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Alan Belcher

Alan Belcher (Born 1957) is active/lives in Ontario, New York / Germany.  Alan Belcher is known for Conceptual sculpture, ceramic installations.

Alan Belcher is a Toronto based visual artist whose conceptual practice is decidedly multi-layered and object orientated.  A transparency of vision and simplicity of fabrication with a concentrated regard for materials are hallmarks of his serial productions.

He is recognized as a driving force behind the hybrid of photography and sculpture classified as 'photo-objects', and is known for a directness and a sharp simplicity when approaching difficult subject matter. A sense of humour and a reverence for Pop, as well as a hands-on approach, invade much of his practice.
He was co-founder and co-director of Gallery Nature Morte with artist Peter Nagy in New York's East Village from 1982–88.

Works  by Alan Belcher are held in several public collections including those of the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery at UBC (Vancouver), Musee des Beaux-Arts (Montréal), Musée Niepce Chalon (France),   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5066 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Alan Belcher

   Publications  Book References:  4
Magazine References:  2

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2 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Alan Belcher
Magazine Article Date Author Color
ARTFORUM Infotainment: Thomas Lawson on Medi October 2004 Lawson, Thomas Yes
Art in America Review of Exhibitions June 1995 Editors, Art in America Yes
4 Book References for Alan Belcher
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
1999 Kirwin, Elizabeth Seton It's All True: Imagining New York's East Village Art Scene of the 1980s 916 No
1984 Collins, Tricia and Richard Milazzo Natural Genre (Fine Arts Gallery, Florida State University) 48 Yes
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