CRASH

(John Crash Matos - American)

Born in 1961

SOLO EXHIBITIONS




2024

- Echoes of the Past : Timeless creativy & Exploration from 1980 to 1990, Ghost Galerie, Paris, France

2023

- CRASHONE : Subway/Canvas/Street,Oever Gallery Ostend, Belgium.

2022

- John “CRASH” Matos: Shape Of Things To Come ,JoAnne Artman Gallery, New York ,Chelsea, New York, USA.

- Crash One: Scripted Memories ,Thinkspace Projects ,Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA.

2021

- CRASH x Warner Bros: Space Jam: A New Legacy ,Art in the Parks ,New York, USA.

- Gallery Art Summer 2021 Exhibition, Gallery Art, Aventura, USA, July 1 st - 31st.

- Icons & Vandals, West Chelsea Contemporary, Austin, USA, May 15th - July 11th.

- THE PRINT ROOM, Aurum Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand, April 1st - June 30th.

- THAT 70s SHOW : SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, John ‘CRASH’ Matos, Michael Callas, Anja Van Herle + Jana Cruder, JoAnne Artman Gallery, New York, USA, April 13 th - June 1st.

- Modern Masters, End to End Gallery, Hollywood,CA, March 20th - May 30th.

- JoAnne Artman Gallery at Affordable Art Fair New York, Spring 2021, BOOTH B39, New York, USA, May 19th - 23th.




2020

- John ‘CRASH’ Matos : CELEBRATING 45 YEARS, Joanne Artman Gallery, New York, USA, September 1st - October 31st.




2019

- Precious, AtDown Galerie, Montpellier, France, October 26th - November 30th.

- John CRASH Matos feature, Art Elysées Art and Design Art Fair, Paris, France, October 17th - 21st.

- CRASH: Textures, Kolly Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland, October 7th - October 12th.

- Concrete Jungle: Featuring John ‘Crash’ Matos, JoAnne Artman Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA, November 8th, 2018 - January 19th, 2019.




2018

- Full Circle: John Matos Crash, Brugier-Rigail Galerie, Paris, France, September 7th - 23rd.

- Life of Icons, Speerstra Gallery, Paris, France, January 27th - February 24th.

- Coming Full Circle, Southport Galleries, Southport, UK.




2017

- The Color Swatches, Kolly Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland, June 15th - July 15th.

- All About Print 2, Galerie Slika, Lyon, France, December 15th, 2016 - January 15th, 2017.

- Scrabble, AtDown Galerie, Montpellier, France.

- Breaking Ground : Defining The Urban Experience, JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, USA.




2016

- Breaking Ground; Defining The Urban Experience, JoAnne Artman Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA, September 8th - October 31st.

- Heroes are Forever, Brugier-Rigail Galerie, Paris, France, September 2nd - 27th.

- Movement Revisited, with PRO176, Galerie Zimmerling & Jungfleisch, Saarbrucken, Germany.




2015

- John Matos, CRASH, Galerie Helenbeck, Nice, France, March 11th - May 16th.

- Crash-Recent Small Works, bOb’s, New York, USA.

- John CRASH Matos, at Galerie Artime, Paris, France.

- John CRASH Matos, Then and Now, Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art, La Seyne-Sur-Mer, Toulon, France.

- John CRASH Matos: “1990-25 Years Later”, At-Down Galerie, Montpellier, France.




2014

- FLOW, John “CRASH” Matos and Remi Rough, Collaborative paintings, Dorian Grey Gallery, New York, USA.

- CRASH, ArtPalmBeach, Palm Beach, USA.

- Broken English, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, USA.

- Crash, Broken Language, Lawrence Fine Arts, East Hampton, USA.

- Crash, Recent Paintings:, Paul Fisher Gallery, West Palm Beach, USA.

- Crash ! An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, Steven Vail Fine Arts, Iowa, USA.




2013

- PoP-Eye, Galerie Brugier-Rigail, Paris, France.

- Crash, Hide N Seek, Southport Galleries, Southport, USA.

- Pop Art and Graffiti, Galerie Raison d’art, Lille, France.

- CRASH, Taipei Art Fair, M.A.D., Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan.

- John Crash, Matos, Art Elysées, Velvet Galerie, Paris, France.




2012

- Remnant Memories, Toy Tokyo Underground, New York, USA.

- CRASH, Study in Watercolors, Addict Galerie, Paris, France.

- Crash, Misdemeanors to Masterpieces, Long-Sharp/Curis Modern and Contemporary Fine Art, Detroit, USA.

- CRASH, The True Essence..., Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland.

- The Real Crash, Galerie Brugier-Rigail, Paris, France.

- Crash, Letting Ink Dry, Wallworks Gallery, Paris, France.

- Crash, Back on the Block, Antiquorum Galleries, New York, USA.




2011

- The Street Art Show, Opera Gallery, London, UK.

- Paintings With a Hidden Agenda, Addict Galerie, Pairs, France.

- Mural Installation, with TATS CRU and DAZE, Bronx, New York, USA.

- Black to Basics, bOb, New York, USA.

- 25 years of Prints, Southport Galleries, Southport, USA.

- Blurring the Lines, Crash, Risk and Freedom, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.




2010

- From the 4 Trains, to Fenders, A Retrospective, Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery, Fairfield, CT, January 28th - February 29th.

- Crash, The Tin Machines, Addict Galerie, Paris, France.




2009

- Crash, Betances 1973 - 82m Addict Galerie, Paris, France

- Crash, Los Angeles Art Show, FADA, Los Angeles, USA.

- CRASH by CRASH, La Galerie Halenbeck, Nice, France.

- Unfinished Business, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, USA.




2008

- Crash, The Art of the Line, Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland.

- Crash, Lafayette College’s Williams Art Gallery, Easton, USA.




2007

- Kaleidoscope : Paintings, Prints and Works on Paper, Wooster Projects, New York, USA.

- Crash, Galerie Onega, Paris, France.




2006

- The Lucky Strike Diaries, Speerstra Gallery, Bursins, Switzerland.

- Crash, Lehmann/Leskiw Fine Arts, Toronto, Canada.




2005

- Second Skin, New Paintings by CRASH, Wooster Projects, New York, USA.

- Second Skin, Paintings by CRASH, Sponsored by Stussy, Japan.




2004

- Pop, Boom, Crash, Animation and Fine Arts Gallery, New York, USA.

- Crash, Recent Paintings, Prosper, Tokyo, Japan.

- CRASH, Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary, Fender Museum, Corona, USA.




2003

- Barrions, ArtLink International, Lake Worth, FL; Angeles, USA.

- Crash : The Train Paintings, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France.




2002

- The Power of Crash, Art Link International Gallery, Lake Worth, USA.

- CRASH, Notes from the Westside, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France.

- The Train Paintings, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France.




2001

- Breaking Curfew, CPOP Gallery, Detroit, USA.

- CRASH, Fine Arts and Artists, Washington, D.C, USA.

- Installation, Prosper, New York, USA.




2000

- VIPS International, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

- Graffiti Indoors, AZ/NY Contemporary, Scottsdale, USA.

- Dorothy Blau Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, USA.

- CRASH, The Timetable, Galerie BLU, Pontiac, USA.




1999

- American Graffiti: CRASH & DAZE, Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Nice, France.

- CRASH and DAZE: On the Express Train 1977-1999, Palais Liechtenstein, Reldkirch, Australia.

- CRASH and DAZE: On the Express Train 1977 - 1999, GroBmarkhalien, Munich, Germany.




1998

- CRASH / DAZE, Enrico Coeri, Florence, Italy.

- CRASH, Verticals and Horizontals, Mary Anthony Galleries, New York, USA.

- CRASH, Vali/Giesler Contemporary Art, Des Moines, USA.

- CRASH, The Exhibition, Masterpiece Gallery, Birmingham, USA.




1997

- CRASH, 2nd Floor Limited, New Orleans, USA.

- Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, New York, USA.

- New York - New York : John CRASH Matos, Galeria Las Palomas, Gaucin, Spain.




1996

- Dorothy Blau Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, USA.




1995

- CRASH The Villains, Mary Anthony Galleries, New York, USA.

- Gallery Cotthem, Knokke-Zoute, Belgium.




1994

- CRASH, Works on Paper, The Hobbs Gallery, Boston, USA.

- CRASH, Mary Anthony Fine Arts, New Hope, USA.

- CRASH/DAZE Recent Works, York College, a City University of New York, Jamaica, Queens, USA.




1993

- Hostos Arts Gallery of Eugenio Mais de Hostos Community College of the City of New York, Bronx, USA; Gallery Cotthem, Zotegem, Belgium.

- CRASH & DAZE, Deux Peintres New Yorkais, Galerie de la Cathédrale, Monaco, France.




1992

- New Paintings by CRASH, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, USA.

- John CRASH Matos: New Works, C’an Isidro, Ibiza, Spain.

- CRASH Superheroes, Martin Lawrence Modern, New York, USA.




1991

- Galerie Michel Gillet, Paris, France.

- CRASH, Galerie Artcade, Nice, France.




1990

- CRASH & DAZE, Gallery Structure, Montpellier, France.

- Hokin Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, USA.

- CRASH & DAZE, Black and White in Color Gallery, Bronx, USA.




1989

- Tamara Bane Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.

- Hokin Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, USA.

- CRASH, B5 Gallery, Monaco, France.




1988

- Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, USA.




1987

- CRASH!, The Manhattan Borough President David N. Dinkins Municipal Building, New York, USA.




1986

- Jus de Pomme Gallery, New York, USA.

- Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, USA.

- Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.




1985

- Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.




1984

- Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.




1983

- Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

- 51X Gallery, New York, USA.




1982

- Fashion Moda, Bronx, USA.




1981

- Real Art Ways, Hartford, USA.





GROUP EXHIBITIONS




- Winter Recap ,Oever Gallery ,Ostend, Belgium

- Wild Style 40 ,Jeffrey Deitch, New York (Wooster Str) ,Soho, New York, USA.

- Style Writers ,Mucciaccia Gallery, London ,Mayfair, London, UK.

- Beyond the Streets London ,Saatchi Gallery ,London, UK.

- Gallery Collection 23’ ,Mucciaccia Gallery, Rome ,Rome, Italy.

2022

- Kablam! Pop Art/Op Art from the Collection ,MOAS, Museum of Arts and Sciences ,Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

- Accrochage saisonnier, Ghost Galerie, Paris, France, Janvier-Juin 2022

- Crash, galerie At Down, Montpellier, District 13 International Art Fair Drouot, 15-18 Septembre 2022.




2021

- Beyond The streets on paper, SouthAmpton Arts Center, SouthAmpton, New-York, USA, July 17th - August 28th .

- Pow! WOW! The First Decade from Hawaï to the world, Thinkspace projects, Culver city, Los Angeles, California, USA, May 15th - September 19th.

- BEYOND THE STREETS on PAPER, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, USA, July 17th - August 28th.

- Street Art & Urban Art, Alpha 137 Gallery, New York, USA, August 2nd - October 19th.

- Nos Fantômes - exposition inaugurale, Ghost galerie, Paris, France, 10 Septembre - 20 Novembre, 2021.




2020

- Collecting by Color : Pink, Alpha 137 Gallery , New York, USA.

- WYNWOOD WALLS : 10 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE GROUP SHOW, GGA Gallery, Miami, USA.

- BEYOND THE STREETS presented by NTWRK, BEYOND THE STREETS, Brooklyn, USA.

- Rare Finds, ArtWise, Brooklyns, USA.

- Concrete To Canvas, West Chelsea Contemporary, Austin, USA.

- Art With Text : The Message is the Medium, Alpha 137 Gallery, New York, USA.

- P O P.u.lar : Featuring GREG MILLER, JOHN ‘CRASH’ MATOS + MICHAEL CALLS, JoAnne Artman Gallery, New York, USA.

- FACES OF STREET ART, Aurum Gallery, Bangkok, Thailande.

- Man Cave Decor, ArtWish, Brooklyns, USA.

- VOCABULARY OF EXPRESSION, Kolly Gallery, Zürich, Suisse.

- Aurum Gallery Opening Show, Aurum Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.

- ONLINE : One World, Fabien Castanier Gallery, Little River, April 18th - May 31th.

- ONLINE : Sprayed, Show me yours cans, Joanne Artman Gallery, New-York, May 7th - June 20th




2019

- Pow! WOW! Hawai’i : Exploring the New Contemporary Movement VI, Thinkspace projects, Honolulu, Havaï, February 9th - February 19th .

- LAX: SFO Part III, Heron Arts, San Francisco, California, USA, June 15th - July 6th .

- LAX-MSY, Thikspace projects, Culvey city, california, USA, August 10th , August 30th .




2018

- CRASH, PRO176, SOTEN, 44309 street art gallery, Dortmund, Germany.

- Bloom / Wilt / Bloom, Elga Wimmer PCC, Chelsea, New York, USA, April 12th - May 05th.

- Art from the streets, Art Science museum, Singapore, January 13th - June 3th .

- Unsanctionned: Voices of the wall, Opera Gallery, Singapore, JUne 7th - June 22th .

- Iconic, Woodward Gallery, Soho, New York, USA, September 15th - October 26th .




2016

- Glamorous Graffiti: Basquiat, Crash, Haring & More, NAssau Country Museum of arts, Roslyn, New York, USA, March 19th - June 10th.




2014

- Pop Rocks : Heroes, Icons and the Mundane, The A.E Backus Museum & Gallery, March 12th - May 2nd.




2012

- Graffiti - New York 80 ́s, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Paris, may 27th - july 20th.




2008

- New Works by John CRASH Matos and Aaron Sharp Goodstone, Galerie Onega, Paris, France.

- Locked and Loaded, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, USA.




2006

- The Silkscreen Pieces, Lucky Strike, Galerie Speerstra, Paris, France.

- Collision II, (with Jahan), Jendela (Visual Arts Space), Singapore.

- Collision I, (with Jahan), Esplanade Concourse, Singapore.




2005

- Dreamland Artist Club 2005, Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, USA.




2004

- Collaboration, (Crash/ Herve DiRosa), Galerie Speersta, Paris, France.




2003

- 100 Small Painting, RECON @, San Francisco, USA.




2002

- Barrios, Hostos Art Gallery, Hostos Community College/CUNY, Bronx, USA.

- KAWS & CRASH, MADE gallery, Vancouver, Canada.




2001

- INT. /EXT., Eastwick Gallery, Chicago, USA.

- Collaboration : CRASH ONE, TRIAD, Paris, France.




2000

- Projets United, Kunst Zurich 2000, Zurich, Switzerland.

- From Pablo Picasso to Andy Warhol, Antico Monastero Santa Chiara, San Marino, USA.




1999

- BEST Buddies, Galerie Blue, Pontiac, USA.

- Cadaver Dog, Art from the East Village/LES-the 1980’s, LIFE Café, New York, USA.




1998

- Coming From The Subway : New York Graffiti Art, Museum Der Stadt Ratingen, Ratingen, Germany.

- American Graffiti, Museo Andriade Muricy, Curitiba, Brazil; San Paolo, Brazil.




1997

- Spraycan Art from the Ludwig Collection and other Collections, Machio Angioino, Naples, Italy; Chiostro del Bramante, Rome, Italy; Florence, Italy.

- Unholy Lust, Todd Kaplan Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.




1996

- Everything That’s Interesting is New, The Dakis Joannou Collection at The Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece New York Unplugged II, Gallery Cotthem, Knokke-Zoute, Belgium.

- The Usual Suspects, Avanti Gallery, New York, USA.




1995

- Synaesthesia, Mary Anthony Galleries, New York, USA.




1994

- Influential Works in the 90’s, The Hobbs Gallery, Boston, USA.

- Urban Expressionism (The Hip Hop Movement), The Hudson Guild Art Gallery, New York, USA.




PRIVATE COLLECTIONS




- Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA.

- Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

- Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, USA.

- Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, USA.

- Fort Wayne Museum, Fort Wayne, USA.

- Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, USA.

- Museum of the City of New York, New York, USA.

- Naples Museum of Art, Naples, USA.

- Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, USA.