Maddy Rosenberg.
On the Waterfront (2020), detail of page 2 open, digitally printed unique artist’s book housed in a found box.
Book of Days (2008), detail of lower panels, oil on linen-covered panels.
Projects
On the Waterfront (2020)
![Digitally printed unique artist’s book housed in a found box](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-01/maddy-rosenberg_on-the-waterfront-1_complete.jpg?itok=sSF8Szmd)
Complete view, digitally printed unique artist’s book housed in a found box, box: 8" x 4-1/2" x 4-1/2", pages and maps: 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" x 1/4" each (closed). Four pop-up pages fold down into their own drawers, with two folded historical map print replicas; each page pops up into a three-dimensional view of a simulated scene from the Brooklyn Waterfront along Buttermilk Channel.
![Digitally printed artist’s book showing a sewage map from the Brooklyn Waterfront along Buttermilk Channel.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-01/maddy-rosenberg_on-the-waterfront-2_full-on-Sewage-map.jpg?itok=JIfpREGP)
Open view, sewage map, digitally printed unique artist’s book housed in a found box, four pages: 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" inches each, map: 14" x 10-1/4".
![Digitally printed artist’s book showing an old building and metal beams.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-01/maddy-rosenberg_on-the-waterfront-3_front.jpg?itok=Mk-zkD-z)
Detail of page 1 open, digitally printed unique artist’s book housed in a found box, 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" x 3-1/4".
![Digitally printed artist’s book showing stairs to old brownstone buildings.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-01/maddy-rosenberg_on-the-waterfront-4_front.jpg?itok=QjcMy-7y)
Detail of page 2 open, digitally printed unique artist’s book housed in a found box, 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" x 3-1/4".
![Page from digitally printed artist’s book showing an old and worn commercial building and a faded billboard.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-01/maddy-rosenberg_on-the-waterfront-5_front.jpg?itok=h0LshObH)
Detail of page 3 open, digitally printed unique artist’s book housed in a found box, 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" x 3-1/4".
![Digitally printed artist’s book showing an exterior view of a red brownstone building and a tan brownstone building.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-01/maddy-rosenberg_on-the-waterfront-6_front.jpg?itok=zYBir2Ux)
Detail of page 4 open, digitally printed unique artist’s book housed in a found box, 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" x 3-1/4".
![Back views of a digitally printed unique artist’s book housed in a found box. Three of the 3D pages depict blue skies and white clouds, the last page depicts a dreary, gray sky.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-01/maddy-rosenberg_on-the-waterfront-7_full-back.jpg?itok=HP74qOzF)
Detail of back pages 1–4 open, digitally printed unique artist’s book housed in a found box, four pages: 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" inches each.
![Views of a dark brown box when closed and open, housing a digitally printed unique artist’s book.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-01/maddy-rosenberg_on-the-waterfront-8_box-closed-open.jpg?itok=jNXJfgEw)
Detail of box closed and open, digitally printed unique artist’s book housed in a found box, 8" x 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" closed.
Tonal Series (2015–17)
![Four paintings depicting composite architectural imagery in heightened color placed side by side with transparent neutral color.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-01/maddy-rosenberg_tonal-1_oil-on-4-panels.jpg?itok=BpUoTvRB)
Tunnel Vision (2015), View from the Top (2017), Watch Dog (2016), Blast from the Past (2016), oil on linen-covered panel, 4-1/2" x 1-1/2" each. The series consists of four paintings of composite architectural imagery in heightened color placed side by side with transparent neutral color.
![Painting depicting a view through an archway adjacent to a space of mustard yellow color.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-01/maddy-rosenberg_tonal-2_tunnel-vision.jpg?itok=eQjLkIV_)
Tunnel Vision (2015), oil on linen-covered panel, 4-1/2" x 1-1/2."
![A rectangular panel depicts a building with sculptural elements, next to a yellow square.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_tonal-3_view-from-the-top.jpg?itok=w_FKHVHd)
View from the Top (2017), oil on linen-covered panel, 4-1/2" x 1-1/2."
![A rectangular panel depicts a sculpture of a dog on top of a pillar watching over the entrance to a red building. A buff yellow-covered square occupies the right side of the panel.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_tonal-4_watch-dog.jpg?itok=1nTO2ZRK)
Watch Dog (2016), oil on linen-covered panel, 4-1/2" x 1-1/2."
![A rectangular panel depicts yellow architectural columns over a gray background. A pale yellow and gray square occupies the right side of the panel.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_tonal-5_blast-from-the-past.jpg?itok=HxSIrPmU)
Blast from the Past (2016), oil on linen-covered panel, 4-1/2" x 1-1/2."
Book of Days (2008)
![Each of the nine square panels is a separate “page” of a book of hours, flat shapes of colors offering us glimpses of cemeteries, city walls and crumbling ruins, melding the past with the present.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_book-of-days_9-panels.jpg?itok=pYQZyJgQ)
View of all nine panels, oil on linen-covered panels, 12" x 12", panel: 4" x 4" each. This work is meant to be "read" on many levels. Each panel is a separate "page" of a book of hours, flat shapes of colors offering us glimpses of cemeteries, city walls, and crumbling ruins, melding the past with the present.
![Two 9" x 9" panels. The left panel has a burgundy square over a photo of an outdoors stone structure. The right panel shows a dark purple rectangle across the center of the square with pink motifs framing it at the top and bottom of the panel.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_book-of-days_detail-1.jpg?itok=C5Bnyy6v)
Detail of first two panels, oil on linen-covered panels, panel: 4" x 4".
![Two 9" x 9" panels. The top panel has a dark blue square over a photo of an outdoors stone structure. The right panel shows a dark green rectangle at the center of the square with green sculptures framing it at the left and right sides of the panel.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_book-of-days_detail-2.jpg?itok=SmTChVDR)
Detail of top right and middle right panels, oil on linen-covered panels, panel: 4" x 4".
![Two 9" x 9" panels. The top panel shows a dark blue rectangle at the center of the square with blue sculptures framing it at the left and right sides of the panel. The bottom panel has a dark green square over a photo of an outdoors stone structure.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_book-of-days_detail-3.jpg?itok=c-2bM1St)
Detail of middle left and lower left panels, oil on linen-covered panels, panel: 4" x 4".
![Two 9" x 9" panels. The left panel shows a dark brown rectangle at the center of the square with red architectural elements framing it at the top and bottom sides of the panel. The right panel has a dark red square over a photo of an outdoors stone structure.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_book-of-days_detail-4.jpg?itok=9d2CEuTO)
Detail of lower center and lower right panels, oil on linen-covered panels, panel: 4" x 4".
![One 9" x 9" panel. A stone wall has a hole in it, allowing the viewer to see a stone structure on the other side of the wall. The image is surrounded by a mustard yellow background.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_book-of-days_detail-5.jpg?itok=pCZthPCG)
Detail of the center panel, oil on linen-covered panel, 4" x 4".
Paris/NY DIALOGUE NY/Paris (2005)
![Image of installation art viewed through windows.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_dialogue_abrons-1.jpg?itok=aXYGyjZl)
Installation view, Abrons Arts Center, New York. An international, multi-venue curatorial project, Paris/NY DIALOGUE NY/Paris exhibited prints and print-derived artist’s books of 36 contemporary American and French artists.
![Printed fabric hangs from the ceiling next to white panel walls with art attached.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_dialogue_abrons-2.jpg?itok=GnI7-I0t)
Installation view, Abrons Arts Center, New York. The project included three exhibitions in New York and three in Paris.
![A display case houses gift tags and a box with an open lid. Art prints hang on the wall behind the display case.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_dialogue_abrons-3.jpg?itok=KhAAaeUR)
Installation view, Abrons Arts Center, New York. A video documenting the artists at work, a letterpress-printed catalog, and event programming further explored the participating artists' different approaches to printmaking.
![Art prints and 3-D are displayed in an exhibition.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_dialogue_cba-1.jpg?itok=1ONpcYBI)
Installation view, The Center for Book Arts, New York.
![A triangular display case houses illustrated 3-D art.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_dialogue_cba-2.jpg?itok=4RTny4Tw)
Installation view, The Center for Book Arts, New York.
![Adults browse an art exhibition at a museum.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_dialogue_liu-1.jpg?itok=V7ytY7MW)
Installation view, Humanities Gallery/LIU, Brooklyn, New York.
![A art exhibition showcases two distressed outfits displayed three-dimensionally and art prints hanging on walls.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_dialogue_liu-2.jpg?itok=nq0BuOB4)
Installation view, Humanities Gallery/LIU, Brooklyn, New York.
![Art prints are displayed on translucent panels hanging from the ceiling.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_dialogue_liu-3.jpg?itok=M2MMUm6s)
Installation view, Humanities Gallery/LIU, Brooklyn, New York.
Plant Cure Project (2017–ongoing)
![Sculptures of medicinal plants sit on round, white pillars.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_plant-cure-1.jpg?itok=93PqV3R6)
Installation view of Plant Cure (2017), CENTRAL BOOKING, Lower East Side, New York. The project features the work of artists-in-residence at the New York Academy of Medicine and Brooklyn Botanic Garden, along with other artists working with the theme of medicinal plants.
![Artistic sculptures of vines hang from the ceiling in front of a white wall.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_plant-cure-2.jpg?itok=kgO39VAG)
Installation view of Plant Cure (2017), CENTRAL BOOKING, Lower East Side, New York. CENTRAL BOOKING, a nontraditional gallery founded by Rosenberg, organized this project.
![Watercolor paintings of plants decorate a wall in a museum exhibition.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_plant-cure-3.jpg?itok=3EvENXv4)
Installation view of Plant Cure (2017), CENTRAL BOOKING, Lower East Side, New York.
![A white shelf contains drawings and 3-D figures of human and animal skeletons.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_plant-cure-4.jpg?itok=Xtua6coS)
Installation view of Plant Cure (2017), CENTRAL BOOKING, Lower East Side, New York.
![An image is projected onto a white wall as part of an exhibition.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_plant-cure-5.jpg?itok=sJX8eml5)
Installation view of Plant Cure (2017), CENTRAL BOOKING, Lower East Side, New York.
![Small jars and pots of realistic plant sculptures fill a shelf.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_plant-cure-6.jpg?itok=lGIzeLbd)
Installation view of Plant Cure (2017), CENTRAL BOOKING, Lower East Side, New York.
![Framed watercolor paintings of pink plants line a wall as part of an exhibition.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_plant-cure-7.jpg?itok=SHdxtMFh)
Installation view of Plant Cure/Brooklyn Botanic (2020–22), Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York.
![Display cases house sculpted representations of plants.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2022-02/maddy-rosenberg_plant-cure-8.jpg?itok=jEY47kAF)
Installation view of Plant Cure/Brooklyn Botanic (2020–22), Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York.
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