Leandro Erlich
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Leandro Erlich (born 1973 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an internationally exhibited Argentine conceptual artist.
Career
In 2001 he represented his nation at the Venice Biennial and was included in the main section of the biennial once again in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.skny.com/artists/leandro-erlich/|title=Sean Kelly Gallery - Leandro Erlich - Artist Biography|publisher=skny.com|accessdate=2015-09-20}}
The artist's work was also included in the 2000 Whitney Biennial and the 2001 Istanbul Biennial.{{cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/leandro-erlich/|title=Leandro Erlich on artnet|publisher=artnet.com|accessdate=2015-09-20}}
In 2008 Erlich created the Swimming Pool installation which was on display at MoMA PS1 in the Long Island City section of Queens, New York City,{{cite web|url=http://momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/207|title=MoMA PS1: Exhibitions: Leandro Erlich: Swimming Pool|publisher=momaps1.org|accessdate=2015-09-20}} and presented Ladder and Window, a commissioned piece for Prospect New Orleans No 1.
In summer 2013, Erlich exhibited Dalston House, an optical illusion at the Dalston Mill site in Dalston, East London with a huge mirror suspended at 45° (from the horizontal) over a life-size model of the façade of a Victorian terraced townhouse placed horizontally on the ground, giving the appearance of visitors climbing or hanging off the side of the building.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130629072729/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/10141549/Artist-Leandro-Erlich-offers-crazy-perspective-at-his-illusion-house-in-east-London.html "Artist Leandro Erlich offers 'crazy perspective' at his illusion house in east London"], The Telegraph, 25 June 2013
One of Erlich's most popular works is his immersive architectural environment called Swimming Pool, which has been exhibited at MoMA PS1 in Queens, New York City, New York and is now on permanent display as part of the collection at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan .{{cite web |url=http://momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/207 |title=MoMA PS1: Exhibitions: Leandro Erlich: Swimming Pool |website=momaps1.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203025542/http://www.momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/207 |archive-date=2011-12-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kanazawa21.jp/data_list.php?g=30&d=7&lng=e|title=金沢21世紀美術館}} The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presented Leandro Erlich: Seeing is Not Believing in 2022, a solo show with two immersive artworks by the artist.{{Cite web |last=Benjamin |first=Mark |date=2022-06-02 |title=The MFAH announces 'Seeing is not Believing' a groundbreaking exhibit by Leandro Erlich |url=https://rain-mag.com/mfah-leandro-erlich-seeing-is-not-believing/ |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=Rain |language=en-US}}
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The Pérez Art Museum Miami organized the first mid-career survey of Erlich's work in the United States in 2022. Curated by Dan Cameron and titled Leandro Erlich: Liminal, the show included popular ,—and critically acclaimed pieces such as Swimming Pool.{{Cite web |title=PAMM Presents Leandro Erlich’s Major Survey “Liminal” |url=https://whitewall.art/art/pamm-presents-leandro-erlichs-major-survey-liminal |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=Whitewall |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Pérez Art Museum Miami Presents Leandro Erlich: Liminal, Artist’s First Survey Exhibition in North America • Pérez Art Museum Miami |url=https://www.pamm.org/en/press/perez-art-museum-miami-presents-leandro-erlich-liminal-artists-first-survey-exhibition-in-north-america/ |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=Pérez Art Museum Miami |language=en-US}}
Awards
He won his first Konex Award in 2002. In 2012 he won the Platinum Konex Award as the most important installation artist from the last decade in Argentina. The artist also won the 43rd GNMH AWARD.
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.leandroerlich.com.ar/}}
- [http://www.skny.com/artists/leandro-erlich/ Sean Kelly Gallery Leandro Erlich]
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Category:21st-century Argentine male artists