Saul Melman
Gallery Representation
Galleria Anna Marra, Rome, Italy
Education
2009 Bard College. Master of Fine Arts. Sculpture
Solo Exhibitions
2015. Divienimenti. Curated by Serena Trizzino. Anna Marra Contemporanea. Rome, Italy
Two Person Exhibitions
2013. Dieu Donné. Workspace Program Exhibition. N.Dash and Saul Melman. New York, New York.
Group Exhibitions
2020
Of Pulp & Paper: Selections from the Community Papermaking Studio. Dieu Donné. Brooklyn, New York
2019
IS Projects Group Show. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The Language of Pulp: Selections from the Community Studio. Dieu Donné. Brooklyn New York
Seeing Things As They Really Are: Three Dimensional Paper Works at Dieu Donné. Curated by Jenny Gerow. Brooklyn New York
Morgan Conservatory National Juried Exhition. Curated by Andrea Gyorody and Karl Anderson. March 29 - April 27, 2019. Cleveland, Ohio.
2017
Marcel Duchamp Fountain: An Homage. Francis Naumann Fine Art. New York, New York
Ideographs. Curated by Brian Douglas. Point Green Gallery. Greenpoint, Brooklyn
2016
Opera Viva. Curated by Christian Caliandro. Turin, Italy.
2015
Video presentation Maria Petschnig. Fetschpig. Mumok. Vienna Austria.
2014
Beyond Limits. Partner with Post Global Biennale in Poland. Curated by Denise Carvalho and Ginger Shulick. Art Institute of San Diego
2013
Low Lives. Curated by Jorge Rojas. The Vault as SPACES. Cleveland, Ohio.
Sculpt EVV. Curated by Lisa Freiman. Evansville, Indiana.
The BoxoHOUSE Survey. Curated by Bernard Leibov. BoxoOFFICE. New York, New York.
2012
Untitled. Curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud. Special Project. The Skull Sessions: Tim Hyde & Andrea Galvani in collaboration with Saul Melman and Alice Miceli. Miami, Florida.
Found Outside. The Aldrich Contemporary Art Musuem. Curated by Alyson Baker and Richard Klein. Ridgefield, Connecticut.
What Can't Be Cured Must Be Endured. Paul Robeson Gallery. Curated by Anonda Bell. Newark, New Jersey.
Sculpt EVV. Curated by Marilu Knode. Evansville, Indiana.
Everything Is Index, Nothing Is History. The Invisible Dog. Curated by Melanie Kress and Natalie Bell. Brooklyn, New York.
Seeing Ourselves. The Center for Photography and the Moving Image. Curated by Koan Jeff Baysa and Caitlin Hardy M.D. New York, New York.
The BoxoHOUSE Survey. Curated by Bernard Leibov. BoxoOFFICE. New York, New York.
2011
Norfolk. Theirry Goldberg Projects. 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
Burning Man Project. Black Rock Desert. Nevada.
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
Burning Man Project. Black Rock Desert Nevada
After Duchamp. Curated by Judith Hooks, Gallery 218. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2003
Burning Man Project. Black Rock Desert Nevada
Permanent Public Art Installations
2013
1 Maple. Evansville, Indiana
2012
Best Of All Possible Worlds. Evansville, Indiana
Long Term Installations
2010 - Present
Central Governor. MoMAPS1 Queens, New York.
Special Projects and Comissisions
2020
Untitled. Large Scale Handmade paper Installation for NYU Langone. Brooklyn, New York.
Residencies and Grants
2014
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Process Space Residency Governors Island. New York, New York.
Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency
2013
Dieu Donné. Residency. New York, New York
BoxoHouse. Residency. Joshua Tree, California.
2012
BoxoHouse. Residency. Joshua Tree, California.
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
2020
DeCordova Live. Conversation with Senior Curator Sarah Montross.
Cultured Magazine. Critic's Pick. Jacoba Urist
Jugular Magazine with essay 'Saul Melman's Theater of Experience' by Rebbeca Rose Cuomo
2019
D/Railed Magazine. Saul Melman: Post- Modern Alchemy by Deianira Tolema and Marley C. Smit
2018
BOMB Magazine. Threshold Spaces: Saul Melman Interviewed by A.M. Homes
Platform 21: Saul Melman 'Best Of All Possible Worlds' by Sarah Montross
2017
Marcel Duchamp, Fountian: An Homage. Arteidolia
2015
Shana Beth Mason. Saul Melman / Central Governor. The Brooklyn Rail
2014
Shana Beth Mason. Four Artists to Watch in 2015. KUNSTforum
Melanie Kress. Alchemy and the Anthropocene. Culture Hall. Feature Issue 109.
2013
Mark Lane. Best Of All Possible Worlds. The Believer Magazine. Nov/Dec The Art Issue
Jonathan Beer and Lily Koto Olive. Art-Rated. Interview with Saul Melman
Saul Melman. Best Of All Possible Worlds: A Visual Tour. The Believer Magazine Blog.
Shana Beth Mason. White Hot Magazine. January 2013: UNTITLED Art Fair
2012
The Skull Sessions: Tim Hyde and Andrea Galvani in conversation with Saul Melman
Found Outside. Curated by Richard Klein and Alyson Baker, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art. Catalogue
Everything Is Index, Nothing Is History. Curated by Melanie Kress and Natalie Bell. Catalogue
Paddy, Johnson. Art Fag City. UNTITLED Takes a Page From Frieze
McBain, Roger. Vandals destroy artwork that that won Evansville sculpture competition. Evansville Courier & Press
Carol Cheh, Artists in Residence, Palm Springs Life Art + Culture Edition
Seeing Ourselves. The Center for Photography and the Moving Image. Curated by Koan Jeff Baysa and Caitlin Hardy M.D. New York, New York. Catalogue.
2011
Cashdan, Marina. Top Ten (Plus One) Most Promising Emerging Artists 2011. Huffingtonpost
Aldrin Valdez. Interview with Saul Melman. Artslant
Sperling, Deb. Trading Spaces at the Whitney. NY Press
Low Lives 3 Networked Performance Festival. Produced and Curated by Jorge Rojas. Catalogue.
Roncevic, Elizabeth. Ten Living American Artists. The Digital Americana.
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
Vartanian, Hrag, "A Urinal Is A Urinal Is A Urinal". Hyperallergic.
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
Collections
Milwaukee Art Museum
City Of Evansville, Indiana
NYU Langone
Private Collections