AGOSTO MACHADO

b. 1965, United States

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Jack Altar by Agosto Machado contemporary artwork installation

Agosto Machado Jack (Altar), 2025 Mixed media installation including Jack Smith's objects and personal effects, paper lobster prop made by Smith, costume jewelry and peals, pin-back button, marble, toys, glitter, and textile; metal, plastic, glass, paper, and found objects; The Secret of Rented Island by Jack Smith poster (1976), U.S. quarters, dried flower, tinsel, shell, Capexio Tele Tone Tap shoe pieces, knife, Marlboro cigarette butt, Chinese joss paper, false eyelash, metal Mexican skeleton, paper garlands; original artwork by Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt
199.39 x 541.96 x 34.29 cm
Maureen Paley

Marsha Altar by Agosto Machado contemporary artwork installation

Agosto Machado Marsha (Altar), 2025 Mixed media installation with costume jewelry, pins, and textile; metal, plastic, paper, and glass objects; artist’s teeth, keys, Chinese tassels, feathers, matchbook, handmade feather butterfly, Supreme ladybug stickers, plastic beads, fabric flowers, plastic Buddha, crystal, Chinese joss paper, shell, wishbone, Fai Chun decorations, tooth; and original artwork by Rick Shupper
181.61 x 46.99 x 30.48 cm
Maureen Paley

Mario Montezs Bathing Suit by Agosto Machado contemporary artwork sculpture

Agosto Machado Mario Montez’s Bathing Suit, 2026 Gold lamé bathing suit made by 'Robby Len Fashions,' wood hanger
94.61 x 49.53 x 7.62 cm
Maureen Paley

Jack Smiths Lounge Set by Agosto Machado contemporary artwork sculpture textile

Agosto Machado Jack Smith’s Lounge Set, 2026 Two-piece set (silk shirt and shorts made in korea, size large), wood hanger
142.88 x 59.05 x 10.16 cm
Maureen Paley

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Contemporary art exhibition Whitney Biennial 2026 at Whitney Museum of American Art New York United States

Whitney Biennial 2026 Whitney Biennial 2026 Whitney Museum of American Art 8 March–23 August 2026
New York

Contemporary art exhibition Agosto Machado Condo hosting Gordon Robichaux - Agosto Machado at Maureen Paley Studio M United Kingdom

Agosto Machado Condo, hosting Gordon Robichaux - Agosto Machado Maureen Paley 17 January–14 March 2026
Studio M

Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition As Above So Below at The FLAG Art Foundation New York United States

Group Exhibition As Above, So Below The FLAG Art Foundation 18 September 2025–17 January 2026
New York

Agosto Machado in Ocula Magazine

News / Obituary Agosto Machado, Chinese-Spanish-Filipino-American Artist, Has Died Aimee Walleston The performance artist and gay rights activist who never revealed his true age, saying ‘a lady never tells’, became an archivist of the ephemera left behind by friends lost to AIDS.

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