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Robert Therrien

Lives and works in Los Angeles, U.S.A.



1947 Born in Chicago, U.S.A.
2019 Deceased in Los Angeles

Selected Museum and Public Collections




Eli Broad Art Foundation, Los Angeles
Brooklyn Museum, NY
The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
Dallas Museum of Art, TX
Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
Fondacio "La Caixa", Barcelona
French National Collection, Paris
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
The Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, University of California, Los Angeles
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Lannan Foundation, Santa Fe, NM
List Visual Arts Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Musée National d'art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Museo Cantonale d'Arte - Lugano, Switzerland
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Oostende, Belgium
Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Harbor, CA
The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
Panza di Biumo Collection, Varese, Italy
Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, Australia
The Spencer Collection of the New York Public Library, New York
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent, Belgium
Tate Gallery, London
University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

apr 06 - may 26 2017Robert TherrienGagosian Gallery,
New York
oct 02 - dec 11 2016Robert Therrien: Works 1975 - 1995Parasol Unit, London
jul 18 - oct 10 2015Artist Rooms: Robert TherrienNewlyn Art Gallery
may 09 - aug 30 2015Robert TherrienThe Contemporary Austin,
Texas
apr 14 - may 30 2015ROBERT THERRIENGAGOSIAN GALLERY,
LONDON
apr 14 - may 30 2015Robert TherrienGagosian Gallery,
London
jul 03 - oct 27 2013Robert TherrienAlbright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
jun 02 - oct 31 2013Artist Rooms: Robert TherrienPaxton House,
Paxton/Berwickshire
apr 20 - jul 22 2012Robert Therrien - No Title (table and four chairs)Metropolitan Arts Centre,
Belfast
nov 16 2011 - jan 21 2012Robert TherrienSprüth Magers Berlin
jul 03 2011 - may 2012Selections from the Broad Collection and the Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles County Museum of Art
jun 24 - oct 16 2011Smoke SignalsTate Liverpool,
Liverpool
2011Robert TherrienGagosian Gallery,
Beverly Hills
2011Sculptures and drawingsDe Pont Museum,
Tilburg
2011On Site: Robert TherrienMilwaukee Art Museum,
Milwaukee
2010Robert Therrien: DrawingsScottish National Gallery of Art, the Gallery of Modern Art,
Edinburgh
may 02 - jun 20 2009Works on paperSprüth Magers Berlin
jun 01 - sep 07 2008Works on PaperKunstmuseum Basel
2008Robert TherrienGagosian Gallery,
New York
2007ROBERT THERRIENSan Diego
Museum of Contemporary Arts
2006Robert TherrienLora Reynolds Gallery,
Austin
2006Robert Therrien’s No Title (table and six chairs)Albright-Knox Art Gallery,
Buffalo
2006Works on PaperGagosian Gallery,
Beverly Hills
2005Robert Therrien. Table and six chairsPublic Art Found,
New York
2005Two Recent SculpturesGagosian Gallery,
New York
2005Robert TherrienGagosian Gallery,
Berverly Hills
feb 13 - apr 03 2004(No Title)Sprüth Magers Munich
feb 11 - apr 03 2004(No Title)Sprüth Magers London
2004Robert TherrienInverleith House,
Edinburgh
2004DrawingsGagosian Gallery,
London
2003Robert TherrienLondon
Sprüth Magers Lee
2002Sammlung RosencranzWuppertal
Von der Heydt Museum
2002Robert TherrienNew York
GAGOSIAN GALLERY - MADISON AVENUE
2001Selected Works: 2001-2002 InstallationThe Eli Broad Art Foundation,
Santa Monica
2001Robert TherrienNew York
Gagosian Gallery
2001Robert TherrienKansas City
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
2000Robert TherrienLos Angeles
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
2000Robert TherrienSanta Fe
SITE Santa Fe
2000Robert TherrienMonterrey
Museo de ArteContempor·neo
2000Robert TherrienContemporary Art Museum,
Houston
1999A Selection of Recent Work on PaperNew York
Leo Castelli
1998Robert TherrienBeverly Hills
Gagosian Gallery
1998Robert TherrienSan Francisco
Paule Anglim Gallery
1997DrawingsLeo Castelli,
New York
1997No Title (Chapels)Santa Monica
The Mark Moore Gallery
1997Sculpture by Robert TherrienCincinnati
The Contemporary Arts Center
1997Robert TherrienBeverly Hills
Gagosian Gallery
1997Robert Therrien: Large-Scale SculptureLos Angeles
The Eli Broad Family Foundation
1996Robert TherrienMontreal
Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts
1996Robert TherrienToronto
The Art Gallery of York University
1996Robert TherrienToronto
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
1996Robert TherrienCalgary
Albert College of Art & Design
1996Robert TherrienNew York
Leo Castelli
1995Robert TherrienAntwerp
Galerij Micheline Szwajcer
1994Robert TherrienLos Angeles
The Broad Foundation
1993Robert TherrienNew York
Leo Castelli
1993Robert TherrienAntwerp
Galerij Micheline Szwajcer
1991Robert TherrienMadrid
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
1991Robert TherrienNew York
Leo Castelli
1990Robert TherrienDüsseldorf
Konrad Fischer Gallery
1990Robert TherrienNew York
Leo Castelli
1990Robert TherrienSt. Louis
The Greenberg Gallery
1990Robert TherrienBoston
Barbara Krakow Gallery
1989Dreams and other Works on PaperNew York
Leo Castelli
1989Sculpture 1960s–1980sSt. Louis
The Greenberg Gallery
1988Robert TherrienNew York
Leo Castelli
1988Vital SignsNew York
Whitney Museum of American Art
1987Robert Therrien: A Series of Three InstallationsNew York
Leo Castelli
1987Robert TherrienDüsseldorf
Konrad Fischer Gallery
1986Robert TherrienNew York
Leo Castelli
1985Robert TherrienLos Angeles
Ace Gallery
1984Robert TherrienLos Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art
1984Robert TherrienAlbuquerque
Hoshour Gallery
1982Robert TherrienLos Angeles
Ace Gallery
1979Robert Therrien Los Angeles
Institute of Contemporary Art
1977Robert TherrienLos Angeles

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

jan 12 - apr 23 2014Pop Culture A.o., Robert TherrienBOCA Museum of Art
jul 07 - sep 29 2013Lifelike A.o., Robert TherrienBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas,
Austin
jul 01 - sep 23 2013Lifelike A.o., Robert TherrienWalker Art Center,
Minneapolis
jun 07 - sep 07 2013Personal, political, mysterious A.o., Robert TherrienThe Flag Art Foundation,
New York
feb 24 - may 26 2013Lifelike A.o., Robert TherrienMuseum of Contemporary Art,
San Diego
2012The Floor Show: Gravity and Materials A.o., Robert TherrienGagosian Gallery,
Beverly Hills
2012Decade: Contemporary collecting 2002-2012 A.o., Robert TherrienAlbright-Knox Art Gallery,
Buffalo
2012Architectural Dispositions A.o., Robert TherrienThomas Solomon Gallery,
Beverly Hills
2012January: Selected Works A.o., Robert TherrienSenior & Shopmaker Gallery,
New York
201215th Anniversary Collection A.o., Robert TherrienMuseum of Contemporary Art North Miami,
Miami
nov 10 2011 - jan 27 2013Lifelike A.o., Robert TherrienNew Orleans Museum of Art,
New Orleans
2010Double Rotation. Werke aus der Sammlung Lafrenz A.o., Robert TherrienWeserburg, Museum für moderne Kunst,
Bremen
2010Size does matter A.o., Robert TherrienFlag Art Foundation,
New York
2010Le fabouleux destin du quotidien A.o., Robert TherrienMusee des Art Contemporains, Site du Grand-Hornu,
Hornu
2010Meet Me Inside A.o., Robert TherrienGagosian Gallery,
Beverly Hills
2010From Dürer to Gober. 101 Master Drawings from the Kupferstichkabinett A.o., Robert TherrienKunstmuseum Basel,
Basel
2010Outside the Box 1988-2010 A.o., Robert TherrienArmand Hammer Museum,
Los Angeles
2010Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fischer Collection A.o., Robert TherrienSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art,
San Francisco
2010Meet me inside A.o., Robert TherrienGagosian Gallery,
Berverly Hills
may 01 - may 03 2009Gallery Weekend Berlin 2009Richard Artschwager, Robert Elfgen, Robert Therrien
2009Artist Rooms: the d'Offay donation A.o., Robert TherrienTate Modern,
London
mar 01 - apr 26 2008SgozzataRobert TherrienPeres projects
Berlin
mar 01 - mar 29 2008PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND SCULPTURE Ed Ruscha, Robert TherrienSan Francisco
John Berggruen Gallery
feb 01 - mar 20 2008Paysages UrbainsRobert TherrienMONTREAL
GALERIE SAMUEL LALLOUZ
2008I won’t grow up A.o., Robert TherrienCheim & Reid Gallery,
New York
2008The Inaugural Exhibition A.o., Robert TherrienThe Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA,
Los Angeles
sep 14 - nov 03 2007UNEASY ANGEL/IMAGINE LOS ANGELESDoug Aitken, John Baldessari, Patterson Beckwith, Sister Corita kent, Lecia Dole recio, Mario Garcia-torres, Jack Goldstein, Richard Hawkins, Patrick Hill, Norman Klein, Barbara Kruger, David Lamelas, Lisa Lapinski, John Mccracken, Matthew Monahan, Christine Nguyen, Lari Pittman, Sterling Ruby, Allen Ruppersberg, Lara Schnitger, Kim Schoenstadt, Paul Sietsema, Catherine Sullivan, Robert Therrien, Pae WhiteSprüth Magers Munich
2007The Panza Collection: An Experience of color and Light A.o., Robert TherrienAlbright-Knox Art Gallery,
Buffalo
2007Lines, Grids, Stains, Words A.o., Robert TherrienThe Museum of Modern Art,
New York
jul 20 - aug 30 2006SculptureRichard Artschwager, Donald Judd, Robert TherrienBeverly Hills
Gagosian Gallery
jan 21 - apr 18 2006LA DOLCE VITA - SELECTIONS FROM THE RUTH AND MURRAY GRIBIN COLLECTION John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Robert TherrienSan Diego
MCASD – Museum of Contemporary Art
aug 02 - sep 09 2005Highlights - New AcquisitionsEd Ruscha, Robert TherrienSan Francisco
John Bergruen Gallery
mar 13 - jul 10 2005Laguna's Hidden Treasures: Art from Private CollectionsRobert Morris, Cindy Sherman, Robert Therrien
2005Weather A.o., Robert TherrienWilliam Griffin Gallery,
Santa Monica
jan 29 - apr 17 2004DrawingsRichard Artschwager, Alighiero Boetti, Ed Ruscha, Robert TherrienLondon
Gagosian Gallery
2004The Not-so-Still Life. A Century of Painting and Sculpture A.o., Robert TherrienSan Jose Museum of Art,
San Jose
jul 28 - oct 20 2002JASPER JOHNS TO JEFF KOONS - FOUR DECADES OF ART FROM THE BROAD COLLECTIONS John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, Robert TherrienBoston
MFA – Museum of Fine Arts
jun 25 - aug 02 2002Recent Works on PaperRobert Morris, Ed Ruscha, Robert TherrienNew York
Leo Castelli Gallery
2002Sammlung Rosencranz A.o., Robert TherrienVon der Heydt Museum,
Wuppertal
2002Comer o no Comer (To eat or not to eat) A.o., John Baldessari, Andreas Schulze, Robert Therrien, Rosemarie TrockelSalamanca
2001Selected Works: 2001-2002 InstallationRobert TherrienSanta Monica
The Eli Broad Art Foundation
2001Jasper Johns to Jeff Koons: Four Decades of Art from the Broad CollectionsRobert TherrienLos Angeles
Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
2001Jasper Johns to Jeff Koons: Four Decades of Art from the Broad CollectionsRobert TherrienWashington
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
2001Jasper Johns to Jeff Koons: Four Decades of Art from the Broad CollectionsRobert TherrienBoston
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
2000 - 2001Locating DrawingRobert TherrienHouston
Doug Lawing Gallery, TX (through 2001)
2000 - 2001MoMA 2000: Open EndsRobert TherrienNew York
Museum of Modern Art (through 2001)
2000 - 2001The Anderson Collection: Selected WorksRobert TherrienSan Francisco
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (through 2001)
2000Tate Modern: Collection 2000Robert TherrienLondon
Tate Modern
2000Panza: The Legacy of a CollectorRobert TherrienLos Angeles
Museum of Contemporary Art
2000Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity 1900 - 2000 A.o., Robert TherrienLos Angeles
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
nov 18 1999 - apr 23 2000culbutes: Œuvre d'impertinenceRobert Therrien, Andrea ZittelMontréal
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (through 2000)
nov 06 1999 - mar 12 2000Meaning and Message – Contemporary Art from the Museum CollectionJohn Baldessari, Robert TherrienOakland
Museum of California
1999A Selection of Recent Work on Paper A.o., Robert TherrienLeo Castelli,
New York
1999In Company: Robert Creeley's CollaborationsRobert TherrienNiagara Falls
Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
1999In Company: Robert Creeley's CollaborationsRobert TherrienNew York
New York Public Library
1999In Company: Robert Creeley's CollaborationsRobert TherrienGreensboro
Weatherspoon Art Gallery
1999In Company: Robert Creeley's CollaborationsRobert TherrienTampa
The University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum
1999In Company: Robert Creeley's CollaborationsRobert TherrienPalo Alto
Green Library, Stanford University
1999De OpeningRobert TherrienGhent
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst
1999PhotoImage: Printmaking 60s to 90sRobert TherrienBoston
Museum of Fine Arts
1999PhotoImage: Printmaking 60s to 90sRobert TherrienBaltimore
Baltimore Museum of Fine Art
1999PhotoImage: Printmaking 60s to 90sRobert TherrienDes Moines
Des Moines Art Center
1999CollectieopstellingRobert TherrienUmea
VildMuseet
jun 13 - jul 03 1998An Exhibition of PaintingsEd Ruscha, Robert TherrienBeverly Hills
Gagosian Gallery
- 1998Sunshine & Noir: Art in L.A. 1960-1997 A.o., John Baldessari, Robert TherrienHumlebeak
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
1998Sunshine & Noir: Art in L.A. 1960-1997 A.o., John Baldessari, Robert TherrienWolfsburg
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
1998Sunshine & Noir: Art in L.A. 1960-1997 A.o., John Baldessari, Robert TherrienLos Angeles
California UCLA at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art
1998Objects of Desire: The Modern Still Life A.o., Robert TherrienNew York
Museum of Modern Art
1998Objects of Desire: The Modern Still LifeRobert TherrienLondon
The Hayward Gallery
1998A Decade of Collecting: Selected Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary DrawingRobert TherrienNew York
Museum of Modern Art
1998Magasin 3 Stockholm Kunsthalle at Arken: Selections from the CollectionRobert TherrienCopenhagen
Museum für Moderne Kunst
1997DrawingsRobert TherrienNew York
Leo Castelli
1997The Artists of the Castelli Gallery. Forty Years of Exploration and Innovation. Part TwoRobert TherrienNew York
Leo Castelli Gallery
1997Densité ou le Musée inimaginableRobert TherrienBignan
Domaine de Kerguehennec Centre d'art Contemporaine
1997Under the TableRobert TherrienCincinnati
The Contemporary Arts Center
1997Selections from the CollectionRobert TherrienNew York
The Museum of Modern Art
1997Book ObsessionRobert TherrienTel Aviv
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
1996The Panza Di Biumo Collection: Artists of the 80s and 90sRobert TherrienTrento
Museo d'Arte Contemporanea
1996Avant-première d'un musée - Le Musée d'Art Contemporain de GandRobert TherrienParis
The Institut Néerlandais
1996From Figure to Object A Century of Sculptors' DrawingsRobert TherrienLondon
Karsten Schubert
1996From Figure to Object A Century of Sculptors' DrawingsRobert TherrienSouthampton
Southhampton City Art Gallery
1996Leo Castelli: An Exhibition in Honor of His Gallery and ArtistsRobert TherrienBeverly Hills
Gagosian Gallery
1996Morceaux Choisis du Fonds National d'Art ContemporainRobert TherrienGrenoble
Centre National d'Art Contemporain de Grenoble
1995Object and Identity: A Legacy of DuchampRobert TherrienLondon
Tate Gallery
1995Floored (Sculpture from the Lannan Foundation Collection)Robert TherrienLos Angeles
Lannan Foundation
1995MicromegasRobert TherrienParis
The American Center
1995MicromegasRobert TherrienJerusalem
The Israel Museum
1995Permanent CollectionRobert TherrienNew York
Museum of Modern Art
1995CollectieopstellingRobert TherrienGhent
Museum van Jedendaagse Kunst
1995Richard Artschwager, Edward Ruscha, Robert Therrien: Selected WorksRichard Artschwager, Ed Ruscha, Robert TherrienNew York
Leo Castelli
19951995 Carnegie InternationalRichard Artschwager, Robert TherrienPittsburgh
Carnegie Museum of Art
1994From the CollectionRobert TherrienStockholm
Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall
1994inSITE94Robert TherrienSan Diego
1994inSITE94Robert TherrienTijuana
1994Twentieth Century American Sculpture at the White HouseRobert Therrien
The White House
1994Southern California: The Conceptual LandscapeRobert TherrienMadison
Madison Art Center
1993Le Jardin de la ViergeRobert TherrienBrussels
Espace 251 Nord
1993From the Hand to the Head, the Theoretical ObjectRobert TherrienBrittany
Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain, Domaine de Kerguéhennec
jun 13 - sep 20 1992documenta IXRichard Artschwager, Joseph Kosuth, Manuel Ocampo, Richard Prince, Robert Therrien
1992New AcquisitionsRobert TherrienLondon
Tate Gallery
1992Recent Acquisitions – Selected New Works in the Permanent CollectionRobert TherrienLos Angeles
Museum of Contemporary Art
1992ManifesteRobert TherrienParis
Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou
1992Panza di Biumo, The Eighties and the Nineties from the CollectionRobert TherrienLugano
Museo Cantonale d'Arte
1992 Surface to SurfaceRobert TherrienBoston
Barbara Krakow Gallery
1991Lafrenz CollectionRobert TherrienBremen
Neues Museum
1991Lafrenz CollectionRobert TherrienDublin
The Irish Museum of Modern Art
1991Minimalism and Post-Minimalism: Drawing DistinctionsRobert TherrienHanover
1991Minimalism and Post-Minimalism: Drawing DistinctionsRobert TherrienSouthampton
The Parrish Art Museum
199012th International Biennale of DrawingsRobert TherrienRijeka
Museum of Modern Art
1990Objects of Potential. Five American Sculptors from the Anderson CollectionRobert TherrienBelmont
College of Notre Dame, Wiegand Gallery
1989Sculpture 1960s-1980sRobert TherrienThe Greenberg Gallery,
St. Louis
1989Art in Place, Fifteen Years of AcquisitionsJoseph Kosuth, Robert TherrienNew York
Whitney Museum of American Art
1989I Triennal de Dibuix Joan MiroRobert TherrienBarcelona
FundaciÛ Joan MirÛ
1989Skulptur, Material & Abstraction: 2 x 5 PositionenRobert TherrienAarau
Aargauer Kunsthaus
1989Skulptur, Material & Abstraction: 2 x 5 PositionenRobert TherrienLausanne
Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts
1989Skulptur, Material & Abstraction: 2 x 5 PositionenRobert TherrienNew York
City Gallery
1988Vital Signs A.o., Robert TherrienWhitney Museum of American Art,
New York
1988Sculpture Inside OutsideRobert TherrienMinneapolis
Walker Art Center
1988Sculpture Inside OutsideRobert TherrienHouston
Museum of Fine Arts
1988The University Collects: Recent Gifts From Ruth S. SchaffnerRobert TherrienSanta Barbara
University Art Museum
1988The University Collects: Recent Gifts From Ruth S. SchaffnerRobert TherrienStockholm
Magasin 3 Stockholm
1988Abstract Expresssions Recent SculptureRobert TherrienLake Worth
Lannan Museum
1987small scale sculpture LARGE SCALE SCULPTURERobert TherrienAtlanta
The Atlanta College of Art
1987Leo Castelli y sus ArtistasRobert TherrienPolanco
1987Structure to Resemblance: Work by Eight American SculptorsRobert TherrienBuffalo
Albright_Knox Art Gallery
1987Leo Castelli at GagosianRobert TherrienLos Angeles
Larry Gagosian Gallery
1986A Collecting Partnership: Highlights of California Art Since 1945Robert TherrienNewport Beach
Newport Harbor Art Museum
1986Individuals: A Selected History of Contemporary Art, 1945-86Robert TherrienLos Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art
1986Major Acquisitions Since 1980: Selected Paintings and SculptureRobert TherrienNew York
Whitney Museum of American Art
1986Pasadena Collects: The Art of Our TimeRobert TherrienPasadena
Art Center College of Design
1986Permanent CollectionRobert TherrienLos Angeles
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
19851985 Whitney Biennial ExhibitionBarbara Kruger, Richard Prince, Cindy Sherman, Robert TherrienNew York
*Whitney Museum of American Art
1985Actual Size: An Exhibition of Small Paintings and SculpturesRobert TherrienLos Angeles
Larry Gagosian Gallery
1984XLI Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte – Aperto 84Robert TherrienVenezia
XLI Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte, La Biennale di Venezia
1984Awards in the Visual ArtsRobert TherrienSan Antonio
San Antonio Museum of Art
1984Awards in the Visual ArtsRobert TherrienOrlando
Loch Haven Art Center
1984Awards in the Visual ArtsRobert TherrienBloomfield
Cranbrook Academy
1980Sculpture in California 1975–80Robert TherrienSan Diego
San Diego Museum of Art
1977Robert TherrienRobert TherrienLos Angeles
Ruth S. Schaffner Gallery
1977Four Californians. Visual IncantationsRobert TherrienLa Jolla
La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art
1974Young CaliforniaRobert TherrienLos Angeles
Ruth S. Schaffner Gallery