PAUL THEK : DIVER, A RETROSPECTIVE
2010-10-25Paul Thek: Diver, a Retrospective is the first retrospective in the United States devoted to the legendary American artist Paul Thek (1933-1988). A sculptor, painter, and one of the first artists to create environments or installations, Thek came to recognition showing his sculpture in New York galleries in the 1960s. The first works exhibited, which he began making in 1964 and called “meat pieces” as they were meant to resemble flesh, were encased in Plexiglas boxes that recall Minimal sculptures. At the end of the sixties, Thek left for Europe, where he created extraordinary environments, incorporating elements from art, literature, theater, and religion, often employing fragile and ephemeral substances, including wax and latex.
Opposite – Untitled (Hand with Ring), 1967
Exhibition runs through to January 9th, 2011
The Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Ave. at 75th St.
New York
NY
10021
