Marco Maggi: Lentissimo

Marco Maggi takes ordinary mass-produced materials such as reams of photocopy paper, rolls of aluminum foil, empty slide casings, eye-glass lenses, and acrylic parking mirrors as the starting point for his work. These everyday items are transformed at the hands of the artist to spread his intricate, often repetitive, and sometimes obsessive patterns across their surfaces forming amorphous landscapes, imagined topographies, or elaborate diagrams. This exhibition of Maggi’s most recent work was entitled "Lentissimo" (Italian for very slow) because it explores the artist’s relationship to time while inviting viewers in for quiet, careful observation. The works on view represented not only the slow pace required for viewing the work, but also reflected the intense concentration, introspection, and attention to detail involved in the artistic process. The exhibition included three of his Hotbeds, fragile cut-paper sculptures arranged on the floor which evidence Maggi’s mastery of precise lines and abstract patterns.

The exhibition was supported by the Evelyn Metzger Exhibition Fund. There are works that appeared in this exhibition that were loans to the Loeb and therefore do not appear on this website.