Michael Genovese

Michael Genovese creates work that aims to connect with collective experiences, be it social or existential. He speaks to the familiar; however, through mark making, reduction, or transformation of the recognizable, he reassigns power. Rather than eliminating evidence or obscuring facts, he contextualizes our perception of meaning and history. His work deals with archives, permanence, and the designation of value. His concern with materiality and medium furthers his investigation of worth.

Michael Genovese (b. 1976, Chicago, IL) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. He has exhibited at institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL; University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL; Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum; and the Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL. His work is included in public collections at The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum, Miami, FL, and the Pérez Art Museum, Miami, FL.

Artworks

Michael Genovese
Chasing after wind II (Search query: pessimism), 2016
Urethane on gessoed canvas
96 x 56 inches
(244 x 142 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Michael Genovese
Interrupt (Search query: guilt), 2016
Urethane on gessoed canvas
96 x 56 inches
(244 x 142 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Michael Genovese
Solemn Aston (Search query: astonishment), 2016
Urethane on gessoed canvas
96 x 56 inches
(244 x 142 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Michael Genovese
Finis Origine Pendet (Search query: the end depends upon the beginning), 2016
Urethane on gessoed canvas
96 x 56 inches
(244 x 142 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Michael Genovese
Police Brutality, 2015
Enamel on canvas
96 x 56 inches
(244 x 142 cm)
Photograph by Joshua White

Michael Genovese
Faith (3), 2015
Urethane enamel on polished stainless steel in artist’s frame
36 x 36 inches
(91.5 x 91.5 cm)
Photograph courtesy of Morán Morán

Michael Genovese
Remember to Forget (Search query: numbness), 2016
Urethane enamel on polished stainless steel in artist’s frame
36 x 36 inches
(91.5 x 91.5 cm)
Photograph courtesy of Morán Morán

Michael Genovese
Em-Pathos, 2019
Acrylic, cel-vinyl, flashe, and gesso on cotton canvas
11.75 x 21 inches
(30 x 53.5 cm)
Photograph courtesy of Morán Morán

Michael Genovese
Fear #2, 2017
Latex and gesso on cotton paper
22 x 15 inches
(56 x 38 cm)
Photograph courtesy of Morán Morán

Michael Genovese
Existentialism, 2017
Gesso and acrylic on cotton paper
15 x 11 inches
(38 x 28 cm)
Photograph courtesy of Morán Morán

Michael Genovese
Stress, 2017
Gesso and acrylic on cotton paper
11 x 15 inches
(28 x 38 cm)
Photograph courtesy of Morán Morán

Michael Genovese
Rationale, 2017
Gesso and acrylic on cotton paper
11 x 15 inches
(28 x 38 cm)
Photograph courtesy of Morán Morán

Michael Genovese
Two Crooked Lines, 2013
Nickel plated steel
105 x 56 inches
(266.5 x 142 cm)
Photograph courtesy of Morán Morán

Michael Genovese
K-5H592M, 2013
Nickel plated steel
101 x 63 inches
(256.5 x 160 cm)
Photograph courtesy of Morán Morán

Michael Genovese
It’s Never Too Late To Mend, 2013
Nickel plated mirror polished steel, and dry graphite lube finished steel, and wall rubbing
72 x 72 inches
(183 x 183 cm)
Photograph courtesy of Morán Morán