Lawrence Carroll
In Lawrence Carroll's three-dimensional paintings, everyday objects and materials, folded canvases, wallpaper, old shoes, newspapers, pieces of wood, have been recovered to be transposed into the abstract time of his work. While preserving the memory of the objects, leaving visible the traces of their history, the artist has slowly superimposed layers of paint – oils and acrylics in warm white tones, with rare splashes of color – covering them with a new layer of wax or allowing the original texture of the material to emerge from the thin layers of color and paint, and offer recognizable, yet always new spaces, within which the viewer can freely wander.
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Lawrence Carroll – Freezing Painting
2014
directed by Luigi Scaglione
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Born in Melbourne in 1954, Lawrence Carroll studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena before settling down in New York, where he began his career as a visual artist in the mid-Eighties.
In 1988, he held his first solo exhibition in New York, followed by a series of major exhibitions in Europe, including Einleuchten at the Deichtorhallen, curated by Harald Szeemann, in Hamburg in 1989; Documenta IX, in Kassel in 1992; and, the Venice Biennale in 2013. His works are part of important public institutions and private collections the world over, such as the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Museo de Bellas Artes in Caracas, the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, the Städtisches Museum Abteiberg in Mönchengladbach, the Städtische Kunsthalle in Mannheim, the Galerie der Stadt in Stuttgart, the MART in Rovereto, the Collezione Panza di Biumo, and the Museo Madre in Naples.
In Italy he is represented by Studio Trisorio where he realized in 1995 – together with John Millei – the show Paintings, in 2004, the solo exhibition Lawrence Carroll and in 2007 – together with Steve Riedell – the show A Conversation Between Friends.
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Nato a Melbourne nel 1954, Lawrence Carroll ha studiato all'Art Center College of Design di Pasadena prima di stabilirsi a New York, dove ha iniziato la sua carriera di artista visivo a metà degli anni Ottanta.
Nel 1988 ha tenuto la sua prima personale a New York, seguita da una serie di importanti mostre in Europa, tra cui Einleuchten al Deichtorhallen di Amburgo nel 1989, curata da Harald Szeemann; Documenta IX, Kassel, nel 1992; la Biennale di Venezia, nel 2013. Le sue opere fanno parte di importanti istituzioni pubbliche e collezioni private in tutto il mondo, come il Guggenheim Museum di New York, il Museum of Contemporary Art di Los Angeles, il Museum of Fine Arts di Houston, il Museo de Bellas Artes di Caracas, il Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art di Tokyo, lo Städtisches Museum Abteiberg di Mönchengladbach, la Städtische Kunsthalle di Mannheim, la Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart, il MART di Rovereto, la Collezione Panza di Biumo, il Museo Madre di Napoli.
In Italia è rappresentato dallo Studio Trisorio dove ha realizzato nel 1995 – insieme a John Millei – la mostra Paintings, nel 2004 la personale Lawrence Carroll e nel 2007 – insieme a Steve Riedell – la mostra A Conversation Between Friends, queste ultime ospitate anche presso la sede di Roma.
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