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Anthony Campuzano

Visual Arts
2009 Grantee

I just don't want to make pretty things.

Directed by Glenn Holsten.

Born 1975

Anthony Campuzano is known for his use of found language in his drawings, using text from such sources as newspaper headlines, Wikipedia entries, the covers of paperback novels, and song lyrics. He distills this language into succinct phrases that express a particular mood or capture the essence of an important headline. His work has been exhibited widely including solo exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia; Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia; and White Columns, New York. Some of his group exhibitions include Broad Shoulders & Brotherly Love, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL; Rich Text, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery; Drawing in the World, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia; Update, White Columns, New York; and Chop Logic, Bellwether Gallery, New York. Campuzano received his B.F.A from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia.

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