George Trakas

George Trakas (* 1944 in Quebec Canada ) is an American- Canadian sculptor and landscape architect.

Life and work

Trakas was born in 1944 in Canada and emigrated in 1963 in the United States after New York City. He was married from 1971 to 1979 with Susan Rothenberg. The marriage produced a daughter emerged.

The works of Trakas are mostly walkable and demand as an interaction between sculpture and viewer.

Works in public space

  • 2007 Beacon Point New York
  • 1997 Quai des Trois Dents in the Parc du Pilat in Loire, France
  • 1985 Isle of View at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst
  • 1983 Berth Haven at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Seattle, Washington
  • 1982 Il sentiero dell'amore, Sculpture Park Villa Celle, Italy

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2010 Artpark: 1974-1984/UB Art Galleries University of Buffalo, New York
  • 2009 Vito Acconci, Laurie Anderson, George Trakas and Jacqueline Winsor Salomon Contemporary
  • 1988 Georges Trakas / Marc Couturier Le Creux de l' enfer - Centre d'art contemporain, Thiers
  • 1987 Documenta 8, Kassel
  • 1980 39th Venice Biennale ( U.S. Pavilion ), Venice
  • 1977 documenta 6, Kassel
  • 1971 Projects: 18 Piet MoMA Museum of Modern Art, New York City

Awards

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