biografía de Ronald Brooks KITAJ (1932-2007)

Personal data


Birth : 10/29/1932 - Cleveland OH Ohio, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United States

Address

London, United Kingdom

Representatives

Marlborough Chelsea – 211 West 19th Street – New York NY, United States


Education

1950 : The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art – New York NY, United States
1952 – 1954 : Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien – Schillerplatz 3 – Vienna, Austria
Pupil of / student of Albert Paris GÜTERSLOH [ 1887-1973 ]
1960 – 1962 : RCA Royal College of Art – Kensington Gore – London, United Kingdom
Friend of David HOCKNEY 大卫•霍克尼 [ 1937 ]

Professional data


Work and Life

1978 – 1979:Concentrates entirely on drawing from models in pastel.
1968:Returns to England and became a friend of Jim Dine.
1965 – 1966:Visits the USA.
1962:Collaborates with Eduardo Paolozzi and started using collage.
1955 – 1957:Serves in the American Army.
1954:Returns to sea and to New York, travels through Europe drawing, and spends the winter at the Mediterranean port of Sant Felio de Guixols, Catalonia.
1951:Becomes a merchant seaman and signed on various tankers.
1950:Goes to sea on a Norweigian freighter which called at Havanna and Mexico.


Other professions

1967 : Professor
UC University of California – Berkeley CA, United States

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting :

Subject

culture/media
history/society

Movements and styles

Pop Art
American Pop Art
London School

Works

She ans I (La Vie)
Date of creation : 1995
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 207 x 133 cm
 
The Ohio Gang
Date of creation : 1964
Medium : Oil/canvas
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2005

How To Reach 72 In A Jewish Art
Marlborough Gallery – New York NY, United States
03/01/2005 – 04/02/2005

2003

Los Angeles Pictures, 1998-2003
L.A. Louver Gallery – Venice CA, United States
05/21/2003 – 07/05/2003

2001

Kitaj : In the Aura of Cézanne and Other Masters
National Gallery – London, United Kingdom
11/07/2001 – 02/10/2002

1981

Retrospective
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden – Washington DC, United States
1981

1965

R. B. Kitaj
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery – New York NY, United States
1965

Paintings and prints
LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art – Los Angeles CA, United States
08/11/1965 – 09/12/1965

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2004

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : L.A Louver – 45 North Venice Boulevard – Venice CA, United States

ART2004 – The 16th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/14/2004 – 01/18/2004
Represented by : Marlborough Fine Art Limited – 6 Albermerle Street – London, United Kingdom

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Marlborough Gallery – 40 West 57 Street – New York NY, United States

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : L.A Louver – 45 North Venice Boulevard – Venice CA, United States

2002

ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Claude Bernard Gallery – 900 Park Avenue – New York NY, United States

ART2002 – The 14th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/16/2002 – 01/20/2002
Represented by : Marlborough Fine Art Limited – 6 Albermerle Street – London, United Kingdom

2001

AAF – The Third Affordable Art Fair
Battersea Park – London, United Kingdom
10/18/2001 – 10/21/2001
Represented by : Paper Mint Art Gallery – 70 Maxted Road – London, United Kingdom

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Marlborough Gallery – 40 West 57 Street – New York NY, United States

ART2001 – The 13th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/17/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : Marlborough Fine Art Limited – 6 Albermerle Street – London, United Kingdom

2000

ART Paris – art moderne et création contemporaine, n°1
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
10/19/2000 – 10/23/2000
Represented by : James Hyman Fine Art Limited – 39 Belsize Square – London, United Kingdom

ART2000 – The 12th London Contemporary Art Fair
London, United Kingdom
01/19/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Marlborough Fine Art Limited – 6 Albermerle Street – London, United Kingdom

1999

The 20th Century British Art Fair
Royal College of Art – London, United Kingdom
09/29/1999 – 10/03/1999
Represented by : Blond Fine Art – Barnat Works 1a Upper Redlands Road – Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Artpalmbeach – Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
03/10/1999 – 03/15/1999
Represented by : Marlborough Florida – Gallery Center 608 Banyan Trail – Boca Raton FL, United States

1998

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Marlborough Gallery – 40 West 57 Street – New York NY, United States

1990

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Marlborough Gallery – 40 West 57 Street – New York NY, United States


Group exhibitions

2002

Popcorn and politics -Activists of Art
Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art – Helsinki, Finland
02/16/2002 – 2003

1984

The British Art Show 2
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

1981

A New Spirit in Painting
Royal Academy of Arts – London, United Kingdom
1981

1973

Dine / Kitaj
Cincinnati Art Museum – Cincinnati OH, United States
04/12/1973 – 05/13/1973

1968

Documenta 4
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Karlsaue, Galerie an der Schönen Aussicht – Kassel, Germany
06/27/1968 – 10/06/1968

1964

32° Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
1964

Documenta III
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Alte Galerie – Kassel, Germany
06/27/1964 – 10/05/1964

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Periodicals

2002

FRIMBOIS Jean-Pierre – Eloge Kitaj
in: Art Actuel n° 18 p. 82
Paris, France
01/2002-02/2002

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