biografía de Les LEVINE (1935)

Lugar de nacimiento: Dublin, Ireland

Direcciones: NYC

Profesión: Sculptor, museum curator

Estudios: Central Sch. Arts & Crafts, London, England

Exposiciones: WMAA, 1968; S„o Paolo Biennale, Brazil, 1968; Biennale Paris, France, 1969. Awards: Can Coun Arts fel, 1965 & 1966; first prize for "The Star Machine," Sculpture Biennale, Art Gal. Ont., 1968; Fischbach Gal., NYC, 1970s.

Asociaciones: Arch. Lg. NY (vice-pres., 1968-70; exec. comt.).

Obra: Nat. Gal. Can., Ottawa, Ontario; WMAA & MoMA; PMA. Commissions: "Iris" (sculpture), Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kardon, 1967; "Contact" (sculpture), Gulf & Western Indust., 1969.

Comentarios: Preferred medium: gold. Positions: pres., Mus. Mott Art., Inc., 1971-. Teaching: Aspen (CO) Inst., 1967 & 1969; New York Univ., spring 1972. Publications: auth./ed.,Culture Hero, 1970; contrib., Collected Essays, Dutton, 1972; contrib., Newsday, Village Voice & Studio Int.

Fuentes: WW73; John Perreault, "Plastic Man Strikes," Art News, (Marcg, 1968); David Bourdon, "Plastic Art's Biggest Bubble," Life Magazine (Aug., 1969); Van Schley, Les Levine movie, E. Vander Schley (producer), 1969