Robert Therrien
Robert Therrien (* 1947 in Chicago ; † June 17, 2019 in Los Angeles ) was an American sculptor and draftsman .
Career
Robert Therrien was born in Chicago and grew up in San Francisco . He received his master's degree from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles . Initially, his works were made from everyday materials such as doors, chairs, plates, coffins and jugs. Later he started working with wood, bronze , copper and other materials. In the 1990s he focused on the size of the objects, so that oversized sculptures and room installations emerged from the domestic environment. Not only the dimensions of the everyday objects, but also the color, the material and the arrangement have changed.
“No Title (Table and Four Chairs)” is one of his most famous works.
Robert Therrien was also active in the fields of drawing, printmaking and photography.
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 2011 Artist Rooms: Robert Therrien: Smoke Signals Tate Liverpool , Liverpool
- 2012 Robert Therrien: No Title (Table and Four Chairs) Metropolitan Arts Center , Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 2013 Robert Therrien Albright-Knox Art Gallery , Buffalo
- 2014 Robert Therrien – Acceso directo CaixaForum Girona, Girona
- 2015 Robert Therrien The Contemporary Austin , Austin
- 2016 Robert Therrien - The Power Of The Image Denver Art Museum , Denver, CO
Group exhibitions
- 1985 Whitney Biennial 1985 Whitney Museum of American Art , New York
- 1992 documenta IX , Kassel
- 1994 Major Works Leo Castelli Gallery , New York
- 1997 Objects of Desire: The Modern Still Life Museum of Modern Art , New York
- 1998 PhotoImage: Printmaking 60s to 90s Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , Boston
- 1999 Culbutes – œuvre d'impertinence Musée d´art contemporain de Montréal , Montreal
- 2005 Laguna's Hidden Treasures: Art from Private Collections Laguna Art Museum , Laguna Beach
- 2006 Los Angeles 1955–1985 The birth of an art capital Center Georges-Pompidou , Paris
- 2008 Wall Rockets: Contemporary Artists and Ed Ruscha FLAG Art Foundation, New York
- 2010 Double Rotation works from the Lafrenz Weserburg Museum for Modern Art , Bremen
Web links
- Robert Therrien at artfacts.net
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Sandomir: Robert Therrien, Sculptor, Dies at 71; He Made the Mundane Monumental. In: The New York Times . June 24, 2019, accessed June 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Documenta IX: Kassel, June 13–20. September 1992 - Catalog in three volumes, Volume 1, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-89322-380-0 , p. 229.
- ^ Artnet Robert Therrien , accessed December 29, 2016.
- ↑ Tate Robert Therrien No Title (Table and Four Chairs) accessed on December 29, 2016 (English)
- ↑ The contemporary austin Robert Therrien , accessed on December 29, 2016 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Therrien, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sculptor and draftsman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th June 2019 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |