Born in 1936
American nationality
Artistic movement : conceptual art
Number of works in the collection : 23

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QUOTE FROM THE ARTIST

“I use words because they speak out to the viewer. Words come from us. We can relate to them. they bridge the gap between the viewer and the piece.”

IN THE EYES OF YVON LAMBERT

“His writings are truly to be read as invitations to poetic reverie. They are part of a conceptual logic that would have evacuated any radicality peculiar to this movement, preferring simply to evoke rather than impose. From Picasso to Jasper Johns, from the Dadaists to the members of Fluxus, words in painting are a tradition that Robert Barry integrates with gentleness and tenderness.”

ADDITIONNAL RESOURCES TO READ AND WATCH

Smithsonian – Oral history interview with Robert Barry (2010)
UbuWeb – Interview, Robert Barry (1969)
Youtube, Fondazione Antonio Dalle Nogare – Letizia Ragaglia interviews Robert Barry (2014)
Museum in Progress – Conversation with Robert Barry (1995)