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MATTHEW ROSE lives and works in Paris, France. Known widely for his collage works and wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-floor installations, he graduated from Brown University (1981) with a degree in Semiotics/Linguistics. Influenced by Americans Ray Johnson, Jasper Johns, Joseph Cornell and a handful of French surrealists, Rose works late hours ripping apart paper and bits of text to remake contemporary life into a specific, yet unbound book, what the artist calls his “theory of everything.” "Most of my work involves collage; I cut and paste in all flavors. But I draw, paint, sculpt, find, assemble and put together words as well. I'm always working, I never close." CURRENTLY: Published Coronaville. A graphic novella about the Trump Pandemic. See this video interview: https://youtu.be/e-u9r7y_tVg News: NOW: Coronaville: A Comic Opera... Get a copy (only $22.97) : Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, Florida. Curated by Melanie Johanson. From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Paper as Art May 23-August 24, 2014. Recently: SCOPE ART FAIR NYC NY (March 2014), with Converge Gallery. THE LETTERS, Converge Gallery, Williamsport, PA. (5 July - 31 August 2013) See: . TODAY IS TOMORROW (Paris, December 2012). This series included a number of "Maison" (house) collage works. The entire exhibition was sold out. COLLAGE MADNESS, Next Gallery, Denver Colorado. March 8th - 25th, 2013. AFTER THE FLOOD, Converge Gallery, Williamsport, Pennsylvania (June 2012). More Than Words, Jaggedart, London, UK (May 2012). GOD & COUNTRY, STORIE, PARIS, FRANCE (September 2011). SCARED BUT FRESH, Orange Dot Gallery, London, UK (October 2010). Curator/Conceptualizer/Founder/Artist: A BOOK ABOUT DEATH (2009 - present) Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, NYC, NY. See: and BOOKS Cutting Edges, curated/edited by James Gallagher; Gestalten 2011). Feature: Slashstroke Magazine/UK (2011). UNCUT/US (2011); ART BOOK/US (2011). COLLAGE (Black Dog Publishing/UK 2008); MASTERS: COLLAGE (Lark Books/2010). AXIS OF EVIL (artist stamp), Qualiqatica Press, USA; 2003. Current exhibitions, works, installation shots :