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Born 1944 Charleston, South Carolina. Known for: Conceptual, media art, gridwork designs, teaching.
"On Governors Island, a Machine That Jolts History,". Charles Gaines re-enters public art in a huge way with a rumbling sculpture that evokes America’s economy built from conquest and enslavement. By... Read full biography
"On Governors Island, a Machine That Jolts History,". Charles Gaines re-enters public art in a huge way with a rumbling sculpture that evokes America’s economy built from conquest and enslavement. By Siddhartha Mitter, Oct. 7, 2022. New York Harbor was in rhythm on a recent morning, as the artist... Read full biography
"On Governors Island, a Machine That Jolts History,". Charles Gaines re-enters public art in a huge way with a rumbling sculpture that evokes America’s economy built from conquest and enslavement. By Siddhartha Mitter, Oct. 7, 2022. New York Harbor was in rhythm on a recent morning, as the artist Charles Gaines considered the panorama from the western edge of Governors Island. The classic attractions — the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island — felt eclipsed by the movement on the water. A giant... Read full biography
"On Governors Island, a Machine That Jolts History,". Charles Gaines re-enters public art in a huge way with a rumbling sculpture that evokes America’s economy built from conquest and enslavement. By Siddhartha Mitter, Oct. 7, 2022. New York Harbor was in rhythm on a recent morning, as the artist Charles Gaines considered the panorama from the western edge of Governors Island. The classic attractions — the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island — felt eclipsed by the movement on the water. A giant cruise ship passed, then the Staten Island Ferry. Barges and passenger boats made their way in various directions. The water lapped the embankment, churning current and tide. The scene was giving Gaines energy. His enormous public-art installation on... Read full biography
"On Governors Island, a Machine That Jolts History,". Charles Gaines re-enters public art in a huge way with a rumbling sculpture that evokes America’s economy built from conquest and enslavement. By Siddhartha Mitter, Oct. 7, 2022. New York Harbor was in rhythm on a recent morning, as the artist Charles Gaines considered the panorama from the western edge of Governors Island. The classic attractions — the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island — felt eclipsed by the movement on the water. A giant cruise ship passed, then the Staten Island Ferry. Barges and passenger boats made their way in various directions. The water lapped the embankment, churning current and tide. The scene was giving Gaines energy. His enormous public-art installation on Governors Island, “The American Manifest: Moving Chains,” goes on view Oct. 15. Set on the waterfront esplanade, the 100-foot-long,... Read full biography
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Keywords (12)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Photography as Fine Art
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Post Modernism
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art School
- •California Institute of the Arts, Teacher
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art