Richard Nonas
Richard Nonas (* 1936 in New York City ) is an American minimalist , sculptor and photographer.
life and work
Richard Nonas was born in 1936 and grew up in Brooklyn . He studied American literature and social anthropology at the University of Michigan , Lafayette College , Columbia University, and the University of North Carolina . He worked as an anthropologist for 10 years , doing field research on the American Indians in northern Ontario and Yukon in Canada and southern Arizona . He spent two years in a village with 50 inhabitants in northern Mexico . Richard Nonas has taught at the University of North Carolina and Queens College, City University of New York .
His anthropological work in the Mexican desert forms the basis for his examination of how space is perceived. As an artist, Nonas is self-taught . Nonas went to Spain, later, in 1968, to Paris. He has lived and worked in New York City since 1970, where he quickly made contacts with Gordon Matta-Clark , Alanna Heiss and other artists and curators .
Wooden beams , granite stones and steel slabs are some of the materials Nonas works with. He installs floor and wall objects in interiors, in various landscapes and as art in public spaces .
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 1997 Umedalen Sculpture Park , Umeå
- 1996 Musée d'art moderne et contemporain , Geneva
- 1995 Crude Thinking. First in the Morning, Last at Night Kunsthalle Lund
- 1992 Het Apollohuis , Eindhoven
- 1988 Skissernas museum , Lund
- 1987 Outdoor installation Socrates Sculpture Park , Astoria (New York)
- 1986 Outdoor installation: Cut Cord Pori , Finland
- 1983 Nassau County Museum of Art , Roslyn Harbor
- 1981 Richard Nonas: Parts to Anything Hudson River Museum , Yonkers
- 1978 Viewpoints: Richard Nona's Walker Art Center , Minneapolis
- 1977 Richard Nonas: Montezuma \ 's Breakfast MoMA PS1 , New York City
Group exhibitions
- 2009 Seduction into the sign Biennale di Venezia , Venice
- 2005 Open Systems; rethinking art c1970 Tate Gallery of Modern Art , London
- 1980 Two outdoor installations Art Gallery of Ontario . Toronto
- 1979 WordsWords Museum Bochum - Bochum art collection
- 1977 documenta 6 , Kassel
Art in public space (selection)
- 2001 Fundación NMAC , Vejer de la Frontera
- 1994 Skarpnäck (Stockholms Tunnelbana) , Stockholm
- 1994 Borås Surround , Borås
Awards (selection)
- 2013 Francis J. Greenburger Award
- Guest Fondazione Antonio Ratti , Como
- 1995 Artist in Residence , Atelier Alexander Calder in Saché
- 1974 Scholarship from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
literature
- Richard Nonas: no-water-in by Richard Nonas, 2011 ISBN 978-8-89068-0-359
- Richard Nonas essays by Richard Nonas, Jean-Hubert Martin, Sabrine Lotringer and Annie Ratti. 2004 ISBN 978-8-88158-4-635
- Richard Nonas Sculpture 1970-1988 by Richard Nonas, 1988
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Documenta 6 catalog: Volume 1, page 216: Painting, Plastic / Environment, Performance, 1977 ISBN 3-920453-00-X
- ↑ Galleria Michaela Rizzo Richard Nonas ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on January 9, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Walker Art Center Richard Nonas accessed on January 9, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Blouin Art Info Q&A With Sculptor Richard Nonas accessed on January 9, 2015 (English)
- ↑ artnet Richard Nonas accessed on January 9, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Francis J. Greenburger Awards 2013 2013 Winners and Presenters ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on January 9, 2015 (English)
- ^ Fondazione Antonio Ratti ( Memento of October 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Atelier Calder Richard Nonas accessed on January 9, 2015 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nonas, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sculptor and photographer. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |