Robert Grosvenor
Born
Robert Strawbridge Grosvenor[1]

(1937-03-31) March 31, 1937 (age 86)[1]
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationÉcole des Beaux-Arts de Dijon,
École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs.
University of Perugia
Known forsculpture
Movementminimalism

Robert Strawbridge Grosvenor (born 1937)[2][1] is an American contemporary sculptor, installation artist, and draftsman. He is known for his monumental room installations, which border between sculpture and architecture. Grosvenor is associated with minimalism.[3]

Early life and education

Robert Strawbridge Grosvenor was born March 31, 1937, in New York City, New York.[1] He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Dijon [fr] in 1956; at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, Paris in 1957 and 1959; and at the University of Perugia in 1958.[1] In 1960, Grosvenor moved to Philadelphia.[1]

Work

Grosvenor was one of the 10 artists that founded the cooperative Park Place Gallery in New York City, open from 1963 to 1967.[4][5] The other founders of the gallery included Mark di Suvero, Dean Fleming, Forrest Myers, Peter Forakis, Leo Valledor, Tamara Melcher, Tony Magar, and Edwin Ruda.[4][5]

In Grosvenor's work, he uses a mixture of industrial materials such as car body parts, plexiglass, stone, brick, concrete, and plastic.[6][3] One of his best known sculptures is Tapanga (1965), originally exhibited in the mid-1960's and later realized in a monumental version at the Storm King Art Center.[7] His work has helped define minimalism and was included in the seminal group exhibitions, Primary Structures (Jewish Museum, 1966), and Minimal Art (Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, 1968).

Art market

Grosvenor is represented by Karma Gallery and Galerie Max Hetzler.[8] Until 2023, he also worked with Paula Cooper Gallery.[9]

Recognition

Exhibitions

List of select exhibits by Grosvenor:

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Strobl, Andreas (2009). "Grosvenor, Robert". Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon Online [Artists of the World Online] (in German). De Gruyter.
  2. ^ a b "Robert Grosvenor". The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  3. ^ a b "Robert Grosvenor's Fractured Beams". Artforum.com. May 1974. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  4. ^ a b ""Reimagining Space: The Park Place Gallery Group in 1960s New York" at Blanton Museum of Art". Artforum.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Landfield, Ronnie (June 1995). "Lyrical Abstraction". www.abstract-art.com/. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Lindquist, Greg (2010-04-02). "ArtSeen: Robert Grosvenor". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  7. ^ Pepe Karmel (8 March 1996), Art in Review New York Times.
  8. ^ Alex Greenberger (23 January 2023), Minimalist Sculptor Robert Grosvenor Leaves New York’s Paula Cooper Gallery After More Than 50 Years ARTnews.
  9. ^ Alex Greenberger (23 January 2023), Minimalist Sculptor Robert Grosvenor Leaves New York’s Paula Cooper Gallery After More Than 50 Years ARTnews.
  10. ^ Galvan, Abraham (2021-03-23). "Institute of Contemporary Art issues children's video game". Miami Today. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  11. ^ "Robert S. Grosvenor". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  12. ^ Henderson, Linda Dalrymple (2008). La Línea Continua: The Judy and Charles Tate Collection of Latin American Art. The Blanton Museum of Art. Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-9815738-0-9.
  13. ^ "Art in Society and Documenta 8". Art in America. F.F. Sherman. 1987. p. 256.
  14. ^ Contemporary Artists. Volume 9 of Contemporary Arts Series. St. James Press. 1996. p. 462. ISBN 978-1-55862-183-1.
  15. ^ "Preliminary Drawings, May 23–Aug 31, 1970". The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  16. ^ a b "Robert Grosvenor". Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami. Retrieved 2021-09-16.

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