biography of Philip GUSTON (1913-1980)

Personal data


Birth : 06/27/1913 - Montréal QC, Canada
Death : 06/07/1980 - Woodstock NY New York, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Canada - Ex-USSR - United States

Representatives

McKee Gallery – 745 Fifth Avenue – New York NY, United States
Steven Vail Galleries – Suite 1803 666 Walnut Avenue – Des Moines IA, United States

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting : Oil/canvas
Drawing-Watercolor : Pencil/paper

Movements and styles

Abstraction
Abstract Expressionism
American Abstraction 1910-1960
American Modernists
New York School

Works

Street II
Date of creation : 1977
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 171 x 182 cm
 
Sans titre
Date of creation : 1969
Medium : Pencil/paper
Size : 37 x 44 cm
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2006

Timothy Taylor Gallery – London, United Kingdom
02/10/2006 – 03/18/2006

2004

Royal Academy of Arts – London, United Kingdom
01/24/2004 – 04/12/2004

Timothy Taylor Gallery – London, United Kingdom
01/22/2004 – 02/21/2004

2003

Mind and Matter
McKee Gallery – New York NY, United States
11/11/2003 – 12/23/2003

The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
10/28/2003 – 01/04/2004

Retrospective
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
06/28/2003 – 09/28/2003

Philip Guston’s Poor Richard
California Palace of the Legion of Honor – San Francisco CA, United States
01/26/2003 – 2003

2002

Centre Julio González – IVAM Institut Valencià d’Art Modern/Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno – Valencia, Spain
02/2002 – 03/2002

SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
06/28/2002 – 09/28/2002

2001

McKee Gallery – New York NY, United States
09/07/2001 – 09/29/2001

1982

Retrospective
Stedelijk Museum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
1982

1981

Retrospective
MCA Museum of Contemporary Art – Chicago IL, United States
1981

Retrospective
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
1981

1980

Retrospective
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1980

Retrospective
Corcoran Gallery of Art – Washington DC, United States
1980

1962

Retrospective
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – New York NY, United States
1962

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2007

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : James Goodman Gallery – 41 East 57th Street, Suite 802 – New York NY, United States

2006

Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Timothy Taylor Gallery – 24 Dering street – London, United Kingdom

2004

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Acquavella Galleries Inc. – 18 Esat 79th Street – New York NY, United States

sf6 San Francisco International Art Exposition
Fort Mason – San Francisco CA, United States
01/16/2004 – 01/19/2004
Represented by : Gallery Paule Anglim – 14 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Gemini G.E.L. LLC – 8365 Melrose Avenue – Los Angeles CA, United States

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : C & M Arts – 45 East 78th Street – New York NY, United States

Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Richard Gray Gallery – Suite 2503 875 North Michigan Avenue – Chicago IL, United States

2002

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Richard Gray Gallery – 4th Floor 1018 Madison Avenue – New York NY, United States

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : C & M Arts – 45 East 78th Street – New York NY, United States

2001

Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Timothy Taylor Gallery – 24 Dering street – London, United Kingdom

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : C & M Arts – 45 East 78th Street – New York NY, United States

Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Brooke Alexander – 2nd Floor 59 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States

1998

ACAF 6 – Australian Contemporary Art Fair / Melbourne Art Fair
Melbourne VIC, Australia
10/01/1998 – 10/04/1998
Represented by : Martin Browne Fine Art – 22 Macleay Street – Potts Point NSW, Australia


Group exhibitions

2006

Christmas Exhibition
Yello Gallery – Dublin, Ireland
12/14/2006

2003

Vos papiers !
Manoir de Cologny – Cologny GE, Switzerland
05/02/2003 – 05/25/2003

2002

Points of Departure II: Connecting with Contemporary Art
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
07/10/2002 – 09/06/2002

Los excesos de la mente
CAAC Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo – Sevilla, Spain
05/16/2002 – 09/08/2002

Made in USA : L’Art américain de 1908 à 1947
Musée Fabre – Montpellier, France
04/12/2002 – 06/23/2002

Made in USA : L’Art américain de 1908 à 1947
Musée des Beaux-Arts – Rennes, France
01/17/2002 – 03/31/2002

2001

Made in USA : L’Art américain de 1908 à 1947
Musée des Beaux-Arts – Bordeaux, France
10/10/2001 – 12/31/2001

2000

Justice, justice shall you pursue: jewish artists of conscience in the 20th century
Singer Gallery – Denver CO, United States
2000

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Periodicals

2004

FURNESS Rosalind – Reviews
in: Contemporary n° 61 p. 67
London, United Kingdom
2004

RUBINSTEIN Raphael – Philip Guston: Some Thoughts
in: Art in America n° 3 p. 82
New York NY, United States
03/2004

2002

Arte y Parte n° 37
Santander, Spain
02/2002-03/2002

Legals