Mark di Suvero
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Mark di Suvero (born as Marco Polo di Suvero) is an American abstract expressionist sculptor born in Shanghai, China in 1933 to Italian expatriates. He came to San Francisco, California in 1941 with his father. From 1953 to 1957, he attended the University of California, Berkeley to study fine arts and where he ultimately earned a degree in Philosophy. He later moved to New York City where he was surrounded by an explosion of Abstract Expressionism. While working construction, he was critically injured in a freight elevator accident and focused all his attention on sculpture.
While in rehabilitation, he learned to work with an arc welder. His early works were large outdoor pieces that incorporated railroad ties, tires, scrap metal and structural steel. This exploration has transformed over time into a focus on I-beams and heavy gauge metal. Many of the pieces contain sections that are allowed to swing and rotate giving the overall forms a considerable degree of motion. He prides himself on his hands-on approach to the fabrication and installation of his work.
di Suvero was a founding member of ConStruct, the artist-owned gallery that promoted and organized large-scale sculpture exhibitions throughout the United States. Other founding members include John Raymond Henry, Kenneth Snelson, Lyman Kipp and Charles Ginnever.
His distinctive, large bold pieces can be found all over the world. He continues to be the subject of multiple exhibitions and his commitment to emerging artists is undeniable through the Athena Foundation and the Socrates Sculpture Park. di Suvero has received the Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award from the International Sculpture Center and the 2005 Heinz Award for the Arts and Humanities for his commitment to aspiring artists.
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[edit] Education/Distinctions
1933 Born Shanghai, China
1941 Immigrated to USA
1953-54 San Francisco City College
1954-55 University of California, Santa Barbara
1956 University of California, Berkeley, B.A. Philosophy
1977 Establishes Athena Foundation
1985 Establishes Socrates Sculpture Park
2000 International Sculpture Center Lifetime Achievement Award
2005 Heinz Award for Arts and Humanities
[edit] Monumental Sculptures and Public Works
[edit] United States
California
- Spud, 1967, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
- Teha, 1971, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
- Pre-Natal Memories, 1976, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
- Prison Dream, 1961, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
- Ol' One Tooth, 1978, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs
- Ferro, 1982, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco
- The Sieve of Eratosthenes, 1999, Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, Stanford
- Shoshone, 1982, 444 S. Flower, Los Angeles
- Applebone, 1987, Clos Pegase Winery, Calistoga
- Crochet, 1974, Gersh, Phillip & Beatrice, Los Angeles
- Homage to Charlie Parker, 1975, Oakland Museum, Oakland
- Yi!, Runnymede Sculpture Farm, Woodside
Colorado
- Lao Tzu, 1991, Denver Art Museum, Denver
Connecticut
- Alpha, 1968, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
District of Columbia
- Are Years What? (For Marianne Moore), 1967, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington
- Homage to Martin Luther King, 1968, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington
- The A Train, 1965, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington
- Aurora, 1993, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Florida
- Untitled, 1967, Federal Reserve Bank - Miami Branch, Miami
- Bojangles, 1966-67, Martin Z. Margulies Sculpture Park, Florida International University, Miami
- Untitled, 1977, Martin Z. Margulies Sculpture Park, Florida International University, Miami
Hawaii
- Shadowdance, 1984, Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu
Illinois
- No Title for Sure, 1968, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
- Prairie Chimes, 1969, Governors State University, University Park
- Yes! For Lady Day, 1969, Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, University Park
Indiana
- Helmholtz, 1985, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne
- Han, 1979, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne
- Keepers of the Fire, 1980, Century Center, South Bend
- Snowplow, 1968, Indianapolis Art Museum, Indianapolis
Iowa
- Shadowframe, 1973, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines
- Untitled, 1971, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City
Kentucky
- Untitled, 1972, University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington
- Pollock's Indians, 1976, Speed Art Museum, Louisville
Maine
- Untitled (Hand), 1959, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick
Massachusetts
- Aesop's Fables, II, 2005, MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge
- NJT, 1960, List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge
- Huru, 1984, Arts on the Point Sculpture Park, Boston
- Sunflowers for Vincent, 1983, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln
- Untitled, 1972, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton
Maryland
- Under Sky/One Family, 1980, The City of Baltimore, Baltimore
- Sister Lu, 1979, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore
Michigan
- Ben Webster, 2001, Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids
- Scarlatti, 2000, Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids
- For Mother Teresa, 1998, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills
- Motu Viget, 1977, Gerald R Ford Federal Building, Grand Rapids
- Pablo's Legacy, 1980, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
- Tom, 1959, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
Minnesota
- Gorky's Pillow, 1987, Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia
- Inner Search, 1980, Norwest Operations Center, Minneapolis
- Arikidea, 1982, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
- Molecule, 1983, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
- Stuyvesant's Eye, 1965, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Missouri
- Destino, 2003, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis
- Praise for Elohim Adomnai, 1966, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis
- Rumi, 1991, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
Nebraska
- Old Glory, 1986, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
New Hampshire
- X-Delta, 1970, Hood Museum of Art, Hanover
New York
- Jive, Pratt Institute Sculpture Park, Brooklyn
- Cubo Arcane, 1997, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Exclamation, 1980-81, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- For Gonzalez, 1973, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- For Roebling, 1971, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Ladderpiece, 1962, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Hankchampion, 1960, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
- New York Dawn (for Lorca), 1965, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
- Mon Père, Mon Père, 1975, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville
- Mother Peace, 1970, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville
- Mozart's Birthday, 1989, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville
- Pyramidian, 1998, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville
- Joie de Vivre, Zuccotti Park, Manhattan
- Caramba, 1994, Riggio, Leonard, Bridgehampton
North Carolina
- To Be, 1996, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro
Ohio
- Atman, 1979, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati
- Blubber, 1980, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo
- Eagle Wheel, 1979, Akron Museum of Art, Akron
- For Kepler, 1995, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford
- Tock, 1971, Weston, Harris & Alice, Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
- Victor's Lament, 1970, Martin Art Gallery, Allentown
Rhode Island
- Untitled, 1969, Museum of Art, Providence
Texas
- Ad Astra, 2005, Northpark Center Mall, Dallas
- Eviva Amore, 2001, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
- For W.B. Yeats, 1987, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
- In the Bushes, 1975, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
- Untitled, 1980, Buhsnami Sculpture Garden, Burton
- Ave, 1973, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
- Bygones, 1976, Menil Collection, Houston
- First European Variable Sculpture, 1973, Janie C. Lee Gallery, Houston
- Pranath Yama, 1978, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Washington
- Scissors, 1976, Restricted Owner, Bellevue
- For Handel, 1975, Western Washington University, Bellingham
- Mindseye, 1978, Western Washington University, Bellingham
- Charles, Merrill, Robin, Bing, 1967, Restricted Owner, Seattle
- Hand, 1962, Restricted Owner, Seattle
- Bunyon's Chess, 1965, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle
- Schubert Sonata, 1992, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle
Wisconsin
- Lover, 1973, The Bradley Family Foundation Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee
- Poland, 1968, The Bradley Family Foundation Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee
- The Calling, 1968, Bluff Park, Milwaukee
[edit] International
Australia
- Ik ook, 1972, National Gallery of Art, Canberra
Canada
- Sticky Wicket, 1978, Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, ONT
France
- Etoile Polaire, 1973, Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble
- Extase, 1991, Technopôle Brest-Iroise site, Brest
- Place of the Invalids, 1997, La ville Chalon-sur-Saône
- Vivaldi, 1993, La Ville de Valence, Valence
Germany
- L'Allume, 1992, IKKB, Bonn
- Racine du Naos, 1996, Skulpturenpark Köln, Cologne
- Galileo, 1996, DaimlerChrysler Collection, Potsdamer Platz
Netherlands, The
- K-piece, 1972, Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo
Spain
- Homage to Brancusi, 1962, Museu d´Art Contemporani de Barcelona - MACBA, Barcelona
Sweden
- Blue Arch for Matisse, 1962, Moderna Museet, Stockholm
United Kingdom
- Nelly, 1986, Yorkshire Sculpture Park - YSP, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
