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Copyright John McCracken
 McCracken, John (1934 - )
USA

Pylos, 1965

Lacquer on wood;
88 x 142 x 18 cm
Minimalism

UID 102-372



Biography

American artist, born in Berkeley, California. Between 1957 and 1965, he attended the California College of Arts and Crafts and taught, among others, at the Universities of California, Irvine and Los Angeles; at the School of Visual Arts and Hunter College, in New York and at the College of Creative Studies at the University of California. In 1965, he had his first one-man show at the Nicholas Wilder Gallery in Los Angeles. Since then, McCracken has regularly presented his works in various American and foreign cities, namely New York, Houston, Chicago, Toronto, Paris, Düsseldorf, London, Brussels, Milan and Zurich. Similarly, the presentation of his works in collective exhibitions began in 1965, and has periodically taken place in various cities, Geneva (1994), London (1998) and Vienna (1999), for example. In 1967, he participated in the Paris Biennale and, in 1986, at the Venice Biennale. He lives and works in Los Angeles.



Exhibitions

John McCracken
Lisson Gallery, United Kingdom
23-01-1997 ~ 22-02-1997

Here and Now: On Minimal Art in The Berardo Collection
Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal
18-10-2003 ~ 22-02-2004

Grande Escala - Colecção Berardo
Centro das Artes Casa das Mudas, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal
09-10-2004 ~ 18-03-2005

Face - a - Face
Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal
02-10-2001 ~ 30-04-2001

Building/Unbuilding/Inhabit - works of The Berardo Collection
Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal
29-04-2005 ~ 15-01-2006


Bibliography

Here and Now: On Minimal Art in The Berardo Collection, 2003
Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo
ISBN 972990300X

Grande Escala - The Berardo Collection, 2004
Published by Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas
ISBN 972890200X







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