Saul Melman
Education
2009 Bard College. Master of Fine Arts. Sculpture.
1995 Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Medical Doctor.
1990 Vassar College. Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art.
Selected Exhibitions
2011
Norfolk. Theirry Goldberg Progects. Curated by Ron Segev. New York, New York.
Emerging Artist Fellowship. Socrates Sculpture Park. Long Island City Queens, New York
Low Lives 3 Networked Performance Festival. Produced and Curated by Jorge Rojas.
Trade School: Coincidence of Wants. Whitney Museum of American Art. New York, New York.
2010
Greater New York. Curated by Connie Butler, Klaus Biesenbach, and Neville Wakefield. In conjunction with Aki Sasamoto. MoMA PS1. Queens, New York.
Whitney Biennial: My Turn Series. In conjunction with Aki Sasamoto. Whitney Museum of American Art. New York, New York
Materia. Collaboration with Matthew Wilson. Cabinet Magazine Gallery. Brooklyn, New York
2009
10 x 10 x 10 Exhibition. Curated by Judy Sigunick. Ellenville, New York.
2008
Bard Thesis Exhibition. Curated by Jess Wilcox. Red Hook, New York.
“Four Handed Lift”. Curated by Bernard Leibov, Almond Zigmond and Jessica Frost. Moti Hasson. Gallery. New York, New York.
“If It’s Yellow”. Curated by Gavin Heck and Suzannah Gerber. Loads of Fun Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
2005
"Knock at the Door." Curated by Seth Cameron. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council at Mellville Gallery. New York, New York.
“Knock at the Door.” Curated by Seth Cameron. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council at Cooper Union Gallery. New York, New York.
“Inflatable Art.” Volume Gallery. Brooklyn, New York.
2004
"After Duchamp.” Curated by Judith Hooks, Gallery 218. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Site Specific Projects
2011 - present
Central Governor. MoMAPS1 Queens, New York.
2005
‘Here /There’. Black Rock Desert , Nevada.
2004
‘Jadu Beta’. Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
2003
‘Johnny on the Spot.’ Black Rock Desert , Nevada.
Presentations
2010
“Doing” Symposium. Produced by Culture Push
2009
“Doing” Symposium. Produced by Culture Push
2004
"Works in progress". The National Arts Club. New York, New York.
2003
"Works in progress". The National Arts Club. New York, New York.
Residencies and Grants
2011
Socrates Sculpture Park Emerging Artist Fellowship Grant and Residency.
2008
Genesis Project Residency. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Produced by Culture Push.
2004
Burning Man Artist Project Grant
2003
Burning Man Artist Project Grant
Bibliography
2011
Aldrin Valdez. Interview with Saul Melman. Artslant. October 2011.
Low Lives 3 Networked Performance Festival. Produced and Curated by Jorge Rojas. Catalogue.
Roncevic, Elizabeth. Ten Living American Artists. The Digital Americana.
Sperling, Deb. Trading Spaces at the Whitney. NY Press
Cashdan, Marina. Top Ten (Plus One) Most Promising Emerging Artists 2011. Huffingtonpost
2010
Greater New York 2010. Curated by Connie Butler, Klaus Biesenbach, and Neville Wakefield, MoMA PS1. Catalogue
Smith, Roberta, "Take Me Out to the Big Show in Queens". New York Times.
Saltz, Jerry, "Sincerity and Irony Hug It Out". New York Magazine.
Chamberlin, Colby. "Greater New York 2010". Art-Agenda.com
Fee, Brian. "Greater New York Part Three: Some Things Change. NYArtBeat.com
2007
Nash, A. Leo. Burning Man: Art in the Desert. Abrams, New York
Bruder, Jessica. Burning Book: A Visual History of Burning Man: Simon & Schuster. New York
2006
Hopkins, David, Art-As- Idea: Re-thinking the “Duchamp Effect”. A Companion to Contemporay Art Since 1945. Editor Amelia Jones. London. Black well. Oxford.
2005
James,Caryn, “Beyond comforting the Afflicted”. The New York Times.
2004
David, Caroline, “Gonfables! Art, Architecture and Design.” Lilles Cultural Exposition Catalogue
2003
Tucker, Reed, “This Just In.” Time Out New York.
Filmography
2004
Making Johnny. A documentary about the creation of Johnny on the Spot. 56 minutes. Directed by John Paul Tansey.