Robert Bittenbender

Robert Bittenbender
Born	United States
Education	Cooper Union BFA, 2012 [1] SAIC MFA, 2006–2007 [2]

Robert Bittenbender is an American mixed media artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. ^{[3] [4]} In 2019, Bittenbender was selected to participate in the Whitney Biennial 2019. ^[5]

Artistic practice

Bittenbender's work often consists of complex assemblages, using a spectrum of materials from found materials, printed materials, zip-ties, photographs, paint, purchased materials, and/or others. ^[6] Their works have been described as "complex nests." ^[7]

Solo exhibitions

• Metropolitan - HIGH ART - Paris, France (2015-2016) ^[3]
• The Aviary - LOMEX - New York (2017) ^[8]
• Cosmo Freak - LOMEX - New York (2018) ^[9]
• Space Vixen - LOMEX - New York (2019) ^[10]

Group exhibitions

• These Are Not My Horses - James Fuentes (2015) ^[11]
• A Wasteland - LOMEX, New York City (2015-2016) ^[12]
• Looking Back / The 11th White Columns Annual - White Columns (2017) ^[13]
• Ormai - Balice Hertling, Paris (2018) ^[14]
• Foundation for Contemporary Arts 2018 Benefit Exhibition (2018) ^[15]
• Whitney Biennial (2019) - curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta ^{[16] [17]}

Awards

• NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Program grant (2017) ^[18]

References

1. "Seven School of Art Alumni Featured in 2019 Whitney Biennial | The Cooper Union". cooper.edu.
2. "Six SAIC Alums Participating in 2019 Whitney Biennial". School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
3. "METROPOLITAN, ROBERT BITTENBENDER / HIGH ART". HIGH ART. 15 October 2015.
4. "Barry Schwabsky on Robert Bittenbender". www.artforum.com. ARTFORUM. September 2018.
5. Freedlander, David (2019-05-22). "There's No Escaping Donald Trump at the Whitney Biennial—Even if He's Not in Front of You" . Retrieved 2019-07-19.
6. Cotter, Holland (2019-05-16). "The Whitney Biennial: Young Art Cross-Stitched With Politics". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-07-19.
7. Aima, Rachel (6 August 2018). "The Elegant Exuberance Of Robert Bittenbender's 'Cosmo Freak'". Frieze (197).
8. ArtFacts. "Robert Bittenbender: The Aviary | Exhibition". ArtFacts. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
9. Press, Clayton. "Outside In, Robert Bittenbender, Cosmo Freak". Forbes.
10. "Robert Bittenbender at LOMEX". www.artforum.com. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
11. "These Are Not My Horses at James Fuentes – Art Viewer". 29 June 2015.
12. "New York – "A Wasteland" at LOMEX Gallery Through January 17th, 2016".
13. Smith, Roberta; Schwendener, Martha; Heinrich, Will (2017-02-23). "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-04-11.
14. "Group show "Ormai" with works by Meriem Bennani, Robert Bittenbender, Peppi Bottrop, Xinyi Cheng, Kayode Ojo, Tobias Spichtig, Davide Stucchi | Balice Hertling | Artsy". www.artsy.net.
15. "MutualArt.com - The Web's Largest Art Information Service". www.mutualart.com.
16. "Whitney Museum Announces 2019 Biennial Participants, But One Artist Withdraws". Hyperallergic. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
17. Indrisek, Scott (2019-05-14). "The Whitney Biennial Plays It Safe in Tumultuous Times". Artsy. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
18. "NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Program Recipients And Finalists Announced". Nyack-Piermont, NY Patch. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2019-04-11.

External links

• Robert Bittenbender - ContemporaryArtDaily.com