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Matthew Monahan

1972

WA-00003289

DrawingContemporary

Representation

None documented

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80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ6790982

MoMA

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4 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
Primary mediumDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
BiographyDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Anton-Kernhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/matthew-monahan
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/28723
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Matthew Monahan carves, casts, and builds up sculptural forms in wax, paper, and bronze that resemble archaeological fragments, evoking decrepit remnants of civilizations past or future. His figures carry a deliberate quietness and incompleteness, positioned as objects requiring sustained contemplation to resolve. Based in Eureka, California, his work occupies a space between lamentation and admonition.

Source: Anton Kern · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago

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Contemporary

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Drawing

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Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (3)

Untitled (Self-Portrait)

2007 · Chromogenic print from digital file

Image: 30.2 × 21.7 cm (11 15/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 27.5 cm (13 7/8 × 10 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Alchemy of Pain

2006 · Foam, wax, pigment, metal leaf, paper, glass and drywall

170 × 152 × 105 cm (67 × 60 × 41 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

2005 · Glass, wood, charcoal on paper, pigments, wax and foam

object: 2200 x 480 x 480 mm

Tate

Artwork sources (3)

3 published of 21 catalogued · 20 with image

Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
Tate
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 18 catalogued, not yet published

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1 entries · 1 sources

Untitled
2005 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Contemporary

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Art Institute of Chicago Tate

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Art Institute of Chicago

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