Matthew Buckingham

Through photography, film, video, audio, writing, and drawing, Matthew Buckingham's work challenges the role of social memory in contemporary society.

Biography of Matthew Buckingham

The artist was born in 1953 in Nevada, USA. He attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1984) and received a BA in film production and film studies from the University of Iowa in Iowa City in 1988. Later, in 1996, Buckingham obtained an MFA from Bard College, New York. Additionally, he attended the Whitney Independent Study Program in 1997. 

In 2003, he received the DAAD Artist in Berlin Fellowship. He currently serves as a full-time faculty member at Columbia University and chairs the Visual Arts Department.

His solo exhibitions have been held at various venues worldwide, including Konrad Fischer Galerie in Düsseldorf, Murray Guy in New York, Sculpture Center in Long Island City, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Camden Arts Centre in London, and many more.

Additionally, Matthew Buckingham's works have been featured in numerous group shows, including "Communicating Vessels" at Bunkier Sztuki Gallery of Contemporary Art in Krakow (2018), "I Remember Not Remembering" at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Scottsdale (2017), "On the Shoulders of Giants" at Kunsthalle Mainz in Mainz (2016), "AMERICANS IN NEW YORK 3" at Galerie Michel Rein in Paris (2014), among others.

Currently, the artist lives anr works in New York, USA. 

Matthew Buckingham's Art Style

Through photography, film, video, audio, writing, and drawing, Buckingham explores the role of social memory in contemporary life. By examining how the past manifests in the present, he scrutinizes the power and impact of historical representation. His projects engage with both real and imagined spaces, creating physical and social contexts where viewers are prompted to question established ideas, often challenging the familiar.

His works have delved into themes such as Indigenous history, the transformative processes in the city of St. Louis, the creation of the first English dictionary, and the enduring influence of radical thinker Mary Wollstonecraft's ideas in modern times.