Robert Grosvenor (sculptor)
Robert Grosvenor (* 1937 in New York ) is an American sculptor .
life and work
Robert Grosvenor was born in New York in 1937 and studied at the University of Perugia , Perugia in Italy and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs , Paris , where he graduated in 1959.
He is known for his monumental room installations that stand on the border between sculpture and architecture . Grosvenor is linked to the Minimalist movement and participated in the Primary Structures exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York in 1966.
Grosvenor uses industrial materials such as car body parts , plexiglass , stone , brick , concrete , plastic .
Robert Grosvenor has been represented by Paula Cooper Gallery , New York City, NY since 1970 .
Group exhibitions (selection)
- 2012 The Room of the Line Museum Wiesbaden , Wiesbaden
- 2010 Whitney Biennial Whitney Museum of American Art , New York
- 2006 What is plastic? 100 years - 100 heads: The century of modern sculpture Lehmbruck Museum , Duisburg
- 2003 It happened tomorrow Biennale d'art contemporain de Lyon , Lyon
- 1999 Forum: Robert Grosvenor, Andreas Gursky , John Wesley , Carnegie Museum of Art , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
- 1995 American Sculptors in the 1960s: Selected Drawings from the Collection , Museum of Modern Art , New York
- 1987 documenta 8 , Kassel
- 1987 L'Epoque, La Mode, La Morale, La Passion: Aspects de l'art d'aujourd'hui 1977-1987 Musée National d'Art Moderne , Center Georges Pompidou , Paris
- 1977 documenta 6 , Kassel
- 1976 200 Years of American Sculpture Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New
- 1971 Sonsbeek 71 Sonsbeek Park, Arnhem
- 1970 Preliminary Drawings MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY
- 1968 Minimal Art Gemeentemuseum Den Haag , The Hague
- 1966 Primary Structures Jewish Museum, New York
Individual evidence
- ↑ Galerie Greta Meert Robert Grosvenor ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2013 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 October 25, 2013
- ↑ Paula Cooper Gallery Robert Grosvenor accessed on October 25, 2013 (English)
- ↑ Greg Lindquist: The Brooklyn Rail Robert Grosvenor accessed on October 25, 2013 (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Grosvenor, Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sculptor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |