Joseph La Piana

Joseph La Piana (born 1966) is an American artist based in Brooklyn.[1]

Joseph La Piana
Born1966 (1966)
Brooklyn, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
Known forArtist
Websitejosephlapiana.com

Work

La Piana’s body of work includes sculptures, works on paper, and paintings.[2] Earlier exhibitions by La Piana include “The Los Angeles Text Project 2,” curated by Eric Shiner and presented by the Andy Warhol Foundation in 2011.[3] In 2008 and 2013, La Piana exhibited works at New York’s Robert Miller Gallery.[4]

Tension Series

In 2015, La Piana exhibited “Tension,” a site-specific installation utilizing 2,600 feet of yellow latex to adorn the interior of a warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn.[2][5] In 2019, La Piana installed his multi-site “Tension Sculpture” series along New York’s Park Avenue, located between 53rd and 70th street.[1] The installation was presented by the New York City Department of Parks and the Fund for Park Avenue.[6][7] Consisting of five sculptures with varying dimensions, the pieces incorporate yellow synthetic rubber stretched between stainless steel armatures.[1]

Personal life

Born to Italian immigrants, La Piana was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens,[8] and now lives and works in Brooklyn. In an interview with Life + Times, La Piana said he often would draw, paint, and sculpt anything he could get his hands onto from an early age.[9]

Education and art career

La Piana received a bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 1988. He has been described as a self-taught artist, in the context that he did not participate in any program where his studies related to art.[8] La Piana has lived in Manhattan for nearly his entire life, aside from a 10-year period during which he lived in California.[9]

Exhibitions
  • Park Avenue Tension Sculptures, Park Avenue New York - 2019[10][11]
  • Tension & 30 Contiguous Works, Denis Gardarin Gallery, Red Hook Brooklyn (Solo) - 2015[12][13][14]
  • Robert Miller Gallery, New York City, NY (Solo and Group) - 2008 & 2013[15]
  • The Andy Warhol Museum, Venice Biennale, Italy, The Venice Text Project (Solo) - 2011[16][17]
  • The Andy Warhol Museum, Los Angeles, The Los Angeles Text Project2 (Solo) - 2011[18]
  • Fireplace Projects, East Hampton, NY (Group) - 2007[19]
  • Leila Heller Gallery, New York, NY (Solo and Group) - 2004, 2005, and 2006
  • Chac Mool Gallery, Los Angeles (Solo) - 2004

References
  1. Haigney, Sophie (2019-02-27). "'Tension Sculptures' Explore Limits, Political and Physical". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  2. Ghorashi, Hannah (2015-09-10). "Denis Gardarin Gallery Will Stage Two Joseph La Piana Shows in Red Hook, Brooklyn". ARTnews. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  3. "Art Notes: Quirky movie 'Gravity' as fantastic as story it's based on". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  4. "robertmillergallery | PAST". robertmillergallery. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  5. "The 10 Must-See Art Shows Opening This Week". PAPER. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  6. "Fund for Park Avenue - Sculpture". www.fundforparkavenue.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  7. "Art in the Parks Current Exhibitions : New York City Department of Parks & Recreation : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  8. Amanda FitzSimons (March 24, 2008). State of the Artist. Women's Wear Daily.
  9. "The Artist Speaks: Mr. Joseph La Piana". Life + Times. September 18, 2013.
  10. Haigney, Sophie (2019-02-27). "'Tension Sculptures' Explore Limits, Political and Physical". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  11. "Artist Joseph La Piana on His Eye-Popping New Sculptures on Park Avenue". Galerie. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  12. "Denis Gardarin Gallery Will Stage Two Joseph La Piana Shows in Red Hook, Brooklyn". Artnews. September 10, 2015.
  13. "The 10 Must-See Art Shows Opening This Week". Paper Magazine. September 23, 2015.
  14. "8 Things to Do in New York's Art World before September 27th". Observer. September 24, 2015.
  15. "Past Exhibitions". Robert Miller Gallery.
  16. "Text Towers". 360 Degrees Film.
  17. [s.n.] (May 31, 2011). The Andy Warhol Museum To Present An Installation By Joseph La Piana In Venice (press release). The Andy Warhol Museum.
  18. [s.n.] (September 26, 2011). "The Andy Warhol Museum To Present An Installation By Joseph La Piana in Los Angeles" (press release). The Andy Warhol Museum.
  19. "The Annual Hamptons Show". Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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