137. BLINKY
PALERMO
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Graue Scheibe
1966 Casein on wood 13.5 x 26.5 x 2.5 cm |
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Kissen mit schwarzer Form
1967 Foam rubber 52 x 42 x 10 cm |
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Flipper
1965 Acrylic on canvas 89.7 x 70.2 cm |
BIO & STEPS
Born:
He was born Peter Schwarze in Leipzig, Germany in 1943 and
was adopted and raised under the name Peter Heisterkamp. He changed his name to
Palermo, taking the pseudonym from the American boxing promoter Blinky Palermo
(“Blinky” later became his nickname; Palermo was his chosen artist name).
Palermo
died in 1977 at the age of 34 while traveling in the Maldives.
Studies:
In
the 1960s, he studied under Joseph Beuys at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
Themes and
style:
Palermo was best known for his spare
monochromatic canvases and "fabric paintings" made from simple
lengths of colored material cut, stitched and stretched over a frame. He
painted on aluminum, steel, wood, paper and Formica, often making lines out of
tape instead of paint.
As the time passed by, he became
increasingly interested in the organized spatial relationship between form and
colour, a polarity which is manifest throughout the rest of his oeuvre. In the
mid 1960s, Palermo moved away from conventional rectangular canvases and
increasingly opted for surfaces such as the circle, triangle, cruciform, totem
pole and even the interior walls of buildings.
Techniques:
His work
is developed in paintings ( acrylic) and sculpture.
Exhibitions
Since his first solo exhibition in 1966 at
Galerie Friedrich & Dahlem, Munich, Palermo’s work has been included in
numerous important exhibitions in Europe and the United States at such
institutions as the Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal (1968); Hamburger
Kunstverein (1973); Städtisches Kunstmuseum, Bonn (1975); São Paulo Biennial
(1975); Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (1986); Centre Georges Pompidou,
Paris (1986); Dia Center for the Arts, New York (1987); Galerie des Beaux-Arts,
Brussels (1988); The Menil Collection, Houston (1989); Museum der Bildenden
Künste, Leipzig (1993); Kunstmuseum Bonn (1994); MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani
de Barcelona; and the Serpentine Gallery, London (both 2002-03).
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Representative
Galleries:
David Zwirner
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more Information: