Richard Artschwager
dal 11/12/2001 al 10/2/2002
Segnalato da
11/12/2001
Richard Artschwager
Serpentine Gallery, London
One of the key artistic figures of post-war American art and a contemporary of Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Walter De Maria and Malcolm Morley. His artwork exploits various genres from painting and drawing to photography, and in this way resists categorisation. Serpentine Gallery in collaboration with the Neues Museum, Nuremberg.
The Serpentine Gallery, in collaboration
with the Neues Museum, Nuremberg,
presents the first in-depth exhibition in
a public gallery in Britain of the work of
Richard Artschwager, one of the key
artistic figures of post-war American art
and a contemporary of Roy
Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Walter De
Maria and Malcolm Morley.
Born in Washington, DC, in 1923,
Artschwager studied mathematics and
chemistry, serving in the army during
World War II before deciding to become
an artist. For many years he ran his
own furniture workshop, a trade that
proved a source of skills and ideas.
Reflecting diverse influences and
interests, his artwork exploits various
genres from painting and drawing to
photography, and in this way resists
categorisation.
Since the 1960s, Artschwager has
created works from industrial materials
including plywood, simulated wood
Formica and Celotex - a coarsely
textured pressed-paper compound. In
combination with painted or collaged
surfaces that sometimes mimic, but at
other times explore, the artistic
possibilities of these materials,
Artschwager's art has continued to
challenge traditional definitions of
painting, sculpture, drawing,
photography and furniture.
Image: Richard Artschwager Question Mark, 2001
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Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA