Rainer mangold biography

Summary of Robert Mangold

Robert Mangold is perhaps one of the lesser-known figures associated with the Minimalist movement that came to dominate the North American art scene in the s.

But he was there at its conception and is held in high regard by many of the most famous sons and daughters of the genre.

Rainer mangold biography

Once employed alongside Sol LeWittt as a security guard at New York's Museum of Modern Art, he rose to prominence through his inclusion in a series of well-received Minimalist exhibitions in the mids. In addition, his turn in the s to brighter, bolder color palettes influenced the new generation of Post-Minimalist artists who rose to prominence in that decade.

Mangold remains creatively active and, in a Movement sometimes teased for its high-falutin metaphysical and conceptual propositions, is notable for speaking about his practice with an eloquent clarity and directness.

Accomplishments

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