Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Ross Bleckner

Biography

Ross Bleckner was born in New York City and raised in Hewlett, NY, a Long Island suburb. Mr. Bleckner received a Bachelor of Arts from New York University in 1971, a Master of Fine Arts from Cal Arts in 1973, and has taught at many of the nation's most prestigious universities. The Solomon R. Guggenheim of Art had a major retrospective of his works in 1995, summarizing two decades of solo shows at internationally acclaimed exhibition venues such as SFMoMA, Contemporary Arts Museum, Stockholm Moderna Museet, and the Carnegie Museum of Art. Works by Mr. Bleckner are also held in esteemed public collections throughout the globe, including MoMA, MoCA, Astrup Fearnley, Museo National Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Not only has Mr. Bleckner had a profound impact of shaping the New York art world, his philanthropic efforts have enabled many community organizations to perform their vital work. Currently, Mr. Bleckner is president of Community Research Initiative on AIDS (CRIA), a non-profit community-based AIDS research and treatment education center. Mr. Bleckner lives in New York City. To download artist's CV, please click on "Printable PDF of Full Text"
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Gallery Exhibitions

Ross Bleckner  22 March - 19 April 2003
New Paintings  7 November - 19 December 1998

Press

New York Times - New York Times - January, 2005
ARTNews - ARTNews - June, 2003
New York Times - New York Times - April, 2003
New York Sun - New York Sun - April, 2003
Artforum - Artforum - March, 2003
Out - Out - February, 2000
Art in America - Art in America - April, 1999
Artforum - Artforum - March, 1999
Art & Auction - Art & Auction - November, 1998

Selected Works

Trait, 2002 oil on linen 96 x 60 inches 243.8 x 152.4 cm LM6509


Specific & Anonymous, 2001 oil on linen 84 x 60 inches 213.4 x 152.4 cm LM3721


Large Enclosed Link, 2000 oil on linen 84 x 72 inches 213.4 x 182.9 cm LM5257


Bird Installation, 1995 - 2003 oil on linen variable LM6639


Spot, 2001 oil on linen 84 x 108 inches 213.4 x 274.3 cm LM3221


Sequence, 2000 oil on linen 60 x 60 inches 152.4 x 152.4 cm LM2265


Birdland, 2000 oil on linen 96 x 96 inches 243.8 x 243.8 cm LM6508

Limited Work

Falling Birds I, 2002 hand-painted, digital inkjet 23 x 23 inches 58.4 x 58.4 cm sugned, dated and numbered Edition of 60 LM6788


Falling Birds II, 2002 hand-painted, digital inkjet 23 x 23 inches 58.4 x 58.4 cm Edition of 60 LM6789


Falling Birds III, 2002 hand-painted, digital inkjet 23 x 23 inches 58.4 x 58.4 cm Edition of 60 LM6790


Falling Birds IV, 2002 hand-painted, digital inkjet 23 x 23 inches 58.4 x 58.4 cm Edition of 60 LM6791