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No image due to Copyright restrictions. | | | Segal, George (1924 - 2000) USA
Flesh Nude behind Brown Door, 1978
Painted plaster; Painted wood and metal; 244 x 152.5 x 102 cm Pop Art
UID 102-523
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Biography
George Segal began by studying art at several different institutions. Until 1958, he primarily worked as a chicken farmer and painted Expressionist nudes in his free time. As from 1958, he produced life-size plaster figures that used actual objects as props. In the 1970’s, lighting became an important concept of his work. In 1957 he was included in “Artists of the New York School: Second Generation” an exhibit at the Jewish Museum. In 1957 Allan Kaprow chose the Segal farm as the scene of his first Happening – live art with an environmental sensibility. In 1958 Segal began to experiment in sculpture and had a one-man show at the Green Gallery in 1960, featuring several plaster figures. In 1961, Segal experimented with applying dry plaster bandages directly to his body. With the help of his wife, Helen, Segal was able to make parts of a body cast and assemble them into a complete seated figure. Segal provided an environment for his body cast by adding a chair, a window frame and a table. Man Sitting at a Table marked the discovery of a new sculptural technique and a turning point in the artist’s career. In later years he perfected the technique and created real life tableaux, using many close friends and family members as models. He became known, along with Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Indiana, Andy Warhol and others as part of the "Pop Art" movement. Retrospectives (selection): 1978: San Francisco Museum of Art; Whitney. 1980: Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (where he has subsequently exhibited frequently). 1982: Retrospective, Seibu MoMA, Tokyo. 1983: Retrospective, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. 1986: Galerie Brusberg, Berlin; Galerie Joan Prats,. 1988: Venice Biennale. 1989: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas (travelled to Orlando, Portland, Oregon). 1991: Museo Contemporaneo, Caracas. 1994: Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Exhibitions
Exposition Inaugurale (Fréjus) Musée Temporaire, France 11-07-1989 ~ 10-09-1989
Viagem ao Séc. XX, A Walk Through The Century EXPO 98, Portugal 12-02-1998 ~ 21-05-1998
George Segal Musée d'Art Moderne de St. Etienne, France 01-04-1992 ~ 31-12-1992
Corpus: Visions of the Body in The Berardo Collection Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal 10-10-2003 ~ 13-03-2004
The Berardo Collection - A Voyage through the 20th Century Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 04-12-2004 ~ 30-04-2005
The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 17-05-1997 ~ 31-08-1997
Pop 60s Transatlantic Crossing Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal 11-09-1997 ~ 17-11-1997
Colecção Berardo - Arte Pop & Ca. Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 19-04-2002 ~ 15-09-2002
Territórios Singulares na Colecção Berardo Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 22-10-2002 ~ 28-02-2003
Face - a - Face Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 02-10-2001 ~ 30-04-2001
Berardo Museum Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 25-06-2007 ~ 16-09-2007
Observers Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 14-02-2011 ~ 29-05-2011
Bibliography
Colecção Berardo - Art Pop & Ca., 2002 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729742873
Corpus: Visions of the Body in The Berardo Collection, 2003 Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém ISBN 9728176856
Exposition Inaugurale, 1989 Published by Musée Temporaire
Pop '60s Transatlantic Crossing, 1997 Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém ISBN 9728176384
Pop Art & Co. - The Berardo Collection - Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 2004 Published by TBS Television, INC.
Territórios Singulares na Colecção Berardo, 2002 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 972974288X
The Berardo Collection – Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 1996 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729739105
Viagem ao Séc. XX, A Walk Through the Century, 1999 Published by Expo 98, Lisbon, 02/1999
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