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Mel Bochner(1940-2025)

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Featuring notable Minimalist artists such as Bride Marden, Claes Oldenburg and Donald Judd, this portrait explores the movement during an explorative exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Los Angeles. Curator, Ann Goldstein, walks us through the exhibit, observing and analyzing the compelling creative choices behind some of the featured artists most applauded works of art.
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What is Minimalism?: The American Perspective 1958-1968 (2004)
Mel Bochner was born on 23 August 1940 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Lizbeth Marano. He died on 12 February 2025 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornAugust 23, 1940
DiedFebruary 12, 2025(84)
BornAugust 23, 1940
DiedFebruary 12, 2025(84)
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Known for

4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg (1988)
4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg
  • Self
  • 1988
Art by Telephone (1969)
Art by Telephone
  • Self
  • 1969
Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible (1997)
Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible
Short
  • Self
  • 1997
What is Minimalism?: The American Perspective 1958-1968 (2004)
What is Minimalism?: The American Perspective 1958-1968
6.0
  • Self
  • 2004

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  • In the Usual Manner (2012)
    In the Usual Manner
    Short
    • thanks
    • 2012

Self



  • What is Minimalism?: The American Perspective 1958-1968 (2004)
    What is Minimalism?: The American Perspective 1958-1968
    6.0
    • Self
    • 2004
  • Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible (1997)
    Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible
    Short
    • Self
    • 1997
  • 4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg (1988)
    4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg
    • Self
    • 1988
  • Art by Telephone (1969)
    Art by Telephone
    • Self
    • 1969

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Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible trailer
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Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible trailer
What is Minimalism?: The American Perspective 1958-1968
Trailer 1:40
What is Minimalism?: The American Perspective 1958-1968
What is Minimalism?: The American Perspective 1958-1968
Trailer 1:40
What is Minimalism?: The American Perspective 1958-1968
4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg
Trailer 2:02
4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 23, 1940
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • February 12, 2025
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(complications from a fall)
  • Spouse
    • Lizbeth Marano? - February 12, 2025 (his death, 2 children)

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    He studied art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, graduating in 1962, and later described his education as a combination of Beaux Arts studies and a "Bauhaus kind of model.".

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