Lawrence Carroll
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Lawrence Carroll is an American painter born to George and Mary Carroll ( Gaynor) in Melbourne Australia. He moved to Santa Monica, California with his parents and older brother Ronald in 1958. In 1960 his family relocated to Newbury Park, a suburb located 45 minutes north of Los Angeles. He attended Newbury Park high school and later worked as a chef to pay for his studies at Moorpark Junior College and then later the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , where he studied art on a full scholarship.
In 1984 Carroll moved to New York city from Los Angeles with his own family . In 1988 he had his first solo exhibition of his paintings in New York city. In 1989 he was invited by Harald Szeemann as one of 9 young American artist to participate in Szeemans international exhibition Einleuchten at the Deichtorhallen
in Hamburg Germany alongside international artists such as Joseph Bueys, Bruce Nauman, Robert Ryman and others. In 1992 he was invited by Jan Hoet to participate in documenta
IX in Kassel , Germany. In the early stage of his career Carroll was often invited to participate with the curatorial team Collins and Milazzo in NYC. In 1994 he participated once again with Udo Kittlemann in his exhibition "The state of things" in the Kolnischer Kunstverein in Koln, Germany. Later in 1995 Carroll exhibited in the Guggenheim Museums exhibition "Material Imagination" in NYC. In 2000 he participated in "Panza, legacy of a collector" at MOCA in Los Angeles. In 2005 he participated in 50 years of documenta, in Kassel Germany. In 2007 and 2008 he had solo museum exhibitions at Hotel des Arts in Toulon France and at the Museo Correr http://www.museiciviciveneziani.it/frame.asp?musid=163&sezione=mostre in Venice Italy.
Carroll has exhibited widely in Europe and the United States, and is represented in the permanent collections of a number of museums and public galleries, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
in New York
, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
( MOCA ). Museum of Contemporary art San Diego, Jumex
Collection Mexico City, MART
Rovereto
Italy
, Panza Collection Varese, Italy, Panza Collection Sassuolo in Modena, Italy, Art Gallery of New south Wales, Sydney Australia. Stadtisches Museum Abteiberg Monchengladbach Germany and many other private and public collections worldwide.
Raum der Stille , in the Karmelitenkirche (Munich)
, Promenadeplatz where he included one of his first works that he would later coin the name "table paintings" The table paintings start with the table ( structure) which is never predetermined and is made intuitively. after the table is made Carroll then starts to create the structure that grows from the table using
pieces of wood from the artist studio. Carroll thinks of the structure as drawing , which can continually be altered and added to or subtracted from ( erasure) . The form which is connected to the table by screws is often disconnected and moved around until another form appears that interest the artist, and at this point the structure is reconnected to the table . This process goes on for months. Once a form is found the artist often then closes one or more of the forms using newspaper and glue or cardboard. All during this process the structure and the forms are painted. More often than not the work is then completely taken apart and reassembled on the table to begin again until a form ( gesture) is found that could have never been predicted. Due to this lengthy process few of these table paintings ever reach completion.
In 1984 Carroll moved to New York city from Los Angeles with his own family . In 1988 he had his first solo exhibition of his paintings in New York city. In 1989 he was invited by Harald Szeemann as one of 9 young American artist to participate in Szeemans international exhibition Einleuchten at the Deichtorhallen
Deichtorhallen
Deichtorhallen, in Hamburg, is one of Europe's largest art centers for contemporary art and photography. The two historical buildings dating from 1911-13 are iconic in style, with their open steel-and-glass structures. It's architecture creates a backdrop for spectacular major international...
in Hamburg Germany alongside international artists such as Joseph Bueys, Bruce Nauman, Robert Ryman and others. In 1992 he was invited by Jan Hoet to participate in documenta
Documenta
documenta is an exhibition of modern and contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau which took place in Kassel at that time...
IX in Kassel , Germany. In the early stage of his career Carroll was often invited to participate with the curatorial team Collins and Milazzo in NYC. In 1994 he participated once again with Udo Kittlemann in his exhibition "The state of things" in the Kolnischer Kunstverein in Koln, Germany. Later in 1995 Carroll exhibited in the Guggenheim Museums exhibition "Material Imagination" in NYC. In 2000 he participated in "Panza, legacy of a collector" at MOCA in Los Angeles. In 2005 he participated in 50 years of documenta, in Kassel Germany. In 2007 and 2008 he had solo museum exhibitions at Hotel des Arts in Toulon France and at the Museo Correr http://www.museiciviciveneziani.it/frame.asp?musid=163&sezione=mostre in Venice Italy.
Carroll has exhibited widely in Europe and the United States, and is represented in the permanent collections of a number of museums and public galleries, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a well-known museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is the permanent home to a renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions...
in New York
New York
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, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is a contemporary art museum with three locations in greater Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near Walt Disney Concert Hall...
( MOCA ). Museum of Contemporary art San Diego, Jumex
Jumex
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Collection Mexico City, MART
Mart
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Rovereto
Rovereto
Rovereto is a city and comune in Trentino in northern Italy, located in the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River.-History:Rovereto was an ancient fortress town standing at the frontier between the bishopric of Trento - an independent state until 1797 - and the republic of Venice, and later...
Italy
Italy
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, Panza Collection Varese, Italy, Panza Collection Sassuolo in Modena, Italy, Art Gallery of New south Wales, Sydney Australia. Stadtisches Museum Abteiberg Monchengladbach Germany and many other private and public collections worldwide.
Table paintings
In the late 1990s Carroll started to explore paintings that would move away from the frame. In 2002 Carroll created an installation in Munich Germany for a project called "getting lost"Raum der Stille , in the Karmelitenkirche (Munich)
Karmelitenkirche (Munich)
The Carmelite Church of St. Nicholas is a Baroque former church in Munich, Germany. Today it is used as an oratory for the library and reading room of the Metropolitan Chapter of Munich. It is also used for the Archives of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.-References:...
, Promenadeplatz where he included one of his first works that he would later coin the name "table paintings" The table paintings start with the table ( structure) which is never predetermined and is made intuitively. after the table is made Carroll then starts to create the structure that grows from the table using
pieces of wood from the artist studio. Carroll thinks of the structure as drawing , which can continually be altered and added to or subtracted from ( erasure) . The form which is connected to the table by screws is often disconnected and moved around until another form appears that interest the artist, and at this point the structure is reconnected to the table . This process goes on for months. Once a form is found the artist often then closes one or more of the forms using newspaper and glue or cardboard. All during this process the structure and the forms are painted. More often than not the work is then completely taken apart and reassembled on the table to begin again until a form ( gesture) is found that could have never been predicted. Due to this lengthy process few of these table paintings ever reach completion.