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Biography
Born:
Hackettstown, New Jersey (USA), 1977

Education:
BA Philosophy, University of Richmond, 1999
Graduate study in Art, Montclair State University, 2001–2002

Joseph lives and works in Berlin.

Statement
My work engages with the notion of art as philosophy and the philosophy of art. Like Arthur Danto, I believe there is
a strong connection between the production of contemporary works of art and philosophy or interpretation of that art.
Contra Danto, I see the two as different registers of the same project—a creation of concepts, approaches to research
and analysis. My work is informed by and often engages with philosophical issues such as undecidability, the
construction of value, the notion of legacy, and the symbolic construction of space/place.

My interest in the abstract histories and qualities that inhabit particular spaces has, developed into an ongoing series
related to what I call “no-wheres.” These no-wheres are places that have been produced in a context that internally
dislocates their symbolic value from the physical sites they occupy—a faux Great Wall constructed in rural Germany,
or a complex of housing developments in the suburbs of Beijing that mimics the trappings of Orange County, California,
for example.

Recent Exhibitions
2007, Cotton in Art – 798 Space. Beijing, China
2007, Reach and Touch – Shanghai Exhibition Center. Shanghai, China
2007, 10 Minute Life – Tsinghau Academy of Art and Design. Beijing, China
2006, Shop Dropping – Maiden Brooklyn. Brooklyn, New York, USA
2005, Protekshun – Synthetic Zero Space. Bronx, New York, USA

Bibliography 
Dead Animals. Shu Hung & Joseph Magliaro. Beijing: Historical Fiction Press, 2007.
“Beijing Backgrounds,” Cotton in Art. Ed. Jiang Jian. Beijing: DIAF, 2007.
“Protekshun,” Rosebud. Vol 6. Ed. Ralf Herms. Vienna: Rosebud Inc., 2007.
“Dead Animals,” Theme. Ed. Jiae Kim & John Lee. NY: Theme Publications, 2007.
Computer Arts China. Beijing: Computer Arts Inc., 2007.
“Dead Animals,” Resurrection. Ed. Jon Santos. New York: Commonspace, 2006.
Logology. Ed. Victionary Workshop. Hong Kong: Victionary, 2006.
Zoom In Zoom Out. Ed. Victionary Workshop. Hong Kong: Victionary, 2006.
“21 Days on Bayard,” Sherbert. Vol 6. Ed. Dan Weise. New York: Sherbert, 2006.
Friends and Friends of Friends. Ed. Projector 7. USA: Creative Capitalism, 2005.

Selected Writing & Editing
Books:
By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art. Ed. Shu Hung & Joseph Magliaro. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006.
Magazines:
Theme, New York Arts