In this body of work Nate Page explores deteriorative systems in relation to the materiality and identity of the printed
image. Magazines, billboards and damaged photographs found in the trash of a commercial printing lab are
systematically and intricately destroyed using razor blades and sandpaper revealing the base material and preserving
the minimal signifiers of a human presence.
This work revolves around a continued interest in simple systems that push the boundaries of deterioration to the point
of becoming generative.

In questo nuovo ciclo di lavori, Nate Page esplora i sistemi di deterioramento in relazione alla consistenza e all’identità
dell’immagine stampata. Riviste, manifesti pubblicitari e fotografie danneggiate recuperate dalla spazzatura di un
laboratorio fotografico, sono sistematicamente e certosinamente distrutte usando lamette da barba e carta vetrata
rivelando il materiale di partenza e preservando la traccia minima di una presenza umana.
Questo lavoro ruota attorno ad un continuo interesse in metodi semplici che spingono i confini del processo di
deterioramento al punto da divenire processo generativo.


Born in 1976 in Wisconsin, USA, Nate Page now lives and works in New York City and Los Angeles.
His work has been shown at No Name Exhibitions @ The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, Jen Bekman Gallery in NYC,
O’artoteca, Milan Italy, St. Cloud State University, MN, Institute of Visual Arts (INOVA) University of Milwaukee, WI,
Mint Gallery at CalArts, Valencia, CA, Art Chicago via Hotcakes Gallery.
He has also studied at the Warsaw Academy of Art in Warsaw, (AICAD) New York Studio Program in New York City,
Hotel Pupik in Schrattenberg Austria, and the Summer Residency at The Cooper Union in New York City.
From 2001-2004, Nate co-directed an experimental artist collaborative and exhibition space in Milwaukee
called the Rust Spot. He received his BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2002 and
will receive his MFA from CalArts in 2008.


In collaborazione con O’artoteca
Grazie a LAB laboratorioartibovisa/Angelo Colombo, Milano