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Artist
Robert Irwin
1928–2023 · American · Based in San Diego, California, USA (d. 2023)
- Otis Art Institute
- Jepson Art Institute
- Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles
- Light and Space Installations
- Scrim Fabric
- Fluorescent Tubes
- Landscape Architecture
Robert Irwin moved from Abstract Expressionist painting through discs and columns to site-conditioned installations in which light, scrim, architecture and landscape become the medium. He helped define a shift from object to experience.
Installation; light; architecture; painting
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Robert Irwin in Conversation with Donna De Salvo | Live from the Whitney
Whitney Museum of American ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Lawrence Weschler on Robert Irwin
Whitney Museum of American ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- Untitled (Disc)
- Untitled (Column)
- Scrim Veil—Black Rectangle—Natural Light
- 1° 2° 3° 4°
- Getty Central Garden
- Excursus: Homage to the Square³
- Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow & Blue³
- Dawn to Dusk
- Two Running Violet V Forms
- Untitled, Marfa installation
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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