Galerie Sfeir-Semler

Robert Barry

American artist born 1936 in New York. He is one of the prominent representatives of the American concept art. From the beginning his work makes a crucial contribution to the conceptual Art in the late 60's. Instead of the classical materials he uses maps, photos, writing and language, with whose assistance the artistic ideas can be formulated.
From strict linear rasters on canvas he makes his way to installations with wires and transparent nylon threads, which re-clamp a firmly outlined outside or interior.
The aspect of the invisible becomes a part of his work.
In the 70's Barrys begins to work with the medium of the language: he publishes several book projects and works with dia installations, in which he shows language fragments on the wall, whose succession is interrupted by the use of empty slides.
Barry starts with his "word work", in which he defines and arranges the area by written words. Whether on canvas , on walls , on the floor , on glass areas of buildings , or on Mirrors. These isolated words suddenly contact the viewer, whose mental reaction completes the work.
We represent this artist since 1996 . We editeresent this artist since 1996 . We edited with him in 2001 a Mirror Multiple with etched words.

1936	born in New York City - Lives and works in Taeneck, New Jersey / USA

Selected solo exhibitions
2010	Recent Works, Galerie Sfier Semler, Hamburg, Germany Words and Music, The Common Guild, Glasgow, Scotland
2009	RB 62-08, Yvon Lambert, New York Word Lists, Yvon Lambert, Paris Galerie Greta Meert, Brussels
2008	Robert Barry, Ritter/Zamet Gallery, London It is, It isn’t live performance, Jan Mot, Brussels Works on Paper from the ‘70’s, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf
2007	Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York Galerie Greta Meert, Brussels Showcase Alfred Vandaele, Gent Galerie Alfonso Artiaco, Naples
2006	Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf
2005	Galerie Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc. 524 West 19th Street New York, NY 10011 Yvon Lambert, Paris Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut
2004	Galerie Meert-Rihoux , Brussels "A Minimal Future? 1958-1968 , MOCA, Los Angeles Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg Aargauer Kunsthaus. Aarau
2003	Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nürnberg Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert , New York
2001	McKinsey & Company , Düsseldorf Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert Gallery, New York Lehnbach Haus, Munich Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg 2002 Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer , Düsseldorf
1999	Holly Solomon Gallery, New York
1998	Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg The Box, Turino
1997	Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Galerie Meert-Rihoux, Brussels
1995	Galerie Steinek, Vienna Galerie Meert-Rihoux, Brussels Galerie Klemens Gasser, Cologne Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf
1994	„Robert Barry und Haim Steinbach“, Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris Holly Solomon Gallery, New York Art and Public, Geneva
1992	Galerie Klemens Gasser, Bolzano Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf Art and Projekt, van Krimpen, Rotterdam
1991	Galerie 57, Madrid Galerie Pierre Huber, Geneva Galerie Waßermann, Cologne Galleria Ugo Ferranti, Rome
1990	Centre National de Art Contemporain, Grenoble Musèe Saint Piere, Art Contemporain, Lyon Rene Bransten Gallery, San Francisco Haags Gementemuseum, Den Haag Holly Solomon Gallery, New York Galerie Meert-Rihoux, Brussels
1989	Holly Solomon Gallery, New York Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Thomas Solomon‘s Garage, Los Angeles
1988	Galerie Meert-Rihoux, Brussels Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
1987	Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne Galleria Primo Piano, Rome Julian Preto Gallery, New York
1984	„Robert Barry: Wall Pieces“ Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris “Robert Barry and Peter Downsbrough”, Le Consortium, Dijon
1983	Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Art and Projekt, Amsterdam Galleria Francoise Lambert, Milano
1982	Museum Folkwang, Essen
1981	Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris Art and Projekt, Amsterdam „All the time“ Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
1980	„Robert Barry Colour Drawings“ Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne „Wallpiece“ Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
1979	„Robert Barry: New Drawings“ Galleria Francoise Lambert, Milano „Again and Again“ Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Galerie Rolf Preisig, Basel Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne
1978	„A Wall Drawing“ Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Museum Folkwang, Essen Museum of Conceptual Art, San Francisco Galerie MTL Brussels Robert Barry, 1968 - 1978 Drawings and Publikations, Museum Boulder, Colorado
1977	Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris „Almost“ Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne Museum Folkwang, Essen „Unless“ Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich
1976	Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone, Rome
1975	Gian Enzo Sperone Gallery, New York Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne Barbara Cusack Gallery, Houston / Texas
1974	Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Jack Wendler Gallery, London Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne Galerie MTL, Brussels Art and Projekt, Amsterdam Kunstmuseum Luzern Galerie Rolf Preisig, Basel Galleria Sperone, Turino Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Rhode Island School, of Design, Providence, Rhode Island / USA
1973	Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris Galleria Sperone, Turino Galleria Toselli, Milano Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone & Konrad Fischer, Rome Jack Wendler Gallery, London Kabinett für Aktuelle Kunst, Bremerhaven
1972	Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Jack Wendler Gallery, London Galerie MTL, Brussels GalleriaToselli, Milano Art and Projekt, Amsterdam Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne Tate Gallery, London
1971	Art and Projekt, Amsterdam Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Eugenia Butler Gallery, Los Angeles
1969	Seth Siegelaub, Los Angeles Art and Projekt, Amsterdam Galleria Sperone, Turin
1964	Westerly Gallery, New York

Public collections (choice)
Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y. / Australien National Gallery, Canberra / Chase Manhatten Bank, New York / Collezione Panza Di Biumo, Varese / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld / Kunstmuseum Basel / Musèe D’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva / Musée des Beaux-Arts, Toronto / Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris / Musée Royoux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels / Musée Saint Pière, Lyon / Museum Ludwig / Sammlung Ludwig Cologne / Museum Moderner Kunst, Stiftung Ludwig Vienna / Museum of Modern Art, New York / Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Gent / National Gallery of Art Washington, DC / Sprengel Museum, Hannover / Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam / Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven / The New York Public Library, New York / The Seagram Collection, New York / The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York / The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York / Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford / Connecticut, Baltimore Museum Of Art, Baltimore / Museum Of Contemporary Art Los Angeles /Museum für Moderne Kunst , Frankfurt / Kunsthalle, Hamburg