Collaborations” Galerie Speersta, Paris, France
"CRASH, Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary", Fender Museum, Corona, CA (solo) |
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2003 |
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"100 Small Paintings", RECON @, San Francisco, CA
“Barrios”, ArtLink International, Lake Worth, FL; Karolyn Sherwood Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa (solo)
“Protocol, CRASHE ONE”, the LAB101, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
“Crash: The Train Paintings” at Speerstra Gallery, Paris, France (solo) |
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2002 |
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"The Power of Crash” at Art Link International Gallery, Lake Worth, FL (solo)
“CRASH, Notes from the Westside”, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France (solo)
"KAWS & CRASH", MADEgallery, Vancouver, BC
“The Train Paintings”, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France (solo)
“Barrios”, Hostos Art Gallery, Hostos Community College/CUNY, Bronx, NY (solo) |
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2001 |
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"Breaking Curfew", CPOP Gallery, Detroit, MI (solo)
"CRASH, Fine Arts and Artists", Washington, DC (solo)
“Installation”, Prosper, New York, NY (solo)
"INT./EXT.", Eastwick Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Collaborations: CRASHE ONE”, TRIIAD, Paris, France |
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2000 |
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"VIPS International", Rotterdam, The Netherlands
"Graffiti Indoors", AZ/NY Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ
Dorothy Blau Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL
"CRASH, The Timetable", Galerie BLU, Pontiac, MI (solo) |
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1999 |
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"American Graffiti: CRASH & DAZE", Musée d'Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporian, Nice, France |
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1998 |
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"CRASH / DAZE", Enrico Coveri, Florence, Italy
"CRASH, Verticals and Horizontals", Mary Anthony Galleries, New York, NY (solo)
“CRASH”, Vail/Giesler Contemporary Art, Des Moines, IW (solo)
“CRASH, The Exhibition” at Masterpiece Gallery, Birmingham, MI (solo) |
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1997 |
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"CRASH", 2nd Floor Limited, New Orleans, LA (solo)
Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
“New York – New Works: John ‘CRASH’ Matos”, Galeria Las Palomas, Gaucin, Spain (solo) |
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1996 |
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Dorothy Blau Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL (solo) |
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1995 |
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“CRASH The Villains”, Mary Anthony Galleries, New York, NY (solo)
Gallery Cotthem, Knokke-Zoutte, Belgium (solo) |
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1994 |
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“CRASH, Works on Paper”, The Hobbs Gallery, Boston, MA (solo)
“CRASH”, Mary Anthony Fine Arts, New Hope, PA (solo)
“CRASH/DAZE Recent Works”, York College, a City University of New York, Jamaica, Queens, NY (solo) |
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1993 |
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“‘CRASH’ Through Express Part I (Retrospective), Taller Puertoriqueno, Philadelphia, PA; MEXI-CARTE Museum, Austin TX;Hostos Arts Gallery of Eugenio Maris de Hostos Community College of the City of New York, Bronx, NY;Gallery Cotthem, Zotegem, Belgium (solo)
“CRASH & DAZE, Deux Peintres New Yorkais”, Galerie de la Cathredrale, Monaco, France |
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1992 |
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“New Paintings by CRASH”, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
“John ‘CRASH’ Matos: New Works”, C’an Isidro, Ibiza, Spain (solo)
“CRASH Superheroes”, Martin Lawrence Modern, New York, NY (solo) |
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1991 |
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Galerie Michel Gillet, Paris, France (solo)
“CRASH”, Galerie Artcade, Nice, France (solo) |
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1990 |
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“CRASH & DAZE”, Gallery Structure, Montpellier, France (solo)
Hokin Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL (solo)
“CRASH & DAZE” at Black and White in Color Gallery, Bronx, NY (solo) |
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1989 |
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Tamara Bane Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
Hokin Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL (solo)
“CRASH” at B5 Gallery, Monaco(solo) |
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1988 |
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Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1987 |
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“CRASH!”, The Manhattan Borough President David N. Dinkins Municipal Building, New York, NY (solo) |
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1986 |
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Jus de Pomme Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo) |
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1985 |
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Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo) |
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1984 |
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Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo)
“CRASH & DAZE”, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY |
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1983 |
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Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo)
51X Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1982 |
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Fashion Moda, Bronx, NY (solo) |
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1981 |
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Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT (solo) |
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Selected Public Collections: |
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Appleton Museum or Art, Ocala, FL
Fort Wayne Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama
Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY
Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL |
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