Robert Janz

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Robert Janz
Jan Berdyszak et Robert Janz.jpg
Jan Berdyszak (left) and Robert Janz (right) in 1988
Born(1932-12-25)December 25, 1932
Belfast, Northern Ireland
DiedOctober 26, 2021(2021-10-26) (aged 88)
Tribeca, New York City, New York

Robert Janz (December 25, 1932 - October 26, 2021), Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a New York-based visual artist whose work often dealt with ephemeral phenomena.[1][2] His work has been described as having a "nomadic aspect".[3]

Janz was educated at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he graduated with a MFA degree. Janz taught in London, Berlin and Spain.[4]

Janz exhibited his work internationally in Barcelona, Belfast, Los Angeles, Chicago, Lyon, Dublin, among other locations.[4] His work was included in three exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, [5] as well as White Columns, the Irish Museum of Modern Art[6] among other venues.[7]

In 2020 a documentary film was made on him, titled Janz: In the Moment.[8]

Collections[]

His work is included in the collections of the Portland Art Museum,[9] the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art,[10] the Williams College Museum of Art,[11] among other venues.

References[]

  1. ^ "Robert Janz, who painted the streets and sidewalks of the neighborhood, has died". Tribeca Citizen. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021. his death on Oct. 26.
  2. ^ "Robert Janz and the art of disappearing". Tribeca Citizen. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ^ Knight, Christopher (December 1979). "Robert Janz, L.A. Louver". Artforum. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Edgars, Geoff (12 November 2001). "Art in Surreal Time". The News and Observer. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Robert Janz". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Robert Janz". Irish Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Robert Janz: Six Lean Sticks". White Columns. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Film honors Robert Janz and his work on our streets". Tribeca Citizen. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Robert Janz". Portland Art Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Robert Janz, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1932". Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Robert Janz (collection search)". Williams College Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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