Steven Salzman

{{short description|American artist}}

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Steven Salzman is an American artist who lives in New York City. He is notable for having been commissioned by Absolut Vodka to contribute to an advertising campaign for the company named Absolut Salzman.{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Richard W.|title=Absolut book: the Absolut Vodka advertising story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DINYAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Absolut+Salzman%22|year=1996|publisher=Journey Editions|isbn=1885203322|page=245}}{{cite journal|date=Spring 1993|title=Back Matter|journal=Bomb|publisher=New Art Publications|issue= 43|issn=0743-3204|jstor=40424615}} Materials from this campaign are in the permanent collection at Sweden's Spiritmuseum.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.bard.edu/arthistory/?p=2675|title=STEVEN SALZMAN – Contemporary Physics in Black and White|date=August 12, 2015|work=bard.edu|accessdate=14 September 2017}} He works primarily in geometric shapes, but Artnet Magazine uses the term "presentational" rather than abstract in describing a group exhibition that included his work.{{cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/maine/maine4-7-06.asp|title=Painting Presentation|last=Maine|first=Stephen|work=Artnet Magazine|accessdate=14 September 2017}}

Life

Salzman grew up in New York City.{{cite web|url=http://www.stevensalzman.com/biocontact|title=bio/contact|work=stevensalzman.com|accessdate=14 September 2017}} His art studies began at the Art Students League of New York, then Bard College (from where he graduated), Hunter College, and, finally the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.{{cite web|url=http://nurtureart.org/program/interference/|title=Interference|work=NURTUREart|accessdate=14 September 2017}}

Work

Salzman's work has been exhibited at galleries including Hunter College Graduate Center Gallery, William Turner Gallery, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Hallwalls, White Columns, and the Nassau County Museum of Art.

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