Michael Petry
Michael Petry ( born 1960 in El Paso, Texas) is an American installation artist, curator and writer.
Life
Petry received his BA degree from Rice University in Houston and went to Britain in 1981. There he earned a degree from the London Guildhall University and a Ph.D. in art at Middlesex University in London.
Petry is the director of the Museum of Contemporary Art London ( MOCA London) and co-founder of the London Museum of installation.
Honors and Awards
- 2010: Artist in Residence at Sir John Soane 's Museum, London
Exhibitions
- 2011: Glass Stress II 54th Biennale di Venezia, Venice.
- 2012: Michael Petry: The Touch of the Oracle. Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, United States.
Publications
- Nicolas de Oliveira, Nicolas Oxley, Michael Petry: Installation Art in the New Millennium. Thomas & Hudson, London / New York City 2003, ISBN 0-500-28451-2.
- The Art of Not Making: The new Artist / Artisan Relationship. Thomas & Hudson, London / New York City 2011, ISBN 978-0-500-23882-0.
Works of museum property
E.g. in the
- Museum of Arts and Design, New York City, USA
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
- Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, USA
- British Museum, London
- The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, England
- Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn
- Leopold -Hoesch - Museum, Düren