Robert Storr

Robert Storr

Robert Storr is an American curator, academic, critic, and painter. He was named Dean of the Yale School of Art for a five-year period beginning July 2006 and was the director of the Venice Biennale in 2007. [http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/06-02-28-03.all.html] He has been described as a "vital link between the museum world and academia" and "a gifted writer". [http://newyorkmetro.com/news/features/influentials/16900/]

From 1990 to 2002 Storr was Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art. He is considered to be one of the most influential Americans in the art world. [ [http://newyorkmetro.com/news/features/influentials/16900/ 'The Most Influential Americans in Art'] , "New York Magazine", 7 May 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2007.] He received his B.A. in history and French from Swarthmore College in 1972. [ [http://swarthmore.edu/x18770.xml 'Three to Receive Honorary Degrees at Commencement 2008'] , "Swarthmore College News and Information", undated. Retrieved 18 May 2008.]

Over the years, Storr has written for the following publications: "Art in America", "Artforum", "Art Press", "New York Times", "Washington Post", "Village Voice", "Art & Design", "Interview", etc. [ [http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/06-02-28-03.all.html 'Yale University press release'] , undated. Retrieved 6 December 2007.] His regular column 'View from the Bridge' appears in "Frieze" magazine.

Bibliography

* "Louise Bourgeois," 2003
* "Gerhard Richter: Doubt and Belief in Painting," 2003
* "Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting," 2002
* "Philip Pearlstein Since 1983," 2002
* "Modern Art Despite Modernism," 2000
* "Chuck Close," 1998
* "Dislocations," 1991
* "Philip Guston," 1986

References

External links

*Form/Space Atelier Exhibits Robert Storr's Autograph And Other Work [http://www.formspaceatelier.com]
*Watch Chuck Close and Robert Storr in Conversation on [http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/buniverse/videos/view/?id=153 BUniverse]
*Venice Bienniale website, [http://www.labiennale.org/en/ English version] .
* [http://newyorkmetro.com/news/features/influentials/16900/ "The Most Influential Americans in Art"] , in "New York magazine", accessed 5 October 2006.
*"Critic, artist and curator Robert Storr named Dean of the Yale School of Art". Yale University [http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/06-02-28-03.all.html press release] , February 28, 2006.
* [http://www.themonthly.com.au/tm/node/1103 Watch Robert Storr lecture on biennales, art fairs and the notion of dialogue]


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