Mel Bochner (August 23, 1940 – February 12, 2025) was an American conceptual artist. He is considered to be one of the founders of Conceptual Art, and credited with reshaping the canon of... Read full biography
Mel Bochner (August 23, 1940 – February 12, 2025) was an American conceptual artist. He is considered to be one of the founders of Conceptual Art, and credited with reshaping the canon of contemporary art. Bochner's 1966 exhibition, “Working Drawings And Other Visible Things On Paper Not... Read full biography
Mel Bochner (August 23, 1940 – February 12, 2025) was an American conceptual artist. He is considered to be one of the founders of Conceptual Art, and credited with reshaping the canon of contemporary art. Bochner's 1966 exhibition, “Working Drawings And Other Visible Things On Paper Not Necessarily Meant To Be Viewed As Art,” is cited as one of the first conceptual art exhibitions in the world.[2][4]. Early life and education. Bochner was born in Pittsburgh on August 23, 1940. His father,... Read full biography
Mel Bochner (August 23, 1940 – February 12, 2025) was an American conceptual artist. He is considered to be one of the founders of Conceptual Art, and credited with reshaping the canon of contemporary art. Bochner's 1966 exhibition, “Working Drawings And Other Visible Things On Paper Not Necessarily Meant To Be Viewed As Art,” is cited as one of the first conceptual art exhibitions in the world.[2][4]. Early life and education. Bochner was born in Pittsburgh on August 23, 1940. His father, Meyer Bochner was a sign painter, and his mother, Minnie Horowitz, was a homemaker. He was raised with one brother and one sister. At age 8, he starting taking art classes at Carnegie Museum. In high school, he won recognition for his talent from The... Read full biography
Mel Bochner (August 23, 1940 – February 12, 2025) was an American conceptual artist. He is considered to be one of the founders of Conceptual Art, and credited with reshaping the canon of contemporary art. Bochner's 1966 exhibition, “Working Drawings And Other Visible Things On Paper Not Necessarily Meant To Be Viewed As Art,” is cited as one of the first conceptual art exhibitions in the world.[2][4]. Early life and education. Bochner was born in Pittsburgh on August 23, 1940. His father, Meyer Bochner was a sign painter, and his mother, Minnie Horowitz, was a homemaker. He was raised with one brother and one sister. At age 8, he starting taking art classes at Carnegie Museum. In high school, he won recognition for his talent from The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and studied with Joseph Fitzpatrick. He attended Carnegie Mellon University and received his... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (48)
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The Last Art College: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1968-1978
2012
Kennedy, Garry Neill
455 pages (color)
Mel Bochner: Language 1966-2006
2007
Burton, Johanna
0 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Addison Gallery of American Art 65 Years A Selective Catalogue (Exhibition catalog)
1996
Addison Gallery
512 pages (color)
Printmaking in America Collaborative Prints and Presses 1960-1990
1995
Hansen, Trudy (others)
248 pages (color)
The Mystical Now Art and the Sacred
1993
Beckett, Wendy
160 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Contemporary Art 1965-1990
1992
Kurtz, Bruce D
256 pages (color)
Affinities and Intuitions Gerald S Elliott Collection of Contemporary Art
1990
Benezra, Neal (editor)
312 pages (color)
Amerikanische Zeichnungen in den achtziger Jahren (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Smith, Roberta
190 pages
Contemporary Artists (3rd Edition)
1989
Naylor, Colin (editor)
1,059 pages
Norman Bluhm Selected Paintings (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Riva Yares Gallery
16 pages (color)
Minimalism Art of Circumstance
1988
Baker, Kenneth
144 pages (color)
American Art of the 1960s
1988
Sandler, Irving
412 pages (color)
Masterworks on Paper from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery
1987
Brutvan, Cheryl
168 pages (color)
20th Century Drawings from the Whitney Museum of American Art
1987
Cummings, Paul
176 pages (color)
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition)
1987
Cummings, Paul
653 pages
Albright-Knox Art Gallery Painting and Sculpture/Acquisitions since 1972
1987
Krane, Susan
379 pages (color)
Postminimalism into Maximalism American Art 1966-1986
1987
Pincus-Witten, Robert
429 pages
An American Renaissance Painting and Sculpture Since 1940 (Exhibition catalog)
1986
Hunter, Sam
269 pages (color)
American Drawings and Watercolors In The Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute (Exhibition catalog)
1985
Adams, Henry; John Caldwell, John Lane et all
314 pages (color)
Mel Bochner 1973-1985 (Exhibition catalog)
1985
King, Elaine
80 pages (color)
American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans
1985
Krantz, Les
347 pages (color)
The Art Dealers The Powers Behind the Scenes Tell How
1984
DeCoppet, Laura/Alan Jones
320 pages
American Art Since 1970, Painting, Sculpture and Drawing Whitney Museum of American Art (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marshall, Richard
124 pages
Eye to Eye Twenty Years of Art Criticism
1984
Pincus-Witten, Robert
232 pages
Art at Work The Chase Manhattan Collection
1984
Severinghaus, J Walter
333 pages (color)
American Art Since 1945
1982
Ashton, Dore
224 pages (color)
American Artists on Art from 1940 to 1980
1982
Johnson, Ellen H (editor)
274 pages
Twentieth Century Drawings Selections from the Whitney
1981
Whitney Museum
136 pages
Printed Art: A View of Two Decades
1980
Castleman, Riva
144 pages (color)
Dictionary of American Art
1979
Baigell, Mathew
390 pages
Drawings about Drawing Today (Exhibition catalog)
1979
Shoemaker, Innis H (intro)
85 pages
American Sculpture A Guide to Information Sources
1977
Ekdahl, Janis
260 pages
Postminimalim
1977
Pincus-Witten, Robert
198 pages
American Art in Belgium (Exhibition catalog)
1977
Societe des Expositions
175 pages (color)
1977 Biennial Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1977
Whitney Museum
104 pages
Modern Art and the Object A Century of Changing Values
1976
Johnson, Ellen H
240 pages
Bright Stars: American Painting and Sculpture Since1776
1976
Lipman, Jean/Helen M Franc
208 pages (color)
Mel Bochner Number and Shape (Exhibition catalog)
1976
Richardson, Brenda
68 pages (color)
American Art in Upstate New York Drawings, Watercolors and Small Sculptures
1974
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy
80 pages
American Drawings 1963-1973 (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Solomon, Elke M
62 pages
American Art Third Quarter Century (Exhibition catalog)