Type A
Type A is the collaboration of Adam Ames and Andrew Bordwin.
1969 Adam Ames, born New York, NY
1964 Andrew Bordwin, born Framingham, MA
Type A is based in New York City.
Solo Exhibitions
2019
Menace
Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, New York, NY
Menace and Throw
Gund Gallery, Kenyon College, Gambier OH
2012
Target (Red, White & Blue)
On The Wall, Monique Meloche, Chicago, IL
Barrier
Herbert F. Johnson Museum Of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Guarded
MCA Denver, Denver, CO
2011
Barrier and Trigger
The Aldrich Museum Of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
2010
Barrier
DeCordova Sculpture Park + Museum, Lincoln, MA
2009
Ruled
Goff + Rosenthal, New York, NY
Barrier
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY
2007
Media Test Wall: Type A
MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA
2006
Artist’s Project: Type A
Addison Gallery Of American Art, Andover, MA
Contender
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
2005
Curtain Call
Sandroni Rey (Project Space), Los Angeles, CA
Type A, USA
livingroom D lyx, Malmö, Sweden
The Black Box
Selected by Anne Ellegood, Omar López-Chahoud & Shamim Momin ARCO, Madrid, Spain
2004
Push
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
Type A: Spittakes and Selected Videos
Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
Damage
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Mark/Point/Stand
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
2002
The Pre-Career Retrospective
California State University, Luckman Fine Art Complex, Los Angeles, CA (Catalog)
Insertions
Ten in One Gallery, New York, NY
2000
Roadhouse
Ten in One Gallery, New York, NY
Breathe
Ten in One Gallery (sideshow), New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2012
Let’s Get Physical
Place, Portland, OR
2011
Being American
Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Bodily Choreography
Zacheta National Galley of Art, Warsaw, Poland
cartoGraphic
Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York, NY
White Sale
Loretta Howard Gallery, New York, NY
2010
Framed
Indianapolis Museum Of Art, Indianapolis, IN
100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park
Indianapolis Museum Of Art, Indianapolis, IN
2009
Rip Off
Armand Bartos Gallery, New York, NY
Endurance
Abington Arts Center, Jenkintown, PA
2008
Ashes For Breakfast
Goff + Rosenthal, New York, NY
IN>TIME
Performance Series Curated by Mark Jeffery + Sara Schnadt Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2007
Merit Badge 2
Organized by Jason Middlebrook Rockland County Museum Of Art, Rockland, NY
What’s Your Hobby
Curated by Beth De Woody The Fireplace Project, East Hampton, NY
2006
Armed
Curated by Nadine Wasserman and Rachel Seligman
Mandeville Gallery at the Nott Memorial, Union College, Schenectady, NY (Catalog)
New York Video Festival
Film Society Of Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Strange Instrument
3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY
Prevailing Climate
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
Out Of Context
Art Omi, Ghent, NY
Iron Artist
Organized by Matt Freedman, Sina Najafi and Colby Chamberlain P.S.1, Long Island City, NY (Catalog)
In Focus: 75 Years Of Collecting American Photography
Addison Gallery Of American Art, Andover, MA
Welcome Home
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
2005
Skirting the Line: Conceptual Drawing
Curated by Katie Johnson Richard E. Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
New Tapestries
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
Sport
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
Merit Badge
Organized by Jason Middlebrook Craryville, NY
Dating Data
Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Regarding Clementine
Clementine Gallery, New York, NY
Special
Kustera Tilton Gallery, New York, NY
The Voting Booth Project
Parsons Gallery, New York, NY
Beginning Here: 101 Ways
Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2004
Will Boys Be Boys?
Curated By Shamim Momin for Independent Curators International The Salina Arts Center, Salina KS Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO Herbert F. Johnson Museum Of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY The Gulf Coast Museum Of Art, Largo, FL
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Plum TV
Curated by Yvonne Force
Screwball
Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
The Squared Circle: Boxing In Contemporary Art
Curated by Olukemi Ilesanmi Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN (Catalog)
The World’s A Mess, It’s In My Kiss
Debs & Co., New York, NY
2002
Time Share
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
Dangerous Beauty
Curated by Pearl Gluck The Jewish Community Center, New York, NY
2001
Chelsea Rising
Curated by David Rubin Contemporary Art Center New Orleans, New Orleans, LA (Catalog)
Tent
Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam, NL
Good Humor
ECP, New York, NY Pollux, Berlin, Germany
Freestanding
Beaver College Art Gallery, Glenside. PA
From Steel To Flesh
Curated by Lisa Wainright IUN Gallery for Contemporary Art, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN
Selections From Art In General: A Program of Short Video Works
Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos, Havana, Cuba
Video Marathon
Art In General, New York, NY
Never Never Land
Curated by Omar López-Chahoud Florida Atlantic University Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2000
Balls
James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY
Game On
Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY (Catalog)
Achieving Failure
Curated by Bill Arning Thread Waxing Space, New York, NY Cleveland Center For Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
“Representing:” A Show Of Identities
Curated by Katherine Gass & Ingrid Schaffner The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
Making Time
Curated by Amy Cappellazzo Institute Of Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, FLA Armand Hammer Museum, University Of California, Los Angeles, CA (Catalog)
The Standard Projection: 24/7
Curated by Yvonne Force The Standard Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
1999
Manly
Curated by Grady T. Turner Art In General, New York, NY
New Media Space
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
International Photography Biennale
Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, Mexico (Catalog)
1999
Zapping Zone
Galerie Hubert Winter, Vienna, Austria
Frequent Flyer
Recent Short Video Works from New York & Los Angeles, New York, NY
Hang Time
Curated by Debra Singer and Lauren Ross White Columns, New York, NY (Catalog)
Luster
Henry Urbach Architecture Gallery, New York, NY
I’m The Boss Of Myself
Sara meltzer’s on view..., New York, NY (Catalog)
Three Suitcases
Curated by Laurie De Chiara & Omar López-Chahoud Art & Idea, Mexico City, Mexico
Paradise 8
Selected by Henry Urbach, Exit Art/The First World, New York, NY
International Juried Show
Selected by Lisa Dennison New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
1998
5th Annual Gramercy International Contemporary Art Fair
Henry Urbach Architecture, Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles, CA
The Selective Eye
Anne Reed Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
TwoMANYTwo
Presented by MANY, Musicians & Artists in New York, DCTV, New York, NY
Recursion
Flipside Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Scope 1
Curated by Pip Day Artists Space, New York, NY
Bibliography
2012
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2011
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2010
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2010
Dobrzynski, Judith H. “Art and Nature, Hand in Hand.” Wall Street Journal. June 23, 2010. Lindquist. David. “Indy’s new art park....” indy.com. June 20, 2010. Thibodeaux, Julianna. “IMA’s Art & Nature Park.” NUVO. June 16, 2010: 14-20. Litt, Steven. “Please Touch.” ARTnews. June 2010. Sheets, Hilarie M. “100 Acres to Roam, No Restrictions.” New York Times. June 13, 2010: Arts 22. Neil, Jonathan T.D. “100 Acres.” ArtReview. June 2010: 102-104.
2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
Ostrower, Jessica. “Type A at Sara Meltzer.” Art In America. December 2003: 102-103. Ilesanmi, Olukemi. “The Squared Circle: Boxing In Contemporary Art.” Catalog. July 2003. Krenz, Marcel. "Type A: Mark/Point/Stand." Contemporary No. 50. 2003. Pollack, Barbara. "Type A: Mark/Point/Stand." Time Out New York. April 3-10, 2003: 57. Levin, Kim. "Voice Choices." The Village Voice. April 2-8, 2003. "Critics' Picks." Time Out New York. March 20-27, 2003: 85. Levin, Kim. "Spring Arts Preview." Village Voice. March 5-11, 2003: 76.
2002
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2001
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2000
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2000
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1999
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Collections
Addison Gallery of American Art
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art
The Israel Museum
The Alexander Hotel
The Gund Gallery
Residencies
2005-6
Edward E. Elson Artists-in-Residence
Addison Gallery Of American Art, Andover, MA
Education
Ames:
1997
School Of Visual Arts
New York, NY, MFA Photography and Related Media
1994
International Center Of Photography
New York, NY, General Studies in Photography
1991
University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, BA Communications
Bordwin:
1987
New York University
New York, NY, BA Classical Civilization, BFA Photography