Serge Spitzer
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Serge Spitzer is a Romania
n-born American
artist who uses sculpture, site-specific installations, works on paper, photography and video to question, explore and reflect on the shared reality everywhere. He was born in Bucharest
in 1951, and since the early 1980s has lived and worked in New York. One of the prominent artists of his generation, his work has been extensively published and exhibited internationally in many museums and art institutions, among them Folkwang Museum Essen, 1979; Museum of Modern Art
, New York, 1983; Kunstmuseum, Bern, 1984 and 2006; Magasin, Grenoble, 1987; Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, 1992; Kunsthalle and Kunstverein, Düsseldorf, 1993; IVAM Centro Julio Gonzales and Centro del Carme, Valencia, 1994; Henri Moore Institute, Leeds, 1994; Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster, 1995; Kunsthalle, Bern, 2003; (MMK)Museum fur Moderne Kunst , Frankfurt, 2006; Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 2008; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2010 .
Spitzer has also participated in many international art exhibitions and biennials such as Documenta 8, Kassel, 1987; Istanbul Biennial, 1994; Biennale de Lyon, 1997; Kwangju Biennial, 1997; Venice Biennale, 1999, Sydney Biennial, 2010.
He contributed works to many group and thematic exhibitions curated among others by Harald Szeemann
, Rene Block, Rudi Fuchs, Udo Kittelmann, David Elliott, Vicente Todoli, Manfred Schneckenburger, Jurgen Harten, Robert Hopper, Franz Kaiser, Bernhard Fibicher, Stella Rollig, Tilman Osterwald, Heinz Liesbrock, Zdenka Badovinac, Raimund Stecker
His work is represented in many public and private collections, among them Brooklyn Museum
, New York; Fogg Art Museum
, Cambridge MA; Museum Folkwang, Essen; Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague; Kunstmuseum, Bern; IVAM Instituto Valenciano d’Arte Moderno, Valencia; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
; Musée d’Art Contemporain, Lyon; Museum für Moderne Kunst
(MMK), Frankfurt am Main; Neue Nationalgalerie
, Berlin; Staatliche Museen Neue Galerie, Kassel; Staatens Museum for Kunst, Kopenhagen; Museum of Modern Art
, New York; Menil Collection
, Houston TX; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven CT.
Romania
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n-born American
United States
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artist who uses sculpture, site-specific installations, works on paper, photography and video to question, explore and reflect on the shared reality everywhere. He was born in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
in 1951, and since the early 1980s has lived and worked in New York. One of the prominent artists of his generation, his work has been extensively published and exhibited internationally in many museums and art institutions, among them Folkwang Museum Essen, 1979; Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
, New York, 1983; Kunstmuseum, Bern, 1984 and 2006; Magasin, Grenoble, 1987; Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, 1992; Kunsthalle and Kunstverein, Düsseldorf, 1993; IVAM Centro Julio Gonzales and Centro del Carme, Valencia, 1994; Henri Moore Institute, Leeds, 1994; Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster, 1995; Kunsthalle, Bern, 2003; (MMK)Museum fur Moderne Kunst , Frankfurt, 2006; Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 2008; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2010 .
Spitzer has also participated in many international art exhibitions and biennials such as Documenta 8, Kassel, 1987; Istanbul Biennial, 1994; Biennale de Lyon, 1997; Kwangju Biennial, 1997; Venice Biennale, 1999, Sydney Biennial, 2010.
He contributed works to many group and thematic exhibitions curated among others by Harald Szeemann
Harald Szeemann
Harald Szeemann was a Swiss curator and art historian.-Life:Szeemann was born in Bern. He studied art history, archaeology and journalism in Bern and Paris, and in 1956 he began working as an actor, stage designer and painter, as well as doing one-man shows. He started creating exhibitions in 1957...
, Rene Block, Rudi Fuchs, Udo Kittelmann, David Elliott, Vicente Todoli, Manfred Schneckenburger, Jurgen Harten, Robert Hopper, Franz Kaiser, Bernhard Fibicher, Stella Rollig, Tilman Osterwald, Heinz Liesbrock, Zdenka Badovinac, Raimund Stecker
His work is represented in many public and private collections, among them Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is an encyclopedia art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum holds New York City's second largest art collection with roughly 1.5 million works....
, New York; Fogg Art Museum
Fogg Art Museum
The Fogg Museum, opened to the public in 1896, is the oldest of Harvard University's art museums. The Fogg joins the Busch-Reisinger Museum and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum as part of the Harvard Art Museums....
, Cambridge MA; Museum Folkwang, Essen; Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague; Kunstmuseum, Bern; IVAM Instituto Valenciano d’Arte Moderno, Valencia; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
; Musée d’Art Contemporain, Lyon; Museum für Moderne Kunst
Museum für Moderne Kunst
The Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt am Main was founded in 1981. The museum was designed by the Viennese architect Hans Hollein. Because of its triangular shape, it is called "piece of cake"....
(MMK), Frankfurt am Main; Neue Nationalgalerie
Neue Nationalgalerie
Neue Nationalgalerie at the Kulturforum is a museum for modern art in Berlin, with its main focus on the early 20th century. It is part of the Nationalgalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin...
, Berlin; Staatliche Museen Neue Galerie, Kassel; Staatens Museum for Kunst, Kopenhagen; Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
, New York; Menil Collection
Menil Collection
The Menil Collection, located in Houston refers either to a museum that houses the private art collection of founders John de Menil and Dominique de Menil, or to the collection itself...
, Houston TX; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven CT.
External links
- Serge Spitzer: Reality Models
- Serge Spitzer at The Aldrich
- Serge Spitzer: Molecular Istanbul, Istanbul
- Serge Spitzer at NYEHAUS / Foundation 2021, New York
- Serge Spitzer & Ai Wei Wei
- Serge Spitzer at Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz
- Serge Spitzer at Magazzino, Roma
- http://www.palaisdetokyo.com/fo3/low/programme/index.php?page=nav.inc.php&id_eve=2864&session=43