Robert Grosvenor
In the organizer's words:
To mark the 70th anniversary of documenta, the Fridericianum is presenting Robert Grosvenor's first institutional solo exhibition in Germany and also the first comprehensive museum presentation of his work in Europe for twenty years. Born in New York in 1937, the artist, who took part in documenta in 1977 and 1987, formed his sculptural practice in the 1960s when Minimal Art emerged as an artistic movement. He took part in the exhibitions Primary Structures (1966) at the Jewish Museum in New York and Minimal Art (1968) at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague - two milestones of the movement. His early works are characterized by a reduced formal language that combines industrial materials and clear geometric structures. However, his practice continued to develop. Grosvenor's work, which also includes drawings and photographs, therefore defies categorization and impresses with its stubbornness, diversity and uncompromising nature. His oeuvre often combines strict construction with improvised elements and technical impression with poetic openness. Abstract works meet supposedly more concrete, more legible objects that seem like architecture or vehicles removed from time.
The exhibition at the Fridericianum shows around thirty works from all creative phases - from the early clear, minimalist forms to the experimental, often playful sculptures of the following decades. In addition to his participation in documenta 6 (1977) and documenta 8 (1987), Grosvenor has taken part in numerous other international exhibitions, including the Biennale d'art contemporain de Lyon (2003), the Whitney Biennial in New York (2010) and the 59th Venice Biennale (2022). Grosvenor's works are represented in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Center Pompidou in Paris and the Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo, among others.
With the generous support of the Hessische Kulturstiftung and the Karin and Uwe Hollweg Foundation
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