Robert Janz
Robert Janz | |
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 Jan Berdyszak (left) and Robert Janz (right) in 1988 | |
| Born | December 25, 1932 |
| Died | October 26, 2021 (aged 88) |
Robert Janz (December 25, 1932 - October 26, 2021), Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a New York-based visual artist whose work often dealt with ephemeral phenomena.[1][2] His work has been described as having a "nomadic aspect".[3]
Early life and education
Janz was vorn in Belfast, North Ireland in 1932. He was educated at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he graduated with a MFA degree. Janz taught in London, Berlin and Spain.[4]
Work
Janz exhibited his work internationally in Barcelona, Belfast, Los Angeles, Chicago, Lyon, Dublin, among other locations.[4] His work was included in three exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York,[5] as well as White Columns, the Irish Museum of Modern Art[6] among other venues.[7]
Later in his life, Janz focused on producing graffiti-type works in lower Manhattan. He would reconfigure paper advertisement posters, transforming them into images of birds, flowers, faces and landscapes; he also added painted imagery and wrote on billboards in the form of wordplay poetry.[8]
Legacy
In 2020 a documentary film was made on him, titled Janz: In the Moment.[9]
Collections
His work is included in the collections of the Portland Art Museum,[10] the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art,[11] the Williams College Museum of Art,[12] among other venues.
References
- ^ "Robert Janz, who painted the streets and sidewalks of the neighborhood, has died". Tribeca Citizen. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
his death on Oct. 26.
- ^ "Robert Janz and the art of disappearing". Tribeca Citizen. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Knight, Christopher (December 1979). "Robert Janz, L.A. Louver". Artforum. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ a b Edgars, Geoff (12 November 2001). "Art in Surreal Time". The News and Observer. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Robert Janz". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Robert Janz". Irish Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Robert Janz: Six Lean Sticks". White Columns. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Molho, Allan (11 November 2021). "Robert Janz, Artist of the Fleeting Image, 1932–2021". The Village Voice. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Film honors Robert Janz and his work on our streets". Tribeca Citizen. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Robert Janz". Portland Art Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Robert Janz, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1932". Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Robert Janz (collection search)". Williams College Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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