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Artist Statement:
Marc Morrel began his career
in New York City in the
beginning of the 1960s
exhibiting with Eve Hesse, Dan
Flaven, Sol LeWitt, Tina
Matkovic, Don Judd, Mark Di
Suvero, among the many young
painters of that period. It
was an exciting time for the
art world: the abstract
expressionists had already
established themselves,
breaking through many post-war
barriers and clearing a path
for the likes of Robert
Rauchenberg, Jim Dine, Jasper
Johns, Claus Oldenberg and
other soon-to-be-famous pop
artists. It was also a time
of cultural revolution in
America, with a newly-elected
president, John F. Kennedy,
ushering in a hopeful age for
all the arts. Marc was then
painting and making
constructions of stuffed &
shaped canvases, exhibiting
this work in groups shows all
over Manhattan, in galleries
and institutions; and gaining
a reputation as one of New
York¹s up-and-coming artists.
Following the assassination of
President Kennedy, with a
terrible war now dividing the
country and finding it
personally difficult to create
art whilst hearing the cries
of the men, women and children
of Viet Nam on the daily news
reports, he decided to use the
only tool available to him to
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Artist Exhibitions:
Biography Marc Morrel 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
1964 Daniels gallery, NYC
“Hard edge” group exhibition
1965 Van Bovenkamp gallery,
NYC Erotic Art” group
exhibition.
World House gallery, NYC
“Yesterday, today and
tomorrow” group exhibition
Van Bovenkamp gallery, NYC
“Shaped canvas” group
exhibition.
World House gallery, NYC
“Sculpture from all
directions” ...
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Collections:
Collections
The Museum of Modern Art New
York NY, University of
California at Berkley Museum,
Gallery Spirit
Amsterdam,Brummelkamp galerie
AMC, Amsterdam, Camden council
London, City of Amsterdam, and
many other private and public
collections.
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Marc Morrel Biography:
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Age
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70
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
3
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
High School |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Film, Photography, Space, Chi-Gong, Tai Chi, Nature, Yoga |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Impressionism - (1865 - 1885)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
all
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Walking in Nature, being in Love
Watching a total eclipse of the Sun. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I had no choice. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
1937 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Biography Marc Morrel
1964 Daniels gallery, NYC “Hard edge” group exhibition
1965 Van Bovenkamp gallery, NYC Erotic Art” group exhibition.
World House gallery, NYC “Yesterday, today and tomorrow” group exhibition
Van Bovenkamp gallery, NYC “Shaped canvas” group exhibition.
World House gallery, NYC “Sculpture from all directions” group exhibition
1966 Stephen Radich gallery, NYC solo exhibition
Graham gallery, NYC “Stuffed expressionism” group exhibition
1967 New York University, NYC, group exhibition
1968 –1970, American federation of the Arts, traveling exhibition
“Patriotic Images in American Art”
Museum of Contemporary Crafts, NYC, group exhibition
1970 Camden Art center, London England solo exhibition
25th Edinburgh Festival solo exhibition
1973 Camden council Library, London group exhibition
1975 Film podium, Radium cinema Zurich, Switzerland
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam “UMO” group exhibition
Van Abbe Museum, Netherlands film showing
1981 Guild of Transcultural Studies, London group exhibition
1982 Schipol Airport Amsterdam group exhibition
1983 Gallery de Zoeker, Ouderkerk a/d Amstel, Netherlands group exhibition
1984 Het Ouderkerk Amsterdam group exhibition
1985 Het Ouderkerk Amsterdam group exhibition
1991 Au bout de Monde gallery, Amsterdam solo exhibition
1994 Atelier Eric, Utrecht Netherlands group exhibition
1995 Gallery Spirit Amsterdam solo exhibition
1996 Gallery Spirit Amsterdam solo exhibition
1997 Leeuwenhorst Congress centrum, Noordwijk Netherlands group
Gallery Spirit Amsterdam group exhibition
1999 Gallery Spirit Amsterdam solo exhibition
2000 Het Getaal 0 Gallery, Amsterdam group exhibition
2005 Suzanne Biederberg Gallery, Amsterdam group exhibition
Biography Marc Morrel 1937 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
1964 Daniels gallery, NYC “Hard edge” group exhibition
1965 Van Bovenkamp gallery, NYC Erotic Art” group exhibition.
World House gallery, NYC “Yesterday, today and tomorrow” group exhibition
Van Bovenkamp gallery, NYC “Shaped canvas” group exhibition.
World House gallery, NYC “Sculpture from all directions” group exhibition
1966 Stephen Radich gallery, NYC solo exhibition
Graham gallery, NYC “Stuffed expressionism” group exhibition
1967 New York University, NYC, group exhibition
1968 1970, American federation of the Arts, traveling exhibition
“Patriotic Images in American Art”
Museum of Contemporary Crafts, NYC, group exhibition
1970 Camden Art center, London England solo exhibition
25th Edinburgh Festival solo exhibition
1973 Camden council Library, London group exhibition
1975 Film podium, Radium cinema Zurich, Switzerland
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam “UMO” group exhibition
Van Abbe Museum, Netherlands film showing
1981 Guild of Transcultural Studies, London “Lines and Circles” group exhibition
1982 Schipol Airport Amsterdam group exhibition
1983 Gallery de Zoeker, Ouderkerk a/d Amstel, Netherlands group exhibition
1984 Het Ouderkerk Amsterdam group exhibition
1985 Het Ouderkerk Amsterdam group exhibition
1991 Au bout de Monde gallery, Amsterdam solo exhibition
1994 Atelier Eric, Utrecht Netherlands group exhibition
1995 Gallery Spirit Amsterdam solo exhibition
1996 Gallery Spirit Amsterdam solo exhibition
1997 Leeuwenhorst Congress centrum, Noordwijk Netherlands group
Gallery Spirit Amsterdam group exhibition
Cochiti film on the Kunst Kanaal Amsterdam
1999 Gallery Spirit Amsterdam solo exhibition
2000 Het Getaal 0 Gallery, Amsterdam group exhibition
2005 Suzanne Biederberg Gallery, Amsterdam group exhibition
2006 2007 Bienale Argentina AAVRA/ Patagonia Project
2010-2011 Neuer Berliner Kunstverein
Group exhibition
Kunstverein Hamburg "Freedom of Speech"
Group exhibition
Internet
http://members.chello.nl/t.morrelarmstrong
Films
Venceramos (1969), Stuffed bandits (1971), Oz (1971), Cochiti video 22min. (1999)
Collections
The Museum of Modern Art New York NY, University of California at Berkley Museum,
Camden council London, City of Amsterdam, and many other private and public collections.
Internet, http://members.chello.nl/t.morrelarmstrong www.aurora-productions.com
Films, Venceramos 1969, Stuffed bandits 1971, Oz 1971, Cochiti (video 22min.) 1999
Collections, The Museum of Modern Art New York NY, University of California at Berkley,
Camden council London, Gemeente Amsterdam, and many other private and public collections.
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