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Ryan Mendoza (born October 29, 1971 in New York City) is an American painter. He works and lives between Naples and Berlin. In his paintings he counterbalances old master techniques with contemporary themes. In 2012 Ryan and his then 8-month pregnant wife Fabia got short time arrested in Naples, Italy after an art performance in solidary with the Russian punk rock band the Pussy Riot in front of their studio in Rione Sanità.[1]
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- Ryan mendoza holding on wellenrausch s dark matter remix unearthed records
- Ryan mendoza holding on wellenrausch s dark matter mix unearthed records
- The White House
- The Invitation
- Rosa Parks House
- Other Projects
- Selected Exhibits
- Literature
- References
His intimate diary 'Everything is Mine' ('Tutto è mio')[2] curated by Simona Vinci was released by the Italian publisher Bompiani in 2015.
In 2016 Mendoza was ranked 147 of the 500 most successful US american artists born after 1966 by Artnet.
Ryan mendoza holding on wellenrausch s dark matter mix unearthed records
The White House
In 2016 he brought an entire house from Detroit, Michigan to Europe. It was first on display at Art Rotterdam 2016.'The White House', 2016 is on permanent exhibition at the Verbeke Foundation, Belgium. With his White House, Mendoza wandered into a politically charged debate. He was initially only looking for a way of reconnecting with his identity as an American after living abroad for 24 years. Moreover, The White House was described as a window into the city`s property problems.[3]
The remnants of "The White House" project at 8 Mile and Livernois in Detroit were demolished in March 2016. Mendoza covered the costs for the demolition. A documentary on the project entitled 'The White House', 2016 was directed by Fabia Mendoza .[4][5]
The Invitation
In June 2016, Mendoza painted two abandoned houses in Brightmoor, Detroit for his installation 'The Invitation' . Bullet sized holes in the house façades spelled out the names 'Trump' and 'Clinton'. Mendoza officially invited the presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to sleep a night in his installation [6], at what he called 'the real White House,' which is located in Detroit's troubled Brightmoor neighborhood. The presidential candidates both declined his invitation. Resident John O'Malley, a 60 year old nurse who is battling cancer, lives between the two abandoned structures. He and urban activist Jonathan Pommerville reached out to Mendoza to help make his difficult situation public. [7]
Rosa Parks' House
In Summer 2016 Rosa Parks' niece Rhea McCauley donated the former house where her aunt Rosa Parks lived in from 1957-59 in Detroit to Ryan Mendoza to help preserving the home of the American Civil Rights Icon.
"All of my work deals with things and people who have been forgotten on some level." said Mendoza to CNN on November 2016.
Rhea McCauley paid $500 to pull the house off the City's demolition list. Ryan Mendoza dismantled the house in 18 days with a group of friends, volunteers, musicians and those who made their tribute to Rosa Parks before the final demolition and shipped it to Europe where he is currently rebuilding it in Berlin.
Mrs McCauley communicated to the Press that as long as her aunts legacy is not acknowledged in the US she will bring the house to a place where it is acknowledged.
"I know she has streets named after her and medals and awards, but I'm talking about truly understanding the significance of Auntie Rosa," said McCauley."And I have talked to young people and they don't even know who my aunt is. And that's a shame. It's not their fault, but we as a country need to acknowledge, and if we can't, you know, I'll take her where she is acknowledged."
Both, Mendoza and Mrs McCauley hope that the house could eventually return one day to its rightful home, the US.
Other Projects
In spring 2017 Mendoza painted the facade of a russian house in Moscow in the colors of the american flag . This streetart project was followed by a series of about 50 photographs Putin, my Putin shown by Berlin based gallery Camera Work. US american director and activist Rose McGowan was modelling for his photographs among others.
Selected Exhibits
2013 Les Aventures de la Vérité Peinture et Philosophie, Fondation Maeght, curated by Bernard-Henri Lévy, 2013: Ryan Mendoza, Roger Ballen, Paul P., Gallerie Massimo Minini, Brescia, 2011: Ryan Mendoza Selected works, Galerie Klueser2, Munich, Germany, 2010: The Possessed Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina, Naplel, 2009: Chocolate Crocodile Galerie Lelong, Paris, 2008: Ryan Mendoza Akira Ikeda Gallery, New York, 2007: Don't look at me Galerie Lelong, Paris, 2006: Happily ever Akira Ikeda Gallery, Berlin, 2005: Ryan Mendoza Galerie Bernd Klueser, Munich, 2004: Fear in a Time of Superheroes, Galleria Massimo Minini, 2003: Sleeping Beauty Akira Ikeda Gallery, Taura, Japan, 2002: Join Now for Instant Access White Cube, London, 2002: Almost American, Museo di Castel Nuovo, Naples, 2001: Ryan Mendoza, Overbeck Gesellschaft, Luebeck, 2000: Ryan Mendoza Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, 1997: "Cadaver dog", Galleria studio legale, Caserta - Italy
Literature
2016: Ryan Mendoza Welcome to America, Van Spijk Rekafa, ISBN 9789062169108
2015: Ryan Mendoza Tutto è mio, Bompiani, ISBN 978-88-452-7906-5
2010: Ryan Mendoza The Possessed, Electa, MAdRE, Text by Tiziano Scarpa, ISBN 978-88-370-7554-5 (2007): Ryan Mendoza The End, Text by Milan Kundera, ISBN 88-88098-12-7 (2007): Ryan Mendoza Don't look at me, Galerie Lelong
2003: Ryan Mendoza Sleeping Beauty, Taura, Japan
2002: Ryan Mendoza Almost American, Museo Castel Nuovo
2002: Ryan Mendoza Join Now for Instant Access, Text by Irvine Welsh
1998: Ryan Mendoza, Text by Alberto Fiz,