Summary
Carmen Perrin (born 1953) is a Bolivian-born Swiss visual artist, designer, and educator. She has worked as a sculptor,[1] site-specific artist,[1] and printmaker, as well as worked in the design public garden spaces and public art in collaboration with architects.[2] From 1989 to 2004, she was the university chair of her alma mater, École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève.[3]
Carmen Perrin | |
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| Born | 9 January 1953 La Paz, Bolivia |
| Alma mater | École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, designer, educator, university department Chair |
| Known for | Sculpture, public art |
| Awards | Manor Cultural Prize (1988) |
| Website | www |
Biography edit
Carmen Perrin was born on January 9, 1953, in La Paz, Bolivia to Swiss parents.[2] Her father is filmmaker, Alberto Perrin.[4] In 1960, she moved with her family back to Geneva, Switzerland.[2]
She attended École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève (the school has since been merged and re-named the Geneva University of Art and Design), where she graduated in 1980.[2] Her early work was primarily sculptures made of industrial items (such as bricks, wire, rubber), which explored the physical materials and their interactions.[4] After 1990, she began to work at a much larger scale and was considerate of the site of the work.[4] In 1993, she had her debut solo exhibition in the United States at the Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York.[1]
She was awarded the Manor Cultural Prize (1988) for the Canton of Geneva; and the Trigon Prize ’89 from the Trigon Museum, Graz, Austria.[3] Her work is in museum collections, including at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona,[5] and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c Borum, Jenifer P. (November 1993). "Jenifer P. Borum on Carmen Perrin". Artforum.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ a b c d Ritschard, Claude (2005). "Perrin, Carmen". SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ a b "Perrin, Carmen". Austrian Sculpture Park, Museum Joanneum. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ a b c Bernardi, Claire. "Carmen Perrin". AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. Dictionnaire universel des créatrices. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Perrin, Carmen". MACBA Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Carmen Perrin". The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
External links edit
- Official website