Richard Artschwager

Perhaps best known for his sculptures, Richard Artschwager made wry artworks that variously embrace Pop, Minimalist, and Conceptual aesthetics. His practice—which also included painting, drawing, installation, and photo-based work—incorporated commercial and industrial materials while remaining largely nonrepresentational. Artschwager was known for twisting seemingly familiar forms and surfaces into illusionistic pieces. Some of his most famous sculptures resemble pianos and tables with off-kilter dimensions. Artschwager previously worked as a furniture maker, and many of his pieces challenge the boundaries between art and design. He has had exhibitions in New York, London, Berlin, Tokyo, Paris, Rome, and Basel. Artschwager’s work has sold for seven figures on the secondary market, and belongs in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Centre Pompidou, the Kunstmuseum Basel, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Tate, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.