Peter Wegner (artist)
Encyclopedia
Peter Wegner is an American artist whose works consist of paintings, photographs, collages, prints
, artist's books, and large-scale installations
.
, he earned his BFA at Yale University
and currently resides in Berkley, California.
Printmaking
Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...
, artist's books, and large-scale installations
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
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Background
Peter Wegner is originally from Sioux Falls, South DakotaSioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
, he earned his BFA at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and currently resides in Berkley, California.
Exhibitions
- "How Wine Became Modern," San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtThe San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...
, California (2010) - "The More Things Change," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California (2010)
- "Wall-to-Wall-to-Wall ," CU Art Museum, Boulder, Colorado (2010)
- "archiTECHtonica," CU Art Museum, Boulder, Colorado (2010)
- "New Art for a New Century: Contemporary Acquisitions, 2000-2010," Orange County Museum of ArtOrange County Museum of ArtThe Orange County Museum of Art is a museum located in Newport Beach, California.The museum's collection comprises more than 3,000 objects, with a concentration on the art of California from the early 20th century to present...
, Newport Beach, California (2010) - "247 and Counting: Recent Architecture and Design Acquisitions," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California (2008)
- "Cut: Revealing the Section," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California (2008)
- "Terra Firma Incognita," Dunedin Public Art GalleryDunedin Public Art GalleryThe Dunedin Public Art Gallery holds the main public art collection of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Located in The Octagon in the heart of the city, it is close to the city's public library, municipal chambers, and other facilities such as the Regent Theatre.-History:The gallery was founded by...
, New Zealand (2007) - “Selections from the Permanent Collection,” Yale University Art GalleryYale University Art GalleryThe Yale University Art Gallery houses a significant and encyclopedic collection of art in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Although it embraces all cultures and periods, the Gallery possesses especially renowned collections of early Italian painting,...
, New Haven, Connecticut (2006) - "Lever Labyrinth," Lever HouseLever HouseLever House, designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and located at 390 Park Avenue in New York City, is the quintessential and seminal glass-box skyscraper built in the International style according to the design principles of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Completed in 1952, it was...
, New York, New York (2005 - "Extreme Abstraction," Albright-Knox Art GalleryAlbright-Knox Art GalleryThe Albright-Knox Art Gallery is an art museum located in Delaware Park in Buffalo, New York. The gallery is a major showplace for modern art and contemporary art. It is located directly across the street from Buffalo State College.-History:...
, Buffalo, New York (2005) - “PETER WEGNER: COMPLETE & FINAL COLOR THEORY SUPERSEDING ALL PREVIOUS THEORIES & PRE-EMPTING ALL FUTURE THEORIES WITH ADD’L THOUGHTS ON THE POETRY OF COMMERCE, THE CRUELTY OF SYSTEMS & THE BANALITY OF THE GRID, ACCOMPANIED BY A FOOTNOTE RE: ARCHITECTURE,” Bohem Foundation, New York, New York (2004)