Max Dean (artist)
Max Dean | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | artist |
| Notable work | The Table: Childhood Robotic Chair |
Max Dean (born 1949, Leeds)[1] is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist.[2][3]
Work
In the late 1970s and 1980s, Dean did multimedia performances involving his body in conjunction with sound, photography and other media.[4][5][6]
Dean has collaborated extensively with Cornell University professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Raffaello D'Andrea. Between 1984 and 2006[7] they collaborated to create the installation work Robotic Chair, a chair while falls apart and puts itself back together again without human intervention.[8][9][10]
Dean also collaborated with D'Andrea on the work The Table: Childhood, which was included in the Arsenale section of the 2001 Venice Biennale.[11][1]
Collections
Dean's work is included in several notable musum collections, including the National Gallery of Canada[1] and the Vancouver Art Gallery.[12]
Awards
In 1997, Dean received the Jean A. Chalmers National Visual Arts Award from the Ontario Arts Council.[13] In 2014, he was a recipient of the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Max Dean - National Gallery of Canada". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts". Canada Council. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Max Dean: A Year of Waiting". Canadian Art. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Mark, Lisa Gabrielle. "Button Pusher" (PDF). Canadian Art. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ A. A. Bronson; Peggy Gale (1979). Performance by artists. Art Metropole. ISBN 978-0-920956-00-7.
- ^ Donald McGrath; Diana Nemiroff; Michèle Thériault (April 2005). Point & shoot: performance and photography. Dazibao. ISBN 978-2-922135-26-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Sean Cubitt; Paul Thomas (8 November 2013). Relive: Media Art Histories. MIT Press. pp. 259–. ISBN 978-0-262-01942-2.
- ^ Ju, Anne. "Raffaello D'Andrea's robotic chair creates stir online, falling apart and reassembling itself". Cornell University News. Cornell University. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Bosco, Roberta. "El robot como experimento estético". El Pais. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Haider, Saba. "Ever Wished For A Chair That Can Re-assemble On Its Own? Wish Granted". Gizmodo India. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Two Max Dean's installations on view at the NGC". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Vancouver Art Gallery showcases artworks from the collection in The Poetics of Space" (PDF). Vancouver Art Gallery. Vancouver Art Gallery. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "The Chalmers Awards for Creative Excellence in the Arts". Ontario Arts Council. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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