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Robert Longo
Born: 1953
Citizenship: us
Place(s) of work: New York (us)
Bio:
Robert Longo, born in 1953, is an American artist who is best known for his drawings and prints. Longo’s most iconic work is his 1980s series Men in the Cities, comprised of black and white drawings of suit-clad businessman in emphatically contorted body positions. The style references the graphic aesthetic of rock n’ roll, yet juxtaposes it with unlikely subjects in a critical attack on contemporary American culture through the appropriation of disparate elements. … (read more)
Techniques & Media: Drawing, Film and Video Art, Print
Inspirations & Key Themes: how information becomes authoritative, Mass media, Popular Culture
Associated with : Richard Serra
Influenced by : Vito Acconci , Joseph Beuys
Worked with : Cindy Sherman
Related Venues: Metro Pictures

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Robert Longo Shows

Christie's
September 19th 2009 - September 23rd 2009
Metropolitan Museum of Art
April 21st 2009 - August 2th 2009
Metro Pictures
April 23rd 2009 - May 30th 2009

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by Robert Longo
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by Robert Longo

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