Michael Petry
Michael Petry (* 1960 in El Paso , Texas ) is an American installation artist , museum director and author .
Life
Petry received his BA from Rice University in Houston and moved to the UK in 1981 . There he graduated from London Guildhall University and received his PhD in art from Middlesex University in London .
Petry is Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art London (MOCA London) and co-founder of the London Museum of Installation .
honors and awards
- 2010: Artist in Residence at Sir John Soane's Museum , London
Exhibitions
- 2011: Glasstress II. 54th Biennale di Venezia , Venice.
- 2012: Michael Petry: The Touch of the Oracle. Palm Springs Art Museum , Palm Springs , California, USA.
Publications
- Nicolas de Oliveira, Nicolas Oxley, Michael Petry: Installation Art in the New Millennium . Thomas & Hudson, London / New York City 2003, ISBN 0-500-28451-2 .
- The Art of Not Making: The new Artist / Artisan Relationship . Thomas & Hudson, London / New York City 2011, ISBN 978-0-500-23882-0 .
Works in museum possession
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- Museum of Arts and Design , New York City, USA
- Museum of Fine Arts , Houston, USA
- Toledo Museum of Art , Toledo , USA
- British Museum , London
- The New Art Gallery Walsall , Walsall , England
- Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany , Bonn
- Leopold Hoesch Museum , Düren
Web links
- Museum of Contemporary Art website and artist biography . February 13, 2018 ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petry, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American artist, museum director, and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | El Paso , Texas |