Richard Fleischner
Richard Hugh Fleischner (born 1944 in New York City ) is an American sculptor .
life and work
Richard Fleischner was born in New York City in 1944. At the Rhode Island School of Design he received his Bachelor's degree in 1966 and his Master's degree in 1968 . From 1970 to 1974 Fleischner taught at Brown University in Providence .
As artistic material, Fleischner uses, among other things, sward , hay , plantings, wood and limestone up to marble , COR-TEN steel and granite . The “La Jolla Project” (1984) consists of 71 pink and gray granite blocks that are arranged in such a way that associations with architectural elements, columns, arches, windows and doors are obvious.
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 2011 Material / Process / Place: Richard Fleischner Works 1963–2011 Knoedler & Company, New York
Group exhibitions
- 2004 Specific Objects: The Minimalist Influence Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
- 1982 Whitney Museum of American Art , New York
- 1981 Nature-Sculpture Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart , Stuttgart
- 1980 Drawings: The Pluralist Decade 39th Biennale di Venezia , Venice
- 1977 documenta 6 , Kassel
Awards
Richard Fleischner has received numerous awards for his work, including an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1974, and the National Endowment for the Arts in 1975, 1980 and 1990 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Artnet Richard Fleischner (American, born 1944) accessed on May 10, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Catalog for documenta 6: Volume 1: Painting, sculpture and performance; Kassel, page 170, 1977 ISBN 3-920453-00-X
- ^ Art in America, Joe Fyfe Richard Fleischner , accessed May 10, 2015.
- ↑ Richard Fleischner, La Jolla Project 1984, accessed on May 10, 2015 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fleischner, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fleischner, Richard Hugh (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |