Richard Humann

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Richard Humann
Born1961
New York
EducationHarriman College
Movementneo-conceptual artist

Richard Humann (born 1961) is a New York City-based American neo-conceptual artist. His art delves deep into concept and ideas, and he uses a multitude of materials to create his installations, sculptures, videos, and sound projects. Richard Humann's influences are as broad ranging as from Donald Judd, and Nam June Paik, to Jonathan Borofsky. [1] His artwork bears conceptual similarities and to that of Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, Lawrence Weiner, Edward Ruscha, and Robert Morris.

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Critics have described his career as; "Humann's installation and environmental art pre-dates by half a decade the forceful movement in that direction that occurred in Williamsburg from 1989 and into the 90s. To me, it seems to fair to say that northern Brooklyn installation art begins with Richard Humann", [2] and "Humann's experimental approach led to works that juxtapose historically sanctioned self-exploration with the tightening noose of academic appropriation and the globalized international art market." [3] "Humann translates language from a transportation of thought into a thought to be perceived. He objectifies language, confronting our symbolic codes as simple and physical, and thus objective—as objects to be seen rather than conveyances to be seen through." [4]

Biography

Richard Humann grew up in Stony Point, New York, which is located in the lower Hudson Valley region of New York State. He began his formal art training at an early age with the painter, George White. Later, he graduated from Harriman College, where he earned a degree in art. In 1985, Richard moved to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where he still lives and maintains his art studio. He divides his personal time between Brooklyn, and Woodstock, NY. [5]

Exhibitions

Major exhibits

Major exhibits include Dia Art Foundation, New York, NY (1988, Three Doors); Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland ( 2004, Delicate Monster); Kemi Art Museum, Kemi, Finland (2003, Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops); Museum of Contemporary Art, Sonoma, CA (2002, New York Art); Museo Cristóbal Gabarrón, Murcia, Spain (2007, Revolutions) His work has appeared and been reviewed in the following publications: The New York Times , The Washington Post , The Village Voice , Dwell , New York Arts, ArtReview, The New Yorker , Sculpture , American Craft, Flash Art , Artforum and Art in America . His current bassword miniatures are featured in American Craft magazine (2007). His work has also been shown at galleries in the United States and abroad including Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY; Gallery St. Gertrud Malmo, Sweden; Kunst+Technik, Berlin, Germany; Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, Canada; Project Row Houses, Houston, TX; Gasworks Gallery, London, England; Cornerhouse, Manchester, England; L Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Planet Art Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa; Samzie Space, Seoul, Korea; Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY; Voorkamer Gallery, Lier, Belgium; and Corridor Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Humann has received awards from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Brooklyn Arts Council. He is also a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation award. [6]

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions
YearTitleGalleryLocation
2010In Nomine PatrisA&AH, University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI
2008You Must Be This TallElga Wimmer GalleryNew York, NY
2007RevolutionsMuseo Cristóbal GabarrónMurcia, Spain
2005The Quiet ArgumentAine Art MuseumTornio, Finland
2004Broken EnglishElga Wimmer GalleryNew York, NY
Delicate MonsterTampere Art MuseumTampere, Finland
2003Body LanguageKarolyn Sherwood GalleryDes Moines, IA
A Childish FearLance Fung GalleryNew York, NY
Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon DropsKemi Museum of ArtKemi, Finland
2001Possessions for Judgment DayProject Row HousesHouston, TX
2000Evidence of My BeingLance Fung GalleryNew York, NY
1998Psycho KillerLance Fung GalleryNew York, NY
1997Shakespeare in CodeRidge GalleryNew York, NY
The LightboxWilliamsburg Art & Historical CenterWilliamsburg, Brooklyn
1988Cover-UpEV7 GalleryyWilliamsburg, Brooklyn

Selected group exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions
YearTitleGalleryLocation
2010Buhl Collection: Speaking With HandsKaohsiung Museum of Fine ArtsKaohsiung City, Taiwan
The Billboard ProjectRichmond, VA
Nature of the Beast(Curator) HP Garcia GalleryNew York, NY
Project Birch Forest, The Waste LandWhite BoxNew York, NY
2009Buhl Collection: Speaking With HandsDaelim Contemporary Art MuseumSeoul, Korea
Black MadonnaHP Garcia GalleryNew York, NY
Summer ExhibitionElga Wimmer GalleryNew York, NY
Rozelle - WardsSydney, Australia
2007Elga Wimmer GalleryNew York, NY
Digiscape: Unexplored TerrainPace Digital GalleryNew York, NY
TransparencyMiddlebury College Museum of ArtMiddleburry, VT
2006Corridor GalleryReykjavik, Iceland
2005R3Castle Gallery, College of New RochelleNew Rochelle, NY
2004Black on WhiteElga Wimmer GalleryNew York, NY
Pierogi a Go GoPierogiWilliamsburg, Brooklyn
Personal SpaceGigantic ArtSpace [GASNew York, NY
2003La Biennale di VeneziaPalazzo ZorziVenice, Italy
Super Depth MappingUnion GalleryUniversity of Maryland, MD
Summer ReadingSchroeder Romero GalleryWilliamsburg, Brooklyn
2002New York ArtMuseum of Contemporary ArtSonoma, CA
Mapping The VicinityVoorkamer GalleryLier, Belgium
2001Ssamzie Site SpecificSsamzie SpaceSeoul, Korea
Going HomeThe Hopper House MuseumNyack, NY
Crossing ParallelsLance Fung GalleryNew York, NY
32 lbs. of HeadThe State of Art GalleryWilliamsburg, Brooklyn
2000EyewashLiege Museum of ArtLiege, Belgium
InfoZoneBronx MuseumBronx, New York
The Last WaltzGallery St. GertrudMalm, Sweden
Art Museum of South TexasCorpus Christi, Texas
1999The Last WaltzGrekiskt KulturcentrumStockholm, Sweden
ApocalypseWilliamsburg Art & Historical CenterWilliamsburg, Brooklyn
LineLance Fung GalleryNew York, NY
1998The Planet Art GalleryCape Town, South Africa
Kunst+TechnikBerlin, Germany
A Collection of ActionsLance Fung GalleryNew York, NY
L GalleryMoscow, Russia
5 from WilliamsburgLeo Kamen GalleryToronto, Canada
The Concrete SignalYork College GalleriesYork, PA
Contemporary New York ArtEleven East AshlandPhoenix, AZ
1997New York ExchangeEklektikos GalleryWashington D.C.
New York Drawers (Pierogi Flat Files)Gasworks GalleryLondon, England
New York Drawers (Pierogi Flat Files)CornerhouseManchester, England
1996Pierogi Files SubmittedPierogiWilliamsburg, Brooklyn
1988Three DoorsDIA Art FoundationNew York, NY

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