biografía de Len LYE (1901-1980)

Personal data


Birth : 1901 - Christchurch, New Zealand
Death : 1980 - New York NY New York, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : New Zealand - United States

Professional data


Work and Life

1950 – 1960:He established an international reputation as a kinetic sculptor.
1946:He moved to the United States.
1926:He moved to London, UK where he quickly became part of an avant-garde that included sculptor Henry MOORE and the writers Robert GRAVES and Dylan THOMAS.


Other professions

Film Director

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting :
Sculpture-Volume : Metal - Steel
Photography :
Audiovisual-Multimedia : 35 mm film - Film

Movements and styles

Op Art

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2002

Art Gallery of New South Wales – Sydney NSW, Australia
2002

2001

Force Fields: Phases of the Kinetic
Hayward Gallery – London, United Kingdom
2001

Force Fields: Phases of the Kinetic
MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona / Museo de Arte Contemporáneo – Barcelona, Spain
2001

The long dream of waking: Len Lye centenary 1901-2001
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery – New Plymouth, New Zealand
06/30/2001 – 08/19/2001

2000

MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
2000

1999

Len Lye: working style
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery – New Plymouth, New Zealand
05/01/1999 – 07/18/1999

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2000

ACAF 7 – Australian Contemporary Art Fair / Melbourne Art Fair
Royal Exhibition Building – Melbourne VIC, Australia
10/04/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Gow Langsford Gallery – Po Box 5461, Wellesley Street – Auckland, New Zealand


Group exhibitions

2003

C’est arrivé demain – 7ème Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon
Lyon, France
09/18/2003 – 01/04/2004

1997

Sculpture in the Gardens
Christchurch Botanic Gardens – Christchurch, New Zealand
11/26/1997 – 04/05/1998

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