Mowry Baden
Mowry Baden | |
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Born |
1936 (age 81–82) Los Angeles, California |
Nationality | Canadian, American |
Occupation | artist |
Known for | sculpture |
Awards |
Guggenheim Fellowship Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts |
Mowry Baden (born in 1936 in Los Angeles) is an American sculptor who has lived and worked in Canada since 1975. He is known for his gallery-based kinaesthetic sculptures and for his public sculpture, both of which require a strong element of bodily interaction on the part of the viewer.
Life
Baden was born January 17, 1936 in Los Angeles, California.[1] A 1954 graduate of Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California, Baden studied at Pomona College (BA, 1958) and Stanford University (MFA, 1965).[1][2][3]
He lives in Victoria, British Columbia, where he continues to produce sculpture and public art. He is married to actor-director-writer Judith McDowell.
Art practice
Baden is known for his sculptures that allow the viewer to generate kinaesthetic experiences.[4][5] To this end, his gallery-based works often use mechanisms or physical components that encourage viewer interaction.[6][7]
Public artworks
- Pavilion, Rock and Shell, 2005, Victoria, BC, Canada[8]
- Fulcrum of Vision, 2003, Vancouver, BC[9]
- The Wall of Death, 1993 (with Colin Baden), Seattle, Washington
- Silage Beach, The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA[10]
- Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC[11]
- Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, CA[12]
- Artpark, Lewiston, NY (with Michael Brewster)[13]
- University of California
Exhibitions
Baden's exhibitions include:
- Galeria Excelsior, Mexico City (1957)[14]
- Galleria Pogliani, Rome (1959)[15]
- Museum of Modern Art, New York (1960)[16]
- Cobar Gallery, New York (1962)
- University of Mexico, Mexico City (1963)[15]
- San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco (1968)
- The Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver (1972 and 1979)
- Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles (1975)[17][18]
- National Gallery of Canada, (2008)[19]
- Benjamin Diaz Gallery, Toronto (2007 and 2009)
Awards
In 2006, Baden was awarded a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.[20] In 2015, he was the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship.[21][22]
Teaching practice
Baden taught at Stanford University, University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)[23] and Pomona College[24] at the Claremont Graduate University.[25] In 1971, he left California for Canada.[26] There, he taught at the University of British Columbia's main Vancouver campus followed by a tenured position at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia from 1975 to 1997. Among his past students are several important contemporary artists, including Chris Burden,[24][27] James Carl, Catherine MacLean, Barbara Fischer, Bill Burns, Lewis Baltz, Jessica Stockholder[28] and Kim Adams.
Collections
Baden's work is included in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada,[1] the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego,[29] the Pomona College Museum of Art,[30] the Vancouver Art Gallery,[31] the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal,[32] and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.[33]
References
- 1 2 3 "Mowry Baden fonds: Finding Aid". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "Future Cities". www.virtualcities.mcmaster.ca.
- ↑ Roger Matuz (1997). Contemporary Canadian artists. Gale Canada. ISBN 978-1-896413-46-4.
- ↑ Vanguard. Vancouver Art Gallery. 1987.
- ↑ Andreas Broeckmann; Gunalan Nadarajan (2008). Place Studies in Art, Media, Science and Technology: Historical Investigations on the Sites and the Migration of Knowledge. VDG. ISBN 978-3-89739-611-1.
- ↑ Walk Ways. Independent Curators International. 1 January 2002. ISBN 978-0-916365-65-3.
- ↑ Mowry Baden; Montgomery Art Gallery (2001). Freckled gyres: sculpture. Montgomery Gallery, Pomona College.
- ↑ "Pavilion, Rock and Shell". Artsvictoria.ca. City of Victoria. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "City of Vancouver Public Art Registry".
- ↑ "Exploratorium Exhibit Cross Reference". www.exploratorium.edu.
- ↑ Kastor, Elizabeth. "HOME IS WHAT THE ART IS". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ Re:view: Newsletter of the Friends of Photography. The Friends. 1992.
- ↑ Sandra Q. Firmin (27 October 2010). Artpark 1974-1984. Princeton Architectural Press.
- ↑ Funk Bastler. Funk. University of California Press. pp. 50–. GGKEY:QB2B4WR8Q56.
- 1 2 Robert Youds; Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (2006). Mowry Baden and Roland Brener: thirty years in Victoria. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
- ↑ Selection 1968: Recent Accessions to the University Art Collections: Exhibition at the University Art Gallery, 6 Aug.-15 Sept. 1968. University Art Museum. 1968.
- ↑ Artforum. Artforum. 1975.
- ↑ Dan Graham; Bennett Simpson; Chrissie Iles; Rhea Anastas; Kim Gordon; Rodney Graham; Nicolás Guagnini (30 April 2009). Dan Graham: beyond. Museum of Contemporary Art.
- ↑ Josée Drouin-Brisebois (2008). Caught in the Act: The Viewer as Performer. National Gallery of Canada. ISBN 978-0-88884-855-0.
- ↑ Baldisera, Lisa. "Mowry Baden – Essay". Governor General's Award in Media and Visual Arts. Canada Council. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ "Mowry Baden". Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ Sandals, Leah. "Mowry Baden & Mark Ruwedel Win Guggenheim Fellowships". Canadian Art. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ Thomas Albright (1985). Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980: An Illustrated History. University of California Press. pp. 259–. ISBN 978-0-520-05193-5.
- 1 2 Chris Burden; Anne Ayres; Paul Schimmel (April 1988). Chris Burden: a twenty-year survey. Newport Harbor Art Museum.
- ↑ Michael Fallon (18 August 2014). Creating the Future: Art and Los Angeles in the 1970s. Counterpoint. pp. 123–. ISBN 978-1-61902-404-5.
- ↑ Sculpture. International Sculpture Center. July 2003.
- ↑ "Chris Burden - Laguna Art Museum". Laguna Art Museum.
- ↑ Baird, Daniel. "Jessica Stockholder: Stand-Up Performance". Canadian Art. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "I Walk The Line – Works – eMuseum". collection.mcasd.org.
- ↑ "Pomona College Museum of Art". embarkweb1.campus.pomona.edu.
- ↑ https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/media_room/pdf/The%20Collection.pdf
- ↑ "Mowry Baden – MAC Montréal".
- ↑ "- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria". archive.aggv.ca.