Dan Graham

American artist (1942–2022)

Daniel Graham (March 31, 1942 – February 19, 2022) was an American visual artist, writer, and curator. He wrote art theory essays and reviews of rock music. He was known for his video performance art through glass and mirror installation art and closed-circuit television.

Dan Graham
Graham in 2007
Born(1942-03-31)March 31, 1942
DiedFebruary 19, 2022(2022-02-19) (aged 79)
NationalityAmerican
EducationSelf-taught
Known forConceptual art, Installation art, Sculpture, Photography, Writing, Video art, Performance art, Education, Art critic, Closed-circuit television
Notable workPerformer/Audience/Mirror, Rock My Religion, Two-way Mirror Cylinder Inside Cube, Don't Trust Anyone Over 30, Yin/Yang
MovementMinimalism, Conceptual art
AwardsCoutts Contemporary Art Foundation Award, Skowhegan Medal for Mixed Media, French Vermeil Medal

Daniel is author of films Two Correlated Rotations (1969), Roll (1970), and Body Press (1970–72).[1]

Graham died on February 19, 2022 in New York City at the age of 79.[2]

Graham's first solo show was held in 1969 at the John Daniels Gallery in New York.

References

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  1. Correia, Alice (2019). "Researching Exhibitions of South Asian Women Artists in Britain in the 1980s". British Art Studies (13). doi:10.17658/issn.2058-5462/issue-13/acorreia. S2CID 198811074.
  2. Dan Graham, Conceptual Artist Who Bent Time and Space, Dies at 79