Matthew Zivich
Empires & Enclaves

February 10 - March 25, 2017
Artist talk Saturday, March 11, 3-4 PM, view below

What Pipeline is happy to present Empires & Enclaves, a selection of paintings and sculptures by Matthew Zivich. Works include the "Architectural Model" sculptures from the late 1980s and the caulk painting series, "Leviathans," from 2000-2009.

"The five architectural models date from approximately 1987 to 1989 and appear to be typical examples of preliminary, scale-model buildings. Included are representations of iconic modern structures such as Mies van der Rohe's 860 Lake Shore Drive and Phillip Johnson's Glass House; and an anonymous government building from Munich during the Third Reich. Fictitious structures include a cenotaph for Mussolini made for an imaginary competition sponsored by the city of Milan, Italy, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Il Duce's death; and finally, Enclaves is an urban depiction initially inspired by the bombardment of Sarajevo during the breakup of Yugoslavia.

The caulk paintings in the "Leviathan" series represent warships that were instrumental as precursors to revolution or invasion, created using a non-traditional medium such as household caulk. Included in this series are Untitled (Potemkin), Untitled (Aurora), Untitled (Maine), and Untitled (Mystery Sub)."

- Matthew Zivich

Matthew Zivich (b. 1937, East Chicago, IN) is a Professor of Art at Saginaw Valley State University. He received a MFA from Indiana University in 1964 where he studied with William Bailey and James McGarrell. He has been a frequent exhibitor and prize winner in regional exhibits including at the Work:Detroit and Work:Ann Arbor galleries, and has been a winner of several University of Michigan Alumni Show jury prizes including a top award at the 2016 exhibit.