John Beech Biography
FORMATION
1986 B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Californie, USA
EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES
2014
- Galerie M&R Fricke, Berlin, Allemagne
- Haus Der Kunst St.Josef, Solothurn, Suisse
- John Beech: Small Wall Objects, Concept Space, Shibukawa, Gunma, Japon
2012
- Time Expanded, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New-Mexico, USA
- The Space Surrounding, Peter Blum Soho, New York, New York
- Likelihood / Unlikelihood, Galerie Les Filles Du Calvaire, Paris, France
2011
- 85-87 FBG. St. Martin (with Galerie Les Filles Du Calvaire), Paris, France, 10. 2011
- Door to the Window, Haus Der Kunst, Solothurn, Switzerland, 10-12. 2011
- John Beech, A Selection of Recent Work, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon
- John Beech, Portland Art Museum, (Curator: Bruce Guenther) Portland, Oregon 6 — 10.2011
- The State of Things, Peter Blum Chelsea, New York, New York
2010
- John Beech : Works for a Wall, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
2009
- Incidents : Drawings and Sculpture, Galeria La Caja Negra, Madrid
- John Beech & John Zurier, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
2008
- Obscure / Reveal, John Beech & Edward Albee, Peter Blum Soho, New York, New York
- Nohow, CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium
2007
- That and This : New Wor, Peter Blum Chelsea, New York, New York
- Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
2006
- John Beech New Work, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
- John Beech : Project Space, G Fine Art, Washington D.C.
- John Beech New Work : Sculpture and Drawings, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
2005
- Recent Sculpture and Large Scale Drawings, Peter Blum, New York, New York
- New Sculpture made on Site and Drawings, Galerie M+R Fricke, Berlin, Germany
2004
- John Beech Works 1989 — 2004, Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen, Germany
- John Beech from the Collection, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
- John Beech New Work, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- John Beech — New Sculptures and Paintings (with John Meyer — Drawings),
- Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
2003
- Peter Blum, New York, New York
- Archive Inc. Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Brooklyn Container, Brooklyn Central Public Library, New York
- (+ Collaborative Drawings 1998 –2003 with Simon Lee and Christopher Lesnewski)
2002
- Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2001
- Rotating Paintings, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
2000
- John Beech : New Work, Stark Gallery, New York , New York
- Alexander Nagel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Built on Site, TD156, San Francisco, California
1999
- Petra Bungert Projects / CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium
- Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
1998
- The Locker Plant, The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas
- Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
- Smith Andersen Editions, Palo Alto, California
1996
- Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1995
- Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
1994
- Miles Bellamy-113 Crosby Street, New York, New York
1993
- Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
1992
- Sculpture Built On The Premises, Upaya Gallery, San Francisco, California
1991
- Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
1990
- Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
1989
- Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, California
EXPOSITIONS DE GROUPE
2014
- CCNOA 30/30 Image Archive Project : A Collective Collection, A/B/Contemporary, Zürich, Suisse
2013
- Brasserie, Haus der Kunst St. Josef, Solothurn, Suisse
- Histoires et Géographies : Acquisitions récentes du Frac Bretagne, Frac Bretagne, Rennes, France
- Coluna 2, Vienne, France
- Unruly, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, Californie, USA
- Six Memos for the Next…, Magazin 4 Bregenzer Kunstverein, Bregenz, Autriche
2012
- Art on Paper 2012, Weatherspoon Art Museum,
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Pink, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Virtual Insanity, Fiedler Taubert Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
- Drawing a Line in the Sand, Peter Blum, New York, New York
- Eretai, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California
2011
- Fifty Years of Bay Area Art : The SECA Awards, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco,California
- The Long Curve. 150 years of Visionary Collecting at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery,
- The Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
- Carte Blanche à Clare Kenny : Odds and Ends, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- Paper Variables, Dieu Donné, New York, New York
- John Beech & Kathrin Kunz, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
2010
- Thirty Years of Collecting : A Recent Gift to the Museum, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale,Arizona
- Human Rites, (Curator Silvia Karman Cubïná & Steve Holmes) The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida
- Living in Two Worlds, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
- The Artist & The Photograph, (Curator: Clare Kenny), Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel, Switzerland
- Metropolis, Galerie M & R Fricke, Berlin, Germany
- Reflection, Peter Blum Soho, New York, New York
- My Eyes Keep Me in Trouble, (Organized by CCNOA, Brussels), La Station, Nice, France
- Quantos Queres, Marz-Galeria, Lisbon, Portugal
2009
- Des Mondes Voisins, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- Common Ground : Color, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Glissements de Terrain, Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, Paris
- 30 × 30 cm Project, Mcnay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas
- Yellow, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- Projet 25 une exposition pour Gisèle, (Curator: Friederike Stangier), Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- Art Unlimited 10, Art Basel 40, Basel, Switzerland
- PS 1999-2009, PS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Prints, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
2008
- Miniaturization, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- Paper, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- Begin Again Right Back Here, (Curator: B.Wurtz), White Columns, New York, New York
- Summer 2008, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- Works on Paper : The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
- My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble, (Organized by CCNOA Brussels), Sydney College of the Arts Gallery (SCA), Sydney,Australia -traveled to: The Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
- + de réalité, École Régionale des beaux-arts de Nantes, Nantes, France
- Annual Invitational Exhibition of Visual Art, The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, New York
2007
- Ahnlichkeiten — Hommage å Fortuny, Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen, Germany
- Rückblick Review: 10 years Berlin, M & R Fricke, Berlin, Germany
- Summertime, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- Pas de Soucis…, (Curator: Petra Bungert, CCNOA Brussels), Non-Objectif Sud, Tulette, France
- Remix : Small Sculpture, (Curator: Claire Schneider), Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NewYork
- Der Zweite Blick, Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen, Germany
- Pierogi Flatfiling, Artnews Projects, Berlin, Germany
- Off the Wall, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Remix : Robert Therrien, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
- March Madness, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 4 from New York, (Organized by John Beech) Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Dumpster, (video in collaboration with Einar Westerlund), Screen 1, CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium
- The Photograph as Canvas, (Organized by Stephen Maine) The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut
- My Eyes Keep Me in Trouble, (Organized byTilman) Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem, The Netherlands
- Additiv Parallel Synchron Werke der Sammlung, Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen, Germany
- MinimalPop, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, Holland
2006
- Weinachtsausstellung, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- Double Exposure, CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium (November upcoming)
- Bird Watching, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
- Two Step, (Organized by Petra Bungert) Hertfordshire University Galleries, Hatfield, England
- Sculptures, Peter Blum Chelsea, New York, New York
- Summertime, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- ststs : Rack 1 — 2006 Brussels, CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium
- Ordnung und Verfuhrung, (Curator: Dorothea Strauss), Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich, Switzerland
- Spring Fever, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Two Step, (Organized by CCNOA Brussels/ Petra Bungert) Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
- Eccentric Abstraction, (John Beech, Senta Connert, Wolfgang Ploeger), Galerie M+R Fricke, Dusseldorf, Germany
- Minimalisms, Gallery W52, New York, New York
- Painted Objects, CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium
- Artists for Chinati, Phillips de Pury, New York, New York
2005
- Spectrum, (Organized by Kate Shepherd), Galerie Lelong, New York, New York
- Painted Objects, (Organized by Petra Bungert / CCNOA Brussels, Belgium), PS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- I Remain the Same : Changed, (Curator: Nolan Simon), Center Gallery, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan
- Extreme Abstraction, (John Beech Small Objects, including sculpture selected from the permanent collection by John Beech), (Curators: Louis Grachos, Claire Schneider), Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
- The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection, Albright-Knox Art Gallery,Buffalo, New York
- Beyond Monochrome, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- MinimalPop, Les Filles du Calvaire, Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium
- Variations on Yellow, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Drawings, (John Beech, Christopher Lesnewski, Tilman), (Selected by John Beech), Smith Andersen Editions, Palo Alto, California
2004
- Molti Multipli, CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium
- Von a bis 2 : Editionen, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- 20 Years: Multiples, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- In Focus: Themes in Photography, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
- John Beech / David Thomas, Foreign Affairs 3, Proximus, Bonn, Germany
- MinimalPop, Florence Lynch Gallery, New York, New York (Organized by CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium)
- Void, (Curator: David Gibson), Educational Alliance Gallery, New York, New York
- Large Format Works on Paper, Smith Andersen Editions, Palo Alto, California
2003
- Multiples, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- Selections from the Natalie and Irving Forman Collection, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
- 24, Eugene Binder, Marfa, Texas (Organized by John Beech, Eugene Binder)
- Modelle des Konkreten, (Curators: Manfred Wandel, Gabriele Kuebler), Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen, Germany
- Small Colours, (Curator: Christoph Dahlhausen), Galerie Eva Mack, Stuttgart, Germany
- New Acquisitions, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
- Real Red, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2002
- Las Vegas Collects, Goodman-Duffy Collection, Las Vegas Art Museum, Nevada
- Drawing Center 25th Anniversary Exhibition, New York, New York
- Five, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- XXL1, University Art Museum, Berkeley, California
- In a Silent Way, (Curator: Marion Wild), Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
- Two Step, Video / Sound CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium
- Benefit Exhibition, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, New York, New York
2001
- Fifteen Years of Painting, Stark Gallery, New York, New York
- Surfaces & Support Systems, 123 Watts, New York, New York
- El Paisano Hotel, Rudolph Projects, Marfa, Texas
- Anymore, (Curator: David Borawski), Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut
- Art Brussels, CCNOA, Brussels, Belgium
2000
- From Idea to Matter. Nine Sculptors, (Curator: Edward Albee), Anderson
- Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
- Minimalism, Then and Now,’ University Art Museum, Berkeley, California
- Trajectories, (Curator: Marian Griffiths), Smack Mellon Studios, Brooklyn, New York
- The Art of Collaborative Printmaking : Smith Andersen Editions, Michael Martin Gallery, San Francisco, California / traveled to Flanders Graphics, Minneapolis, Minnesota and traveled to Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Industry, (John Beech, John Monti, Richard Thatcher) Thatcher Projects, New York, New York
- From Rags To Riches, (Curator : Petra Bungert), Foundation de la Tapisserie des Arts, Tournai, Belgium
1999
- Of Ten, Thatcher Projects, New York, New York
- Meaning and Message: Contemporary Art from the Museum Collection, The Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California
- Fetes de Saint Martin. Tourinnes-La-Grosse, (Curator: Javier Fernandez), near Brussels, Belgium.
- Into the 21st Century. Selections from the Permanent Collection, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
- John Beech & Christopher Lesnewski: Sculpture and Collaborative Drawings, (Curator: Marian Griffiths), The Sculpture Center, New York, New York
- Do Paintings Dream of Veronese Green? (Curator: Maia Damianovic), Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, New York
- Horizontal Vertigo, Rudolph Poissant Gallery, Houston, Texas
- Material Issues : Recent Gifts from the Katherine and James Gentry Collection, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
1998
- The Art of Collaborative Printmaking, Smith Andersen Editions, The Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada — traveled to de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California (1999)
- Permanent Collection Contemporary Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California (1998-1999)
- 9+1, Petra Bungert Projects, Brussels, Belgium
- All That is Solid, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, New York
- Blunt Object, (Curator: Courtenay Smith), The Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, Illinois
- Seven Year Itch, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, Florida
- Here & Now, (Curator: Marian Griffiths), The Sculpture Center, New York, New York
- Escape Velocity, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, New York
- The Flat Files : Drawings from Pierogi 2000, Vasser College, Poughkeepsie, NY / traveled to Bard College, Rheinbeck, NY and to Kunstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria
1997
- Pierogi 2000 : The Flat File Drawings, (Curator: Joe Amrhein), The Gasworks, London / traveled to
- Cornerhouse, Manchester, England
- Benefit Exhibition, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, New York
- Aspects of Space, Trans Hudson Gallery, New York, New York
1996
- John Beech & James Hyde, (Curators: Natalie and Irving Forman), Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1995
- Painting outside Painting, The 44th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. (Curator: Terrie Sultan)
- Gridluck, Marge Goldwater, Inc. New York, New York
- Into a New Museum, Part II, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
- Plastic, (Curator: Nancy Doll), Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
1994
- 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, California
- Traction, (John Beech, Paul Dickerson, Richard Nonas), (Curators: Alison Green, Miles Bellamy), Stark Gallery, New York, New York
- The Gluers, (Curator: Carrie Lederer), Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, California
1993
- Edward Albee’s Other Eye, Sculptural Objects from the Edward Albee Collections, Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University, Brookville, New York
- Objecthood, Mills College, Oakland, California
- Still Lives, Zen Center Hospice Guest House, San Francisco, California
1992
- SECA Award Exhibition, (John Beech, Hung Liu, Maria Porges) San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
- Re*Generation, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
1991
- Towards a New Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
- Gallery II : John Beech, Dawn Fryling, Paul Kos, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
- Selections : San Francisco Bay Area, (Curators: Larry Rinder, Enrique Chagoya), The Drawing Center, New York, New York -traveled to Pro-Arts, Oakland, California
- The Store, Richard Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, California
- Summer ’91, Richard Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, California
- (CON-TEXT), Richard Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1989
- Re: Imperfect Affinities, (Gregory Adair, John Beech, Rene de Guzman) XS Gallery, Carson City, Nevada
- Introductions ’89, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
1988
- Chain Reaction IV, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco California
1986
- Graduation Exhibition, (John Beech, René de Guzman, Oriane Stender) The White Room, University of California, Berkeley, California
PRIX / BOURSES
1999
- The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award
1998
- The Chinati Foundation, Residency, Marfa, Texas
1992
- SECA Award, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
1985
- Maybelle Toombs Award for Practice of Art, University of California, Berkeley
EDITIONS
2012
- The Space Surrounding, Book with reproductions of 31 Collages made while traveling in India and 17 b/w photographs, Peter Blum Edition, New York
2011
- Dieu Donné, New York, New York
2010
- Smith Andersen Editions, Palo Alto, California
2008
- Obscure / Reveal, Book with Edward Albee, Peter Blum Edition, New York
2007
- Container Series Edition, Arber and Son Editions, Marfa, Texas
2001
- Dumpster Template Monotypes, Smith Andersen Editions, Palo Alto, California ‘Car-Mat Print’ Edition, Smith Andersen Editions, Palo Alto, California
1993
- Smith Andersen Editions, Palo Alto, California
BIBLIOGRAPHIE
2011
- Cabinet Magazine Issue 42 Forgetting, drawing reproduced, 8.2011
- A/Art Blog, 8.2011
- Motley, John, Artist finds Substance among the Scrap, The Oregonian, 7.1.2011
- Pollack, Barbara, John Beech at Peter Blum Chelsea, Art News, 4.2011
- Prison Photography Website, John Beech’s Dumpster Remix, 3.5.2011
- ArtCat, Top Pick, John Beech at Peter Blum, Chelsea 2.2011
- Van Arsdale, Sarah, John Beech at Peter Blum, NY Institute of Photography Blog, 2.17.2011
- Gopnik, Blake, Daily Pic : Reutlingen Factory Yard #1, Blake Gopnik on art, 1.21.2011
2010
- Fischer, Annina, Am Anfang war eine Fotografie, Baz, Basel, Switzerland, 8.11.2010
- HG, Die Grosstadt ist eine einzige Ausstellung, Taz.de, Berlin, Germany, 7.7.2010
- Thüring, Reto, Die Tiefe der Oberfläche, Baz, Basel, Switzerland, 5.27.2010
2009
- Zarza, Victor, John Beech: Incident, Madrid, 11.2009
- Pozuelo, Abel H., John Beech : Incidents, El Cultural, Madrid, 11.2009
- Fazzolari, Bruno, John Beech and John Zurier, Stretcher.org, 7.2009
- Cummings, Mary, Combining the verbal talent of Edward Albee with the vision of John Beech,
- The East Hampton Press & The Southampton Press, 6.9.2009
- Zyzzyva Literary Journal, 2 pages Artist Notebook drawings, Spring 2009 Edition, Volume XXV No.1
2008
- John Beech & Edward Albee : Obscure / Reveal, Time Out New York, 11.2008
- John Beech — Project Space: cover + 6 pages of images, ART LIES, #58, Summer 2008
- Bouyiatiotes, Anastasia, John Beech — Nohow, New Europe, Arts and Culture, 3.30.2008
- Dubois, Colette, John Beech at CCNOA, H Art #33, Belgium, 3.6.2008
2007
- Boucher, Brian, John Beech at Peter Blum, Art in America, 12.2007
- Pas de Soucis pour NOS, La Tribune, (France Sud), 6.28.2007
- Fate of Modernism, (series of photographs reproduced), Multitudes Magazine Online Paris, 6.2007
- Time Out New York, The High Line (2 images reproduced from Blum), 4.2007
- Collins, Tom, Messy Minimalism : 4 from New York, Albuquerque Journal, 2.16.2007
2006
- McQuaid, Cate, From Ordinary to the Sublime, Boston Globe, 10.26.2006
- Dawson, Jessica, Beech at G Fine Art, Washington Post, 9.30.2006
- Benz, Marion, Ein Hauch von Sommer, Baz, Basel, Switzerland, 7.20.2006
- Baker, Kenneth, Beech at Anglim, San Francisco Chronicle, 4.22.2006
- Meister, Helga, Galerie Fricke Dusseldorf, Westdeutsche Zeitung, 2.7.2006
- Dressler, Christiane, Nicht vergessen! Rheinische Post, 2.2.2006
- Ribas, Joao, Minimalisms, Brochure text. 1.2006
2005
- Gordon, Ann, Center Galleries: Remaining Changed, realdetroitweekly.com, 11.2005
- Kuspit, Donald, John Beech at Peter Blum, Artforum International, 11.2005
- Verhagen, Marcus, John Beech, On Waste and Space, Modern Painters, 10.2005
- Hirsch, Faye, Abstract Generations, Art in America, 10.2005
- John Beech at Peter Blum, The New Yorker, 9.12-18.2005
- Nymphius, Friederike, Minimalpop, Peinture: Cinq Regards, Editions du Regard, catalogue essay, Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, 10.2005
- Huntington, Richard, A Sampling of all Things Abstract — Old and New, The Buffalo News, 8.13.2005
- Maine, Stephen, The Photograph as Canvas, Art on Paper, 9-10.2005
- Buhmann, Stephanie, John Beech Recent Sculpture and Large Scale Drawings, The Brooklyn Rail, 7—8.2005
- Finch, Charlie, Buffalo Soldier, Extreme Abstraction, Artnet 8.2005
- Huntington, Richard, To the Extreme, The Buffalo News Gusto, 7.15.2005
- Johnson, Ken, John Beech at Peter Blum, The New York Times, 7.1.2005
- Beech at Blum, Listing with image reproduced, Modern Painters, 7.2005
- Boykoff, Joan and Baron, Reuben M., The Forman Collection, Artcritical.com 7.2005
- Huntington, Richard, Blues Clues, The Forman Collection, The Buffalo News Gusto 6.10.2005
- Gassch, Cynnie, A Meditative Spirit, The Forman Collection, Buffalo AV, 5.12.2005
- Gassch, Cynnie, Monochromes, Buffalo AV, 5.5.2005
- The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection, Albright-Knox Now 5-6.2005
- Lorent, Claude, Les Voies Multiples de l’Abstraction, La Libre Belgique, 5.4.2005
- King, Sarah, John Beech at Charlotte Jackson, Art in America, 2.2005
- MacAdam, Barbara, MinimalPop, ARTnews, 2.2005
- Dreher, Sabine, Subtiler Hinterhof-Charme, Reutlingen General-Anzeiger, 1.13.2005
- Zu Mecklemberg, Christina, @proximus, bonner initiative verbindet kunstwelten, Junge Kunst # 61, 1.2005
- Loire, Cedric, Less is Pop, L’Art Meme, Paris, 1.2005
2004
- Kuebler, Gabriele, Zwei Kunstler Vor Ort, Reutlinger General-Anzeiger, 12.3.2004
- Benz, Marion, Von der Farbe, John Beech und John Meyer in der Galerie Linder, Baz, Basel, Switzerland, 11.14.2004
- John Beech from the Collection, Albright-Knox Now, 3–4. 2004
- The Forman Collection, Albright-Knox Now, 1-2.2004
2003
- Bakke, Erik, The history of the world vs. your aesthetic, NY Arts Magazine, 6.2003
- Worth, Alexi, John Beech at Peter Blum, The New Yorker, 4.21-28.2003
2002
- Weiderman, Paul, Necessary Roughness, Santa Fe New Mexican Pasatiempo, 10.11.2002
- Becker, Helena Kanyar, Painting on the Move, Basel, Atelier 16-17, 8.28.2002
- Benz, Marion, Ein Rhythmus sucht sein Bild, Basler Agenda, 6.6.2002
- Bollen, Christopher, Surfaces and Support Systems, Time Out New York, 1.3.2002
- Pierogi Press, Number 8, image reproduced, Brooklyn, 2002
2001
- Carel, Sari, John Beech at Stark Gallery, Zingmagazine Issue 15, 6.2001
- Knepp, Gregorio, From Idea to Matter, Sculpture Magazine, 5.2001
- Chinati Foundation newsletter Volume 6, image reproduced, 2001
2000
- Levin, Kim, John Beech at Stark Gallery, The Village Voice, 12.26.2000
- Everett, Deborah, Trajectories, Brooklyn, New York Arts Magazine, 11.2000
- McLeod, Deborah, Running on Empty, Richmond Virginia Style Weekly, 10.31.2000
- Rand, Harry, Catalogue essay From Idea to Matter, 10.2000
- Bonetti, David, Charting 35 years of California Art, San Francisco Examiner, 1.6.2000
1999
- Vandendries, Jean, L’art et les matieres de Fernandez, Le Soir (Belgium), 11.4.1999
- McFadden, Sarah, Text, Tourinnes-La-Grosse exhibition catalogue, 11.1999
- Baker, Kenneth, John Beech at Paule Anglim, ARTnews, 6.1999
- Hickson, Patricia, Into the 21st Century: San Jose Museum of Art, Catalogue essay, 5.1999
- Johnson, Ken, John Beech & Christopher Lesnewski, New York Times, 4.30.1999
- Smith, Roberta, Upper East Side, New York Times, 4.30.1999
- Newhall, Edith, Texas Two-Step, New York Magazine, 4.19.1999
- Maclay, Catherine, Material Issues, San Jose Mercury News, 4.11.1999
- Bakke, Erik, Studio Visit : John Beech, New York Arts Magazine, 4.1999
- Everett, Deborah, Beech & Lesnewski, New York Arts Magazine, 4.1999
- Bonetti, David, Bay City Best, San Francisco Examiner Magazine, 3.14.1999
- Scherr, Apollinaire, Stranded in Marfa, Oakland East Bay Express, 2.19.1999
- Baker, Kenneth, Sculptures With Delayed Punch Lines, San Francisco Chronicle, 2.5.1999 Chinati Foundation newsletter Volume 4, image reproduced, 1999
1998
- Estep, Jan, Blunt Object, New Art Examiner, 12.1998
- Big Bend Sentinel, Marfa, Texas, 10.1998
- Smith, Courtenay, Blunt Object Exhibition Catalogue essay, 9.1998
- Sillen, Kim, Here & Now, New York Arts Magazine, 6.1998
- Freedman, Matt, Here & Now, Exhibition Catalogue essay, 4.1998
1997
- Damianovic, Maia, Painting Beyond Limits, Tema Celeste, 4.1997
1996
- Bensley, Lis, John Beech & James Hyde, Santa Fe New Mexican Pasatiempo, 6.7.1996
1995
- Smith, Roberta, Corcoran Biennial, New York Times, 12.1995
- Baker, Kenneth, Details Know Their Importance, San Francisco Chronicle, 12.5.1995
- Bonetti, David, John Beech at Paule Anglim, San Francisco Examiner, 12.1.1995
- Kelley, Jeff, text for Corcoran Biennial Catalogue, 12.1995
- Sultan, Terrie, Off the Wall and Beyond the Frame, Catalogue essay 44th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, The Corcoran Gallery. 11.1995
- Taplin, Robert, John Beech at Miles Bellamy, Art in America, 2.1995
1993
- Baker, Kenneth, Sculpture With Poise and Humor, San Francisco Chronicle, 11.10.1993
- Roby, Dianne, Beech at Anglim, Artweek, 11.4.1993
- Baker, Kenneth, Things Good From Spectator’s View, San Francisco Chronicle, 3.14.1993
- Bonetti, David, Mills College, San Francisco Examiner, 3.12.1993
1992
- Watten, Barrett, Cultural Strategists: 1992 SECA Art Award at SFMOMA, Artweek, 11.5.1992
- Bonetti, David, SFMOMA SECA Exhibit, 10.1992
- Baker, Kenneth, John Beech at Upaya, ARTnews, 9.1992
- Baker, Kenneth, SECA Award Show, San Francisco Chronicle, 9.27.1992
- Caldwell, John and Bishop, Janet, essay and interview, SECA Art Award Catalogue,
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 9.1992
- Zyzzyva Literary Journal, cover + 27 pages of drawings reproduced, summer 1992
- Fazzolari, Bruno, Auto Conceptual, Artweek, 5.21.1992
- Baker, Kenneth, John Beech Builds a Show at Upaya, San Francisco Chronicle, 4.27.1992
1991
- Porges, Maria, San Francisco Fax_, Artissues, 11.1991
- Bonetti, David, Door-Opening Readymade, San Francisco Examiner, 9.17.1991
- Levi-Strauss, David, John Beech, California Magazine, 9.1991
- Tin Nyo, Paula, No Pencils, Selections Bay Area Drawing, Artweek, 5.1991
- LaPalma, Marina, (Con-Text), New Art Examiner, 3.1991
1990
- Levy, Mark, Evans, Art International, Winter 1990
1989
- Baker, Kenneth, Promising Debut of John Beech, San Francisco Chronicle, 7.29.1989
COLLECTIONS PUBLIQUES
- Albright- Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
- Manfred Wandel / Stiftung fur Konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen, Germany
- Oakland Museum, Oakland, California
- San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
- University Art Museum, Berkeley, California
- Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California
- Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, California
- The Martin Z.Margulies Collection, Miami, Florida
- Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland
- Microsoft Corporation, Seattle, Washington
- Sidley and Austin, New York, New York
- Pfizer Corporation, New York, New York
- Bank of America, Los Angeles, California
- Robertson Stevens & Co., San Francisco, California
- Roche, Switzerland
- Swiss Re, New York, New York
- KFW Bank, Frankfurt / Berlin, Germany
- Shoes or no Shoes? Ghent, Belgium
SELECTION DE COLLECTIONS PRIVEES
- Edward Albee, New York, New York
- Pamela Anderson, Los Angeles, California
- Agnes Bourne, San Francisco, California
- Matthew & Nancy Browar, La Jolla, California
- Natalie and Irving Forman, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Ann Hatch, San Francisco, California
- Michael and Roberta Joseph, Williamsville, New York
- Marilyn Minter, New York
- Verena and Niklaus Mueller, Zurich, Switzerland
- Steven Oliver, San Francisco, California
- Ms. Panza, Switzerland
- Robert Storr, New York, New York
- David White, New York, New York
John Beech
Contemporary
Installation, painting, photography, sculpture
Artist born in 1964 in Winchester, United Kingdom.
- Localisation
- Brooklyn, United States