Richard Humann

Richard Humann is a contemporary conceptual American artist born in 1961 in Suffern, New York and a graduate of Harriman College, New York. He lives and works in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Woodstock, NY. His work has received international attention and was chosen for inclusion in the 2003 Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy.

Major Exhibits

Other major exhibits include DIA Art Foundation, NY.NY (1988,Three Doors) ; Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland ( 2004, Delicate Monster); Kemi Art Museum, Kemi, Finland (2003, Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops );Museum of Contemporary Art, Sonoma, CA (2002,New York Art); Museo Cristóbal Gabarrón, Murcia, Spain ( 2007, Revolutions) His work has appeared and been reviewed in the in the following publications: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Village Voice, Dwell, New York Arts, ArtReview, The New Yorker, Sculpture, American Craft, Flash Art, Artforum and Art in America. His current bassword miniatures are featured inAmerican Craft magazine (2007). His work has also been shown at galleries in the United States and abroad including Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY; Gallery St. Gertud Malmo, Sweden; Kunst+Technik, Berlin, Germany; Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, Canada; Project Row Houses, Houston, TX; Gasworks Gallery, London, England; Cornerhouse, Manchester, England; L Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Planet Art Gallery, Capetown, South Africa; Samzie Space, Seoul, Korea; Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY; Voorkamer Gallery, Lier, Belgium; and Corridor Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Humann has received awards from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Brooklyn Arts Council.

External links

* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_6_89/ai_75496795 Art in America, June, 2001 by Sarah Valdez]
* [http://www.pierogi2000.com/flatfile/humannri.html Pierogi 2000]
* [http://www.nyartsmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1055&Itemid=36 New York Arts Magazine]
* [http://www.ghost-trails.com/ Ghost-Trails.com]

Exhibitions

Current Work

Since 2005, the new body of work by Richard Humann has concentrated on sculptural creations of small scale, static amusement rides combined with historical execution devices. The work merges the dichotomous elements of public spectacle and private experience, mechanizedregalement and organized punishment—and the thick gray line between right and wrong. New pieces include the Bumper Cars, Octopus, Airplane, Teacup,Ferris Wheel, Wave Swinger and Tilt-A-Whirl. All work is handcrafted in bass wood in reduced scale and displayed as dioramas. These works are featured in American Craft magazine (2007).

Selected Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2007Richard Humann, Revolutions, Museo Cristóbal Gabarrón, Murcia, Spain

2005Richard Humann, The Quiet Argument, Aine Art Museum, Tornio, Finland

2004Richard Humann, Broken English, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NYRichard Humann, Delicate Monster, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland

2003Richard Humann, Body Language, Karolyn Sherwood Gallery, Des Moines, IARichard Humann, A Childish Fear, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NYRichard Humann, Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops, Kemi Museum ofArt, Kemi, Finland

2001Richard Humann, Possessions for Judgment Day, Project Row Houses, Houston, TX

2000Richard Humann, Evidence of My Being, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY

1998Richard Humann, Psycho Killer, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY

1997Richard Humann, Shakespeare in Code, Ridge Gallery, New York, NYRichard Humann, The Lightbox, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center,Williamsburg, Brooklyn

1988Richard Humann, Cover-Up, EV7 Gallery, Williamsburg, NY

Group Exhibitions

2007Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NYDigiscape: Unexplored Terrain, Pace Digital Gallery, New York, NYTransparency, Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middleburry, VT

2006Corridor Gallery, Reyjavik, Iceland

2005R3, Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY

2004Black on White, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NYPierogi a Go Go, Pierogi, Williamsburg, BrooklynPersonal Space, Gigantic ArtSpace [GAS] , New York, NY

2003La Biennale di Venezia, Palazzo Zorzi, Venice, ItalySuper Depth Mapping, Union Gallery, University of Maryland, MDSummer Reading, Schroeder Romero Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

2002New York Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sonoma, CAMapping The Vicinity, Voorkamer Gallery, Lier, Belgium

2001Ssamzie Site Specific, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, KoreaGoing Home, The Hopper House Museum, Nyack, NYCrossing Parallels, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY32 lbs. of Head, The State of Art Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

2000Eyewash, Liege Museum of Art, Liege, BelgiumInfoZone, Bronx Museum, Bronx, New YorkThe Last Waltz, Gallery St. Gertrud, Malm, SwedenArt Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas

1999The Last Waltz, Grekiskt Kulturcentrum, Stockholm, SwedenApocalypse, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Williamsburg, BrooklynLine, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY

1998The Planet Art Gallery, Cape Town, South AfricaKunst+Technik, Berlin, GermanyA Collection of Actions, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NYL Gallery, Moscow, Russia5 from Williamsburg, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, CanadaThe Concrete Signal, York College Galleries, York, PAContemporary New York Art, Eleven East Ashland, Phoenix, AZ

1997New York Exchange, Eklektikos Gallery, Washington D.C.New York Drawers, Gasworks Gallery, London, England —Pierogi flat filesNew York Drawers, Cornerhouse, Manchester, England — Pierogi flat files

1996Pierogi, Williamsburg, Brooklyn—Work submitted to flat files

1988DIA Art Foundation, New York, NY

Bibliography

Exhibition Publications

Conner, Jill. "Digiscape: Unexplored Terrain". Catalogue. 2007Gallen-Kallela-Sirén, Janne. Rauhala, Osmo. Cohen, Mark Daniel."Delicate Monster". Catalogue. 2004Simon, Alicia. "Re-Site: Super Depth Mapping." Catalogue: UnionGallery, University of Maryland, MD. 2003Nyrhinen, Tiina. "Over the Aurora." Catalogue: Kemi Art Museum, Finland. 2003Hong-hee, Kim. "Crossing Parallels Between Korean and AmericanArtists" Catalogue: Ssamzie Space, 2001Jacobs, Joseph. "Going Home to Hopper." Catalogue: Going Home.HopperHouse Art Center. 2001Cohen, Mark Daniel. "The Ardency of Codes in the Art of RichardHumann." Catalogue: Lance FungGallery, 1999.Humann, Richard; Schicker, Eva; Pettit, Ethan. "Art in the UrbanMatrix." [Art in the Urban Matrix] F.F.A.Gallery, 1989

Periodicals

2007Sullivan, R. (2007) “Little but Loud.” American Craft, 67, 5, October/November, 90-99.Humann, Richard. "The Pledge". Daily Constitutional, Issue 4, Summer2007. p.24-29

2006Greaney, Thomas. "Thanks to Insomnia, New Inspiration!" Counselor,August 2006 Vol. 7. p.58-59

2005Arffman, Jari. "Art is not a Crisis Aide". Taide. April 2005. p.47Sarrala, Hannu. "Talking Hands and Crossing the Bridge".Haaparannanlehti. February 3, 2005.Sarrala, Hannu. "Talking Hands and Crossing the Bridge". PuhjolanSanomat. February 3, 2005.Kapraali, Riitta. "Angry Hands and in the Borderline of Two Cultures".Haaparannanlehti. February 4, 2005.Kapraali, Riitta. "Angry Hands and in the Borderline of Two Cultures".Haparandabladet, February 8, 2005. p.20Hyvärinen, Marja-Leena. "The Closed Spaces of Silence Appear, AreSeen, Are Visible". Puhjolan Sanomat. February 25, 2005.

2004Moynihan, Megan. "Viewing Space in a Personal Realm". The TribecaTrib, Vol. X No. 11 July/August2004. p. 39.Wagner, Andrew. "Photo Finish". Blueprint, No. 216. February 2004. p.66-69."In the Modern World". Dwell. March 2004. p.34.Lit 8. Winter 2004. cover artStrietfeld, L.P. "Richard Humann / Lance Fung Gallery". Sculpture,Vol. 23 No. 2. March 2004. p.74.32 Lbs. of Head. "Second Poem". The Brooklyn Rail. March 2004. p.25M-1000. "Mapping Movements". NYArts Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 5/6. May 2004, p. 35.

2003Gebhardt, Sara. "Avant-Garde 'Mapping' of Campus". The WashingtonPost. Thursday, October 23, 2003. p. 31.Larson, J.D. "How to Reconsider Familiar Things". City View.Wednesday, October 1, 2003.Pierre, Amanda. "Gallery to Showcase Video and Conceptual Artist". DesMoines Sunday Register.Sunday, September 14, 2003. p. 4 OP.Sarrala, Hannu. "The stars of art at the Gulf of Bothnia". PohjolanSanomat. January 15th 2003. p.1.Sarrala,Hannu. "Art Polaris presents Top Artists". Pohjolan Sanomat.January 15th 2003. p.11.Knihtila, Jouni. "Art Polaris presents the Stars of Art in Lapland".Kaleva. January 26th 2003. p.15."Kemi, Media Art from New York". PetoLista. Peto17.1. – 23.1. January 2003. p.6.Hyvarinen, Marja-Leena. "Optical Dreams". Pohjolan Sanomat. February3rd 2003. p.10.Jokelainen, Timo. "Contemporary Art from New York". Kaleva. February 12th 2003.

2002Cohen, Terri. "Nature/Manmade: The New York Experience". artMuse.November 2002. p.4.Cuzner, Carol I. "What is Contemporary Art?". artMuse. November 2002. p.1.Bass, Debra D. "Exhibit of New York Artists Explores City'sInfluence". The Press Democrat. Friday,November 8, 2002. p. D1"Mapping The Vicinity". De Morgen–Onafhankelijk Dagblad. Saturday, May18, 2002. BelgiumNii, Yuko. "The Scene—Williamsburg, Brooklyn". NYArts Magazine, Vol.7, No. 3, March 2002, p. 12Lindall, Terrance. "The Epistemological Movement in Late 20th CenturyArt: The Williamsburg Circle". NYArtsMagazine, Vol. 7, No. 2, February 2002, p. 62-63.

2001N., P. "The Freight Elevator Project." Temma Celest,November-December, 2001, p.103Strietfeld, L.P. "Going Home to Hopper." The Advocate/Greenwich Time.Sunday, August 12, 200, Arts, D3.HanKyuRae ShinMoon(HanKyuRae Newspaper), "Exchange of Korean &American Artists Working with NewAesthetics of Space", July 12th, 2001, p. 27.Hanguk Ilbo(The Korea Times - NY), "2001 Seoul / NY Artists ExchangeExhibition: Starting on the 8th at theLance Fung Gallery", August 1st, 2001.WolganMisool(Monthly Arts Magazine), Exhibition Highlights Review byMiJin Kim (Art Critic), "Shared Visual'Communications' between Seoul and New York: SSAMZIE SITE SPECIFIC"CROSSING PARALLELS Exhibition, 7.18–8.19 at SSAMZIE SPACE, 8.8 – 31 atNew York Lance FungGallery, September Issue, p 152-3.Art in Culture, Exhibition Review, by ChanDong Kim (Team Manager forKorean Cultural Center's ArtLiterature), "Korea and America, Meeting at the point of Difference:SSAMZIE SITE SPECIFIC 7.18 – 8.19 atSSAMZIE SPACE", September 2001, p.123.News People, by NamJoo Ha (Journalist), "A Unique Experiment of'Specific Space Aesthetics' by Korean andAmerican Artists: An Unusual Exhibition at SSAMZIE SPACE of Paired ArtMaking Completion in Seoul",August 2nd, 2001, p. 66-7.HanGuk KyongJae(Korea Economy), Culture Section, "Korean-AmericanArtists Exchange Exhibition", July9th, 2001, p. 43.Vogue Majeste, Exhibition Review Section by HwaeSook Kyun, "2001Seoul/NY Exchange Exhibition", p.112.Cyber World Daily News(http://www.sgt.co.kr), Journalist CommunitySection, "Korean-American Artists,Working in Collaboration for an Exhibition in Seoul and New York",July 14th, 2001.MoonHwa Ilbo (Cultural Daily News), "Korean-American Artists MakingCollaborative Artwork: SSAMZIESPACE Introducing 7 Teams of Seoul-NY Exchange Exhibition", July 27th,2001, No.2978, p. 22.KyungHang Ilbo(KyungHang News Paper), by YongJun Lee, "Where and Whatwill Occur when Korean andAmerican Artists Meet", July 24th, 2001, p. 20.DongAh Ilbo (DongAh Daily News), "SSAMZIE SPACE Seoul – NY ArtistsExchange Exhibition", July 25th,2001, No. 24885, p. C6.ChoSun Ilbo(ChoSun Daily News), Arts Section, by HanSu Kim(Journalist), "14 Korean and AmericanArtists… Similar yet Different with the 'Seoul Feeling': SSAMZIE SITESPECIFIC Exhibition, Till August 19th atSSAMZIE SPACE", No. 25061, p. 34.KookMin Ilbo(People's Daily News), DoYoung Nam (Journalist),"Exhibition of Attention: SSAMZIE SITESPECIFIC : CROSSING PARALLELS–When Seoul and New York Artists Meet",July 13th, 2001, No. 3857.Interview. "32 lbs. of Head." NYArts Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, June 2001, p. 73."Heads Up at the State of Art." The Greenpoint Gazette, Vol. 29., No.20, May 16, 2001 to May 23, 2001, p. 1, p. 19.Kratzer, Emily. "In the City." The Journal News, April 26, 2001, p. 20G.Valdez, Sara. "Richard Humann at Lance Fung." Art in America, June200, p. 129-130.Klaasmeyer, Kelly. "Blue Mood". The Houston Press, May 31-June 6, 2001, p. 62.Nicholson, Stuart. "Beyond the Me Generation: Evidence of My Being."Zingmagazine, Issue 14, Winter2001, p. 222-223.

2000Cotter, Holland. "Richard Humann at Lance Fung Gallery." The New YorkTimes, December 1, 2000, p. E37.Levin, Kim. "Richard Humann." The Village Voice, Vol.XLV, No.47,November 28, 2000, p.?Neuman, Elizabeth. "Richard Humann's 'Evidence of My Being' at LanceFung Gallery." NYArts Magazine,November, 2000, Vol. 5, No. 11, p 63.

1999Viveros-Faune, Christian. "The Crest Hardware Show." The New Yorker,November 15, 1999.

1998Levin, Kim. "A Collection of Actions–Psycho Killer at Lance Fung." TheVillage Voice. August 18, 1998.Myers, Melissa Polites. "Artist Uses Morse Code to Convey Words,Music." The Journal News, August 22, 1998.Myers, Melissa Polites. "Artist Translates Literature into a VisualExperience." The Journal News, July 19,1998, 5C."A Collection of Actions." ArtsWire, Current, July 14, 1998Kort, Bill. "Five Artists from Williamsburg." ArtReview, Issue 3, June, 1998"5 from Williamsburg." The Greenpoint Gazette, Vol.26 No.18, May 6, 1998, p. 1.Davis, Tim. "Exporting Williamsburgs' Cool." Brooklyn Bridge Magazine,May, 1998, p 39.Carrvahlo, Denise. "Lower East Side." Cover Magazine, Vol. 12, #2May/June, 1998, p. 44-45.Hamburger, Susan. "Drawings." Waterfront Week, Vol. 8.6, March26-April 8, 1998, p. 17.

1997Reizer, Arthur. "'The Lightbox' an Art Installation by RichardHumann". The Greenpoint Gazette,Vol. 25,No. 45, November 5, 1997 p.3.Seeber, Michael. "Showing a Side of Slides Seldom Seen." BrooklynBridge Magazine, November, 1997 p. 32-33.Samuels, Renee. "What's the big idea?" The Woodstock Times, Vol. 26,No. 1, January 2, 1997 p. 19.

1996Artburger. "X Marks an Alternative Spot." Waterfront Week, Vol. 6.23,November 21-December 4, 1996, p. 10. 1994Bennett, Diane, Wong, Miranda. "Humann's Beings." Today's Living HongKong, No 89, December, 1994 p.46-51Gould, Genia. "Art and the Humann Matrix." Greenline, July 1989Krinein, Joseph. "Cover-Up at E-V 7." The Greenpoint GazetteThe Phoenix, November 1986, New York Publication