Richard Humann | |
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Born | 1961 New York |
Education | Harriman College |
Movement | neo-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.
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]
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]
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 | |||
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Year | Title | Gallery | Location |
2010 | In Nomine Patris | A&AH, University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI |
2008 | You Must Be This Tall | Elga Wimmer Gallery | New York, NY |
2007 | Revolutions | Museo Cristóbal Gabarrón | Murcia, Spain |
2005 | The Quiet Argument | Aine Art Museum | Tornio, Finland |
2004 | Broken English | Elga Wimmer Gallery | New York, NY |
Delicate Monster | Tampere Art Museum | Tampere, Finland | |
2003 | Body Language | Karolyn Sherwood Gallery | Des Moines, IA |
A Childish Fear | Lance Fung Gallery | New York, NY | |
Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops | Kemi Museum of Art | Kemi, Finland | |
2001 | Possessions for Judgment Day | Project Row Houses | Houston, TX |
2000 | Evidence of My Being | Lance Fung Gallery | New York, NY |
1998 | Psycho Killer | Lance Fung Gallery | New York, NY |
1997 | Shakespeare in Code | Ridge Gallery | New York, NY |
The Lightbox | Williamsburg Art & Historical Center | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | |
1988 | Cover-Up | EV7 Galleryy | Williamsburg, Brooklyn |
Selected Group Exhibitions | |||
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Year | Title | Gallery | Location |
2010 | Buhl Collection: Speaking With Hands | Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts | Kaohsiung City, Taiwan |
The Billboard Project | Richmond, VA | ||
Nature of the Beast | (Curator) HP Garcia Gallery | New York, NY | |
Project Birch Forest, The Waste Land | White Box | New York, NY | |
2009 | Buhl Collection: Speaking With Hands | Daelim Contemporary Art Museum | Seoul, Korea |
Black Madonna | HP Garcia Gallery | New York, NY | |
Summer Exhibition | Elga Wimmer Gallery | New York, NY | |
Rozelle - Wards | Sydney, Australia | ||
2007 | Elga Wimmer Gallery | New York, NY | |
Digiscape: Unexplored Terrain | Pace Digital Gallery | New York, NY | |
Transparency | Middlebury College Museum of Art | Middleburry, VT | |
2006 | Corridor Gallery | Reykjavik, Iceland | |
2005 | R3 | Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle | New Rochelle, NY |
2004 | Black on White | Elga Wimmer Gallery | New York, NY |
Pierogi a Go Go | Pierogi | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | |
Personal Space | Gigantic ArtSpace [GAS | New York, NY | |
2003 | La Biennale di Venezia | Palazzo Zorzi | Venice, Italy |
Super Depth Mapping | Union Gallery | University of Maryland, MD | |
Summer Reading | Schroeder Romero Gallery | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | |
2002 | New York Art | Museum of Contemporary Art | Sonoma, CA |
Mapping The Vicinity | Voorkamer Gallery | Lier, Belgium | |
2001 | Ssamzie Site Specific | Ssamzie Space | Seoul, Korea |
Going Home | The Hopper House Museum | Nyack, NY | |
Crossing Parallels | Lance Fung Gallery | New York, NY | |
32 lbs. of Head | The State of Art Gallery | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | |
2000 | Eyewash | Liege Museum of Art | Liege, Belgium |
InfoZone | Bronx Museum | Bronx, New York | |
The Last Waltz | Gallery St. Gertrud | Malm, Sweden | |
Art Museum of South Texas | Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
1999 | The Last Waltz | Grekiskt Kulturcentrum | Stockholm, Sweden |
Apocalypse | Williamsburg Art & Historical Center | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | |
Line | Lance Fung Gallery | New York, NY | |
1998 | The Planet Art Gallery | Cape Town, South Africa | |
Kunst+Technik | Berlin, Germany | ||
A Collection of Actions | Lance Fung Gallery | New York, NY | |
L Gallery | Moscow, Russia | ||
5 from Williamsburg | Leo Kamen Gallery | Toronto, Canada | |
The Concrete Signal | York College Galleries | York, PA | |
Contemporary New York Art | Eleven East Ashland | Phoenix, AZ | |
1997 | New York Exchange | Eklektikos Gallery | Washington D.C. |
New York Drawers (Pierogi Flat Files) | Gasworks Gallery | London, England | |
New York Drawers (Pierogi Flat Files) | Cornerhouse | Manchester, England | |
1996 | Pierogi Files Submitted | Pierogi | Williamsburg, Brooklyn |
1988 | Three Doors | DIA Art Foundation | New York, NY |
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