Aaron Young
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Aaron Young is an artist based in New York
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Young was born in San Francisco. He works in sculpture
, performance
, photography
and drawing
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His work became known when video documentation of a student project involving a motorcyclist repeatedly cycling around the San Francisco Art Institute
was bought by MoMA
.
Young is influenced by the dangerous performance work carried out by Chris Burden
in the 1960s.
from Yale School of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts
from San Francisco Art Institute
2004
2005
2006
2007
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Young was born in San Francisco. He works in sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
, performance
Performance
A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which a performer or group of performers behave in a particular way for another group of people, the audience. Choral music and ballet are examples. Usually the performers participate in rehearsals beforehand. Afterwards audience...
, photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
and drawing
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
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His work became known when video documentation of a student project involving a motorcyclist repeatedly cycling around the San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
was bought by MoMA
Moma
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Young is influenced by the dangerous performance work carried out by Chris Burden
Chris Burden
Christopher "Chris" Burden is an American artist working in performance, sculpture, and installation art.-Education:Burden studied for his B.A...
in the 1960s.
Education
Master of Fine ArtsMaster of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
from Yale School of Art
Yale School of Art
The Yale School of Art is one of twelve constituent schools of Yale University. It is a professional art school, granting only Masters of Fine Arts degrees to those completing studies in graphic design, painting/printmaking, photography, or sculpture....
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
from San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
Selected exhibitions
2003- Circus, 8th Havana Bienal, Havana
2004
- Miami Heat, Pacemaker Gallery, Miami, Florida
2005
- Eat the Dog, Herzilya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzilya, Israel
- New Art, New York: Reflections on the Human Condition, Traun and Salzburg, Austria
- Withdrawal, Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris
2006
- Action, FRACPACA, Marseille
- The Show will be open when The Show Will Be Closed, Kadist Art Foundation , Paris
- 1%, Harris Lieberman, New York
- Uncertain States of America, Serpentine Gallery, London
- Day for Night, Whitney Biennial, New York
- Yes Bruce Nauman, Zwirner & Wirth, New York
- Greater New York 2005, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island
2007
- No. 1: Destroy, She Said, Julia Stoschek Collection, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 2nd Moscow Biennal of Contemporary Art, Moscow
- Dark Victory, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre, Athens
- Uncertain States Of America, The Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw
External links
Aaron Young is represented by Bortolami:http://www.bortolamigallery.com/- Rosenberg, Karen, Ready To Watch: Ten Young Artists With Staying Power, NYMag.com
- Aaron Young on ArtFacts.net
- Further information from the Saatchi Gallery