Christopher Williams lectures on John Chamberlain at Dia in New York City, Dec 11 @ Dia
Christopher Williams on John Chamberlain’s foam sculptures
Monday, December 11, 2006, 6:30 pm
Dia Art Foundation
548 West 22nd Street (between 10th and 11th avenues)
New York, New York 10011
212 989 5566 www.diaart.org
Admission for the lecture is $6; $3 for students, seniors, and Dia members. Tickets are available at the lecture; advance reservations are not necessary.
Christopher Williams was born in 1956 in Los Angeles, where he lives and works. Among his many solo shows are recent exhibitions at the Museu Serralves, Porto (2006); David Zwirner, New York (2006); Secession, Vienna (2005); and Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne (2004).
A group of works by John Chamberlain is on view at Dia: Beacon. An exhibition devoted to Chamberlain’s foam works was presented at the Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX in 2005.
Born in 1927 in Rochester, Indiana, John Chamberlain grew up in Chicago. After serving in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago (1951–52) and Black Mountain College (1955–56). Chamberlain moved to New York in 1956 and the following year made Shortstop, his first sculpture incorporating automobile parts. His work was included in the “Art of Assemblage” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1961, and he began showing at Leo Castelli’s New York gallery in 1962. Chamberlain had his first retrospective in 1971, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, held a second retrospective in 1986. He currently lives and works on Shelter Island, New York.
A group of works by John Chamberlain is on view at Dia: Beacon. An exhibition devoted to Chamberlain’s foam works was presented at the Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX in 2005.
Made possible by a grant from Art for Art’s Sake, New York, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, this series, established in 2001, highlights the work of contemporary artists from the perspective of their colleagues and peers, and focuses on artists in Dia’s collection and exhibition programs.
Images: (left) Christopher Williams, Kodak Three Point Reflection Guide, © 1968 Eastman Kodak Company, 1968. (Meiko laughing), Vancouver, B.C., April 6, 2005, 2005. Chromogenic print. 20 x 24 inches. Courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner, New York. (right) John Chamberlain, Stuffed Dog 1, 1967. Urethane foam, cord, and paint. 7 x 10 x 9 1/2 inches. Dia Art Foundation, New York.