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Basic Data

Michael Heizer is an American artists, who is well known for his land art projects. After he studied at San Francisco Art Institute he moved to New York where he is still based today. 

  •  Born: 1944
  •  Place of birth: Berkley, California, USA
  •  Nationality: American 
  • Studied at: San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
  • Similar artists: Robert Smithson, Richard Serra, Walter de Maria
  • Era: contemporary art
  • Stylistic direction: Land Art

 Similar to other land art artists he also made smaller artworks and editions which are on display in galeries and museums. 

Exhibitions

  • 19.01.20 - 03.05.20 Color & Complexity: 30 Years at Durham Press – Allentown Art Museum, Allentown.
  • 06.09.19 - 13.09.19 Natur betrachten – Ludwig Forum für internationale Kunst, Aachen.
  • 08.03.19 - 16.09.19 Préhistoire, Une Énigme Moderne – Centre Pompidou, Paris.
  • 16.10.18 - 02.02.19 Michael Heizer – Gagosian Gallery, Le Bourget.
  • 05.11.16 - 21.12.16 Michael Heizer - Gagosian Gallery Beverly Hills.
  • 25.05.16 - 10.04.16 Michael Heizer - Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City.
  • 09.01.16 - 23.04.16 Michael Heizer - Akira Ikeda Gallery, Berlin.

 

Literature

  • Michael Heizer: The Once and Future Monuments, William L. Fox, New York City 2019.
  • Michael Heizer - outside and inside the white cube,  Philipp von Rosen, Munich 2004.
  • Michael Heizer, Museum Folkwang (Publ.), Essen 1979.

 

Collections

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Switzerland

 

USA

 

Canada

 

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