Richard Tuttle

Richard Tuttle challenges our perceptions of art with his 'small, casual, subtle, intimate works' like the fabric 'Tenth Cloth Octagonal' from 1967.

ABOUT

Born in Rahway, New Jersey, in 1941, Richard Tuttle is an American postminimalist artist renowned for his unique approach to artmaking, often creating works that are small, intimate, and subtly profound. After studying art, philosophy, and literature at Trinity College, he moved to New York in 1963 and soon began working at the Betty Parsons Gallery. It was there that he had his first solo show in 1965, marking the beginning of a prolific career that would span various mediu…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Wave 1964 · The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Blue White 1965 · Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Red Canvas 1967 · National Gallery of Art Grey Extended Seven 1967 · Whitney Museum of American Art Untitled 1967 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cloth Octagonal 2 1967 · Museum of Modern Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced