Walter Robinson
(American, born 1950)
Biography
Walter Robinson is an American painter and art critic based in New York. As the founding editor-in-chief of artnet Magazine from 1996 to 2012, Robinson applies his critical voice as a writer to contemporary culture and consumerism. Often considered a post-modernist painter, Robinson’s subject matter ranges from pulp-fiction book covers, fashion advertising, to banal objects such as hamburgers, donuts, and Vaseline jars. His re-contextualization of commonplace items is similar to the appropriation tactics in Jeff Koons’ oeuvre. His depictions of fashion models and partygoers is reminiscent of the distant, voyeuristic portraiture of Cindy Sherman. Robinson has also created paintings using mechanical processes, with a series of “spin paintings” that predate those of Damien Hirst by a decade. “I like images that enlist the viewer in a real subject-object dynamic…It’s direct address,” the artist has said, citing Barbara Kruger as an example. Robinson was born in Wilmington, DE, and Raised in Tulsa, OK, later moving to New York in 1968 to study psychology and art history at Columbia University. A survey of his work was exhibited at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, which reopened in 2016 with this show. He currently lives and works in New York, NY.
Walter Robinson Artworks
Walter Robinson
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.jpg "GI Green; GI Red (2 works), 1983")
English (US)
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