Rachel Harrison (artist)

This article is about the American artist. For the British computer scientist, see Rachel Harrison (computer scientist). For the horror writer, see Rachel Harrison (writer).
Rachel Harrison
Born1966 (1966)
New York City
NationalityAmerican
Known forSculpture

Rachel Harrison (born 1966) is an American visual artist known for her sculpture, photography, and drawing.[1][2][3] Her work often combines handmade forms with found objects or photographs, bringing art history, politics, and pop culture into dialogue with one another.[4][5][6] She has been included in numerous exhibitions in Europe and the US, including the Venice Biennale (2003 and 2009), the Whitney Biennial (2002 and 2008) and the Tate Triennial (2009).[7] Her work is in the collections of major museums such as The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; and Tate Modern, London; among others.[7] She lives and works in New York.[8]

  1. ^ Schjeldahl, Peter (15 December 2014). "The Shape We're In: The timely sculpture of Rachel Harrison". The New Yorker. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Rachel Harrison and Nayland Blake". BOMB magazine. October 1, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Rachel Harrison Life Hack". Whitney Museum of American Art. October 25, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Basilico, Stefano (2002). Currents 30: Rachel Harrison. Milwaukee Art Museum. p. 15. ISBN 0944110983.
  5. ^ Seifermann, Ellen (2007). "Many Layered Objects: Notes On Rachel Harrison's Strategies". If I Did It. p. 116. ISBN 978-3-905770-56-8.
  6. ^ "The Whitney to Present Rachel Harrison's First Full Scale Survey" (PDF). Whitney Museum of American Art. August 13, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Rachel Harrison". Greene Naftali. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Rachel Harrison – Artist's Profile", The Saatchi Gallery, Retrieved 26 August 2014.