Robert Barry – Works from 1964–2024
ROBERT BARRY
works 1964–2024
5 September – 2 November, 2024
Sfeir-Semler Gallery Hamburg
hamburg
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We are proud to announce the opening of Robert Barry’s solo in our Hamburg gallery with an exhibition that includes both early pieces and new works.
Barry, a pioneer of American Conceptual and Minimal Art, has been represented by Sfeir-Semler since 1993. One of the most emblematic figures of these movements, together with friends and fellow artists Carl Andre, Douglas Huebler, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt or Lawrence Weiner for example, Barry started developing major radical works in the early 60s, joining the core circle of those exhibiting at the time with avant-gardist dealer and curator Seth Siegelaub. Barry's work often focuses on the immaterial and the invisible, pushing the boundaries of what defines an artwork. His approach, characteristic of the movement that prioritized concept over form, was consecrated by Harald Szeemann in his iconic group exhibition Live in Your Head: When Attitudes Become Form in 1969.