Charles simonds artist biography
Charles simonds artist biography
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Charles Simonds (artist)
American contemporary artist
Charles Simonds | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 New York, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (B.A.), Rutgers University (M.F.A.) |
| Known for | Dwellings sculptures |
| Style | Sculptor |
Charles Simonds (born 1945) is an American contemporary artist and sculptor based in New York.[1] He is best known for his sculptural series titled Dwellings, small clay constructions the artist has been installing in buildings across the world since the 1970s.[2][3]
Life and work
Charles Simonds was born in 1945 in New York City.[4] In 1967, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley and in 1969 he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from Rutgers University in New Jersey.[4] Critic Hilton Kramer, writing for The New York Times, claimed that Charles Simonds' "outlook has been shaped and stamped by the