Dan Tague

Dan Tague

New Orleans, LA, United States

About Dan Tague

New Orleans artist Dan Tague is well known for thoughtful and often political portraits of folded dollar bills creating visual riddles and social commentary. He addresses power structures in contemporary society, and is one of the most visible artists breaking through to international recognition from a post-Katrina New Orleans. "The many nuances associated with the dollar bill serve as an unrelenting source of inspiration for me as I fold the monetary engravings obsessively to reveal messages. These manipulated promissory notes take on new meanings as the messages are realized in the ready-made light of the U.S. currency. At the very core of this fiscal narrative is the tug-of-war between politics and the pursuit of happiness. This photo series offers a moment of reflection to further consider the good, bad, and the ugly potential of a monetary centric world." - Dan Tague Tague's work is in the collection of the Whitney Museum of Art, the Weisman Foundation, the West Collection, and numerous private collections. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Neon Magazine (Munich), Mondo Magazine (Venezuela), Frieze Magazine, Utne Reader, Inside Art, The Times-Picayune, The Washington Post, The Austin Chronicle, UK Daily Mail, and was included in the acclaimed book “For Which It Stands: Americana in Contemporary Art,” curated by Carla Sakamoto.

Education:

MFA University of New Orleans

RESIDENCIES
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NYC
La Napoule Art Foundation, Mandelieu FR
Sante Fe Art Institute, NM
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley CA
Louisiana Art Works, New Orleans LA
Johnson Atelier Technical Institute and School of Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ

Events:

Alternative Evidence
Civilian Art Projects
Washington DC
February 17 - March 24

Antipodas - Diverso e Reverse
International Biennial of Curitiba
Curitiba, Brazil
September 30- February 25, 2018

Art Cash: Money In Print
Robert and Karen Hoehn Family Galleries
University of San Diego
February 9 - May 18, 2018

Art & Currency
La Colombe d'Or Gallery
Houston TX
Through February 2018

Exhibitions:

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
Follow The Money, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati OH
Alternative Evidence, Civilian Art Projects, DC

2017
Antipodas - Diverso e Reverse, International Biennial of Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil
Dan Tague, Photo House, Brussels

2016
Burn Baby Burn, JLS Gallery, Valle de Bravo, MX
Sedate Maneuvers, University of New Orleans, St Claude Gallery, New Orleans LA
Stop The Madness, Opera Gallery Monaco

2015
First Cry of Liberty, Asuncion Biennial, Paraguay
Make Love Not War, Mouche Gallery, Hollywood CA
Post Nihilist Utopia, Civilian Art Projects, Washington DC
All We Need Is Love, Gallerie Art Cube, Paris, France

2014
American Icons, Opera Gallery, Monaco
Live Free or Die, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids MI
Crazy About America, Good Children Gallery, New Orleans LA

2012
Independence in the Age of Decadence, Civilian Art Projects, Washington DC
The Department of Civil Obedience, Prospect 2. New Orleans , international biennial curated by Dan Cameron

2011
The Kids are Alright, Civilian Art Projects, Washington DC

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
Art Cash: Money In Print, Robert and Karen Hoehn Family Galleries, University of San Diego
Into Action, Task Force, Los Angeles CA

2017
Convergence, Art Photo Expo, Le Royal Monceau Hotel, Paris FR
El Arte De Ayudar A México, Jumex Museum, Mexico City MX
Art & Currency, La Colombe d'Or Gallery, Houston TX
The Contemporaries, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ2017
NEW at NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Modern and Contemporary Art, New Orleans Museum of Art
Magic in the Mundane, Feature Shoot, online gallery

2016
On Democracy, Curated by Claartje van Dijk, Newspace Center for Photography, Portland OR
Paper, Ogden Museum for Southern Art, New Orleans
Social Justice: It Happens to One It happens to All, St. Mary's College Museum of Art, Moraga CA
Truth To Power, Rock The Vote, National Democratic Convention, Philadelphia

2015
Material, Duplex 100m2, Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina
The Writing On The Wall, The Painting Center, NYC
60 Americans, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York NY
Manifest: Justice, Manifest Justice, Los Angeles CA
Pulp Fictions, Dieu Donne, New York NY
The Limitations of Generative Power, Barrister's Gallery, New Orleans LA
Guardians Of The Almighty Dollar, Art Fields, Lake City SC

2014
Toward a New Paradigm, 126 Gallery, Galway, Ireland
Imago Mundi: Reparation, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans LA
The Takeover, Secret Project Robot, Bushwick NY
Vir Heroicus Sublimis, Treo Gallery, New Orleans LA

2013
Love Me Tender, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue WA
Under The Influence of Fashion and Finance, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard CA
Fresh Fruit For Rotten Vegetables, Barrister's Gallery, New Orleans LA

2012
Shared Southern Stories, Emily Amy Gallery, Atlanta GA
Recent Acquisitions, The West Collection, Philadelphia PA
Me The People, Good Children Gallery, New Orleans LA

2011
Cashing Out, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley CA
Catalyst, Space 301, Mobile AL
The World According To New Orleans, Ballroom Marfa, Marfa TX
Currency: Means of Exchange, Artlab at University of Alabama at Birmingham

2010
Inspired by Fashion and Finance, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu CA
Hunt and Chase, Salomon Contemporary, East Hampton NY
Inspired, Steven Kasher Gallery, New York NY
The Things You Own End Up Owning You, Good Children Gallery, New Orleans
Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children, Lambent Foundation, New York NY