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Richard Humann is a contemporary conceptual American artist who was born and raised in Stony Point, New York

Stony Point, New York

Stony Point is a triangle-shaped town in Rockland County, United States. Rockland County is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The town is located north of the town of Haverstraw, east and south of Orange County, New York, and west of the Hudson River and Westchester County. The population...

. He is a graduate of the art school at Harriman College in New York. He lives and works in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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and Woodstock, New York

Woodstock, New York

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. He is married to the contemporary vocalist Susan Darmiento. Richard Humann's work has received national and international attention and was chosen for inclusion in the 2003 Venice Biennale

Venice Biennale

The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...

, Venice, Italy.

Major exhibits

Other major exhibits include DIA Art Foundation, New York, NY (1988,Three Doors); Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland ( 2004, Delicate Monster); Kemi Art Museum, Kemi, Finland (2003, Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops); Museum of Contemporary Art, Sonoma, CA (2002, New York Art); Museo Cristóbal Gabarrón, Murcia, Spain (2007, Revolutions) His work has appeared and been reviewed in the following publications: The New York Times

The New York Times

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, The Washington Post

The Washington Post

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, The Village Voice

The Village Voice

The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...

, Dwell

Dwell

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, New York Arts, ArtReview, The New Yorker

The New Yorker

The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...

, 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...

, American Craft, Flash Art, Artforum

Artforum

Artforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art.-Publication:The magazine is published ten times a year, September through May, along with an annual summer issue...

and Art in America

Art in America

Art in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other...

. His current bassword miniatures are featured in American Craft magazine (2007). His work has also been shown at galleries in the United States and abroad including Lance Fung Gallery

Lance Fung Gallery

Lance Fung Gallery was established at 537 Broadway in New York City in 1996 and shared an exhibition space with Emily Harvey Gallery. It closed its doors in 2003. Previously, Lance Fung had been the director of Holly Solomon Gallery for several years. The venue emerged when Lance Fung and artist...

, New York, NY; Gallery St. Gertrud Malmo, Sweden; Kunst+Technik, Berlin, Germany; Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, Canada; Project Row Houses, Houston, TX; Gasworks Gallery

Gasworks Gallery

Gasworks Gallery is based by the Oval Cricket Ground in South East London. It is part of Triangle Arts Trust, an international network or residencies and workshops offering artists the opportunity develop their practice stimulated by a climate of international exchange and dialogue...

, London, England; Cornerhouse

Cornerhouse

Cornerhouse is a centre for cinema and the contemporary visual arts located very close to Oxford Road Station, on Oxford Street in Manchester, England...

, Manchester, England; L Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Planet Art Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa; Samzie Space, Seoul, Korea; Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY; Voorkamer Gallery, Lier, Belgium; and Corridor Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Humann has received awards from the New York State Council on the Arts

New York State Council on the Arts

The New York State Council on the Arts is an arts council serving the U.S. state of New York. It was established in 1960 through a bill introduced in the New York State Legislature by New York State Senator MacNeil Mitchell , with backing from Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and began its work in 1961...

and the Brooklyn Arts Council.

Current work

Since 2005, the new body of work by Richard Humann has concentrated on sculptural creations of small scale, static amusement rides combined with historical execution devices. The work merges the dichotomous elements of public spectacle and private experience, mechanized regalement and organized punishment—and the thick gray line between right and wrong. New pieces include the Bumper Cars, Octopus, Airplane, Teacup, Ferris Wheel, Test Your Strength, Dunk The Clown, Shooting Gallery, Wave Swinger and Tilt-A-Whirl. All work is handcrafted in bass wood in reduced scale and displayed as dioramas. These works are featured in American Craft magazine (2007).

Selected solo exhibitions

2010
Richard Humann, In Nomine Patris, A&AH, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

2008
Richard Humann, You Must Be This Tall, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY

2007
Richard Humann, Revolutions, Museo Cristóbal Gabarrón, Murcia, Spain

2005
Richard Humann, The Quiet Argument, Aine Art Museum, Tornio, Finland

2004
Richard Humann, Broken English, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY;
Richard Humann, Delicate Monster, Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland

2003
Richard Humann, Body Language, Karolyn Sherwood Gallery, Des Moines, IA;
Richard Humann, A Childish Fear, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY;
Richard Humann, Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops, Kemi Museum of
Art, Kemi, Finland

2001
Richard Humann, Possessions for Judgment Day, Project Row Houses, Houston, TX

2000
Richard Humann, Evidence of My Being, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY

1998
Richard Humann, Psycho Killer, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY

1997
Richard Humann, Shakespeare in Code, Ridge Gallery, New York, NY;
Richard Humann, The Lightbox, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

1988
Richard Humann, Cover-Up, EV7 Gallery, Williamsburg, NY

Selected group exhibitions

2010
Buhl Collection: Speaking With Hands, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; The Billboard Project, Richmond, VA; Nature of the Beast, (Curator) HP Garcia Gallery, New York, NY; Project Birch Forest, The Waste Land, White Box, New York, NY

2009
Buhl Collection: Speaking With Hands, Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Korea;
Black Madonna, HP Garcia Gallery, New York, NY; Summer Exhibition, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY; Rozelle - Wards, Sydney, Australia

2007
Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY;
Digiscape: Unexplored Terrain, Pace Digital Gallery, New York, NY;
Transparency, Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middleburry, VT

2006
Corridor Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland

2005
R3, Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY

2004
Black on White, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY;
Pierogi a Go Go, Pierogi, Williamsburg, Brooklyn;
Personal Space, Gigantic ArtSpace [GAS], New York, NY

2003
La Biennale di Venezia, Palazzo Zorzi, Venice, Italy;
Super Depth Mapping, Union Gallery, University of Maryland, MD;
Summer Reading, Schroeder Romero Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

2002
New York Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sonoma, CA;
Mapping The Vicinity, Voorkamer Gallery, Lier, Belgium

2001
Ssamzie Site Specific, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, Korea;
Going Home, The Hopper House Museum, Nyack, NY;
Crossing Parallels, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY;
32 lbs. of Head, The State of Art Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

2000
Eyewash, Liege Museum of Art, Liege, Belgium;
InfoZone, Bronx Museum, Bronx, New York;
The Last Waltz, Gallery St. Gertrud, Malm, Sweden;
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas

1999
The Last Waltz, Grekiskt Kulturcentrum, Stockholm, Sweden;
Apocalypse, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Williamsburg, Brooklyn;
Line, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY

1998
The Planet Art Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa;
Kunst+Technik, Berlin, Germany;
A Collection of Actions, Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY;
L Gallery, Moscow, Russia;
5 from Williamsburg, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, Canada;
The Concrete Signal, York College Galleries, York, PA;
Contemporary New York Art, Eleven East Ashland, Phoenix, AZ

1997
New York Exchange, Eklektikos Gallery, Washington D.C.;
New York Drawers, Gasworks Gallery, London, England—Pierogi flat files;
New York Drawers, Cornerhouse, Manchester, England—Pierogi flat files

1996
Pierogi, Williamsburg, Brooklyn—Work submitted to flat files

1988
DIA Art Foundation, New York, NY

Exhibition publications

Conner, Jill. "Digiscape: Unexplored Terrain". Catalogue: Pace Digital Gallery, NYC. 2007.;
Gallen-Kallela-Sirén, Janne. Rauhala, Osmo. Cohen, Mark Daniel. “Delicate Monster”. Catalogue. 2004;
Humann, Richard; Lynn, Greg. "The Snow Show: Venice. 'Ice Scraper'". 2003. p. 40-43.;
Simon, Alicia. “Re-Site: Super Depth Mapping.” Catalogue: Union Gallery, MD. 2003;
Nyrhinen, Tiina. “Over the Aurora.” Catalogue: Kemi Art Museum, Finland. 2003;
Hong-hee, Kim. “Crossing Parallels Between Korean and American Artists” Catalogue: Ssamzie Space, 2001;
Jacobs, Joseph. “Going Home to Hopper.” Catalogue: Going Home. Hopper House Art Center. 2001;
Cohen, Mark Daniel. “The Ardency of Codes in the Art of Richard Humann.” Catalogue: Lance Fung Gallery, 1999.;
Humann, Richard; Schicker, Eva; Pettit, Ethan. “Art in the Urban Matrix.” [Art in the Urban Matrix] F.F.A. Gallery, 1989

Periodicals

2009
Strietfeld, L.P. "Evidence of Being. A Conversation with Richard Humann". Sculpture, Vol. 28 No. 6. July/August 2009. p. 58-63.

2008
Wiener, Mark. “You Must Be This Tall”. Resolve 40. November, 2008

2007
Guardiola, Ana. "De la caverna a la bodega". La Opinión. November 23, 2007. Back cover.
Sáez, Mar. "Las evoluciones del arte que generan revoluciones". La Razón. November 23, 2007. p. 40.
García, Pepa. "'Revolutions', vuelta a las cavernas". La Verdad. November 23, 2007. p. 62.
Sullivan, R. (2007) “Little but Loud.” American Craft, 67, 5, October/November, p. 90-99.
Humann, Richard. "The Pledge". Daily Constitutional, Issue 4, Summer
2007. p. 24-29

2006
Greaney, Thomas. "Thanks to Insomnia, New Inspiration!" Counselor,
August 2006 Vol. 7. p. 58-59

2005
Arffman, Jari. "Art is not a Crisis Aide". Taide. April 2005. p. 47
Sarrala, Hannu. "Talking Hands and Crossing the Bridge".
Haaparannanlehti. February 3, 2005.
Sarrala, Hannu. "Talking Hands and Crossing the Bridge". Puhjolan
Sanomat. February 3, 2005.
Kapraali, Riitta. "Angry Hands and in the Borderline of Two Cultures".
Haaparannanlehti. February 4, 2005.
Kapraali, Riitta. "Angry Hands and in the Borderline of Two Cultures".
Haparandabladet, February 8, 2005. p. 20
Hyvärinen, Marja-Leena. "The Closed Spaces of Silence Appear, Are
Seen, Are Visible". Puhjolan Sanomat. February 25, 2005.

2004
Moynihan, Megan. "Viewing Space in a Personal Realm". The Tribeca
Trib, Vol. X No. 11 July/August
2004. p. 39.
Wagner, Andrew. "Photo Finish". Blueprint, No. 216. February 2004. p. 66-69.
"In the Modern World". Dwell. March 2004. p. 34.
Lit 8. Winter 2004. cover art
Strietfeld, L.P. "Richard Humann / Lance Fung Gallery". Sculpture,
Vol. 23 No. 2. March 2004. p. 74.
32 Lbs. of Head. "Second Poem". The Brooklyn Rail. March 2004. p. 25
M-1000. "Mapping Movements". NYArts Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 5/6. May 2004, p. 35.

2003
Gebhardt, Sara. "Avant-Garde 'Mapping' of Campus". The Washington
Post. Thursday, October 23, 2003. p. 31.
Larson, J.D. "How to Reconsider Familiar Things". City View.
Wednesday, October 1, 2003.
Pierre, Amanda. "Gallery to Showcase Video and Conceptual Artist". Des
Moines Sunday Register.
Sunday, September 14, 2003. p. 4 OP.
Sarrala, Hannu. "The stars of art at the Gulf of Bothnia". Pohjolan
Sanomat. January 15 2003. p. 1.
Sarrala,Hannu. "Art Polaris presents Top Artists". Pohjolan Sanomat.
January 15 2003. p. 11.
Knihtila, Jouni. "Art Polaris presents the Stars of Art in Lapland".
Kaleva. January 26 2003. p. 15.
"Kemi, Media Art from New York". PetoLista. Peto17.1. – 23.1. January 2003. p. 6.
Hyvarinen, Marja-Leena. "Optical Dreams". Pohjolan Sanomat. February 3 2003. p. 10.
Jokelainen, Timo. "Contemporary Art from New York". Kaleva. February 12 2003.

2002
Cohen, Terri. "Nature/Manmade: The New York Experience". artMuse.
November 2002. p. 4.
Cuzner, Carol I. "What is Contemporary Art?". artMuse. November 2002. p. 1.
Bass, Debra D. "Exhibit of New York Artists Explores City's
Influence". The Press Democrat. Friday,
November 8, 2002. p. D1
"Mapping The Vicinity". De Morgen–Onafhankelijk Dagblad. Saturday, May
18, 2002. Belgium
Nii, Yuko. "The Scene—Williamsburg, Brooklyn". NYArts Magazine, Vol.
7, No. 3, March 2002, p. 12
Lindall, Terrance. "The Epistemological Movement in Late 20th Century
Art: The Williamsburg Circle". NYArts
Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 2, February 2002, p. 62-63.

2001
N., P. "The Freight Elevator Project." Temma Celest,
November-December, 2001, p. 103
Strietfeld, L.P. "Going Home to Hopper." The Advocate/Greenwich Time.
Sunday, August 12, 200, Arts, D3.
HanKyuRae ShinMoon(HanKyuRae Newspaper), "Exchange of Korean &
American Artists Working with New
Aesthetics of Space", July 12, 2001, p. 27.
Hanguk Ilbo(The Korea Times - NY), "2001 Seoul / NY Artists Exchange
Exhibition: Starting on the 8th at the
Lance Fung Gallery", August 1, 2001.
WolganMisool(Monthly Arts Magazine), Exhibition Highlights Review by
MiJin Kim (Art Critic), "Shared Visual
'Communications' between Seoul and New York: SSAMZIE SITE SPECIFIC"
CROSSING PARALLELS Exhibition, 7.18–8.19 at SSAMZIE SPACE, 8.8 – 31 at
New York Lance Fung
Gallery, September Issue, p 152-3.
Art in Culture, Exhibition Review, by ChanDong Kim (Team Manager for
Korean Cultural Center's Art
Literature), "Korea and America, Meeting at the point of Difference:
SSAMZIE SITE SPECIFIC 7.18 – 8.19 at
SSAMZIE SPACE", September 2001, p. 123.
News People, by NamJoo Ha (Journalist), "A Unique Experiment of
'Specific Space Aesthetics' by Korean and
American Artists: An Unusual Exhibition at SSAMZIE SPACE of Paired Art
Making Completion in Seoul",
August 2, 2001, p. 66-7.
HanGuk KyongJae(Korea Economy), Culture Section, "Korean-American
Artists Exchange Exhibition", July 9, 2001, p. 43.
Vogue Majeste, Exhibition Review Section by HwaeSook Kyun, "2001
Seoul/NY Exchange Exhibition", p. 112.
Cyber World Daily News, Journalist Community
Section, "Korean-American Artists,
Working in Collaboration for an Exhibition in Seoul and New York",
July 14, 2001.
MoonHwa Ilbo (Cultural Daily News), "Korean-American Artists Making
Collaborative Artwork: SSAMZIE
SPACE Introducing 7 Teams of Seoul-NY Exchange Exhibition", July 27,
2001, No.2978, p. 22.
KyungHang Ilbo(KyungHang News Paper), by YongJun Lee, "Where and What
will Occur when Korean and
American Artists Meet", July 24, 2001, p. 20.
DongAh Ilbo (DongAh Daily News), "SSAMZIE SPACE Seoul – NY Artists
Exchange Exhibition", July 25,
2001, No. 24885, p. C6.
ChoSun Ilbo(ChoSun Daily News), Arts Section, by HanSu Kim
(Journalist), "14 Korean and American
Artists… Similar yet Different with the 'Seoul Feeling': SSAMZIE SITE
SPECIFIC Exhibition, Till August 19th at
SSAMZIE SPACE", No. 25061, p. 34.
KookMin Ilbo(People's Daily News), DoYoung Nam (Journalist),
"Exhibition of Attention: SSAMZIE SITE
SPECIFIC : CROSSING PARALLELS–When Seoul and New York Artists Meet",
July 13, 2001, No. 3857.
Interview. "32 lbs. of Head." NYArts Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, June 2001, p. 73.
"Heads Up at the State of Art." The Greenpoint Gazette, Vol. 29., No.
20, May 16, 2001 to May 23, 2001, p. 1, p. 19.
Kratzer, Emily. "In the City." The Journal News, April 26, 2001, p. 20G.
Valdez, Sara. "Richard Humann at Lance Fung." Art in America, June
200, p. 129-130.
Klaasmeyer, Kelly. "Blue Mood". The Houston Press, May 31-June 6, 2001, p. 62.
Nicholson, Stuart. "Beyond the Me Generation: Evidence of My Being."
Zingmagazine, Issue 14, Winter
2001, p. 222-223.

2000
Cotter, Holland. "Richard Humann at Lance Fung Gallery." The New York
Times, December 1, 2000, p. E37.
Levin, Kim. "Richard Humann." The Village Voice, Vol.XLV, No.47,
November 28, 2000,
Neuman, Elizabeth. "Richard Humann's 'Evidence of My Being' at Lance
Fung Gallery." NYArts Magazine,
November, 2000, Vol. 5, No. 11, p 63.

1999
Viveros-Faune, Christian. "The Crest Hardware Show." The New Yorker,
November 15, 1999.

1998
Levin, Kim. "A Collection of Actions–Psycho Killer at Lance Fung." The
Village Voice. August 18, 1998.
Myers, Melissa Polites. "Artist Uses Morse Code to Convey Words,
Music." The Journal News, August 22, 1998.
Myers, Melissa Polites. "Artist Translates Literature into a Visual
Experience." The Journal News, July 19,
1998, 5C.
"A Collection of Actions." ArtsWire, Current, July 14, 1998
Kort, Bill. "Five Artists from Williamsburg." ArtReview, Issue 3, June, 1998
"5 from Williamsburg." The Greenpoint Gazette, Vol.26 No.18, May 6, 1998, p. 1.
Davis, Tim. "Exporting Williamsburgs' Cool." Brooklyn Bridge Magazine,
May, 1998, p 39.
Carrvahlo, Denise. "Lower East Side." Cover Magazine, Vol. 12, #2
May/June, 1998, p. 44-45.
Hamburger, Susan. "Drawings." Waterfront Week, Vol. 8.6, March
26-April 8, 1998, p. 17.

1997
Reizer, Arthur. "'The Lightbox' an Art Installation by Richard
Humann". The Greenpoint Gazette,Vol. 25,
No. 45, November 5, 1997 p. 3.
Seeber, Michael. "Showing a Side of Slides Seldom Seen." Brooklyn
Bridge Magazine, November, 1997 p. 32-33.
Samuels, Renee. "What's the big idea?" The Woodstock Times, Vol. 26,
No. 1, January 2, 1997 p. 19.

1996
Artburger. "X Marks an Alternative Spot." Waterfront Week, Vol. 6.23,
November 21-December 4, 1996, p. 10.

1994
Bennett, Diane, Wong, Miranda. "Humann's Beings." Today's Living Hong
Kong, No 89, December, 1994 p.
46-51
Gould, Genia. "Art and the Humann Matrix." Greenline, July 1989
Krinein, Joseph. "Cover-Up at E-V 7." The Greenpoint Gazette
The Phoenix, November 1986, New York Publication

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