Willoughby Sharp | |
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 Sharp in 2006 | |
| Born | January 23, 1936 |
| Died | December 17, 2008 (aged 72) |
| Alma mater | Brown University (BA) |
| Spouse | Pamela Seymour Smith Sharp |
| Children | Saskia Sharp |
Willoughby Sharp (January 23, 1936 – December 17, 2008) was an American artist, independent curator, independent publisher (he was co-founder and co-editor of Avalanche Magazine with Liza Béar), gallerist, teacher, author, and telecom activist.[1] Avalanche published interviews they conducted with contemporary artists such as Vito Acconci, Dennis Oppenheim and Yvonne Rainer.[2] Sharp also was contributing editor to four other publications: Impulse (1979–1981); Video magazine (1980–1982); Art Com (1984–1985), and the East Village Eye (1984–1986). He published three monographs on contemporary artists, contributed to many exhibition catalogues, and wrote on art for Artforum, Art in America, Arts magazine, Laica Journal, Quadrum and Rhobo. He was editor of the Public Arts International/Free Speech documentary booklet in 1979. Sharp received numerous grants, awards, and fellowships; both as an individual or under the sponsorship of non-profit arts organizations.
- ^ name="Frieze profile obit">Larsen, Lars Bang (January 2009). "Profiles: Willoughby Sharp, 23 January, 1936–12 December, 2008". Frieze. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Avalanche". Primary Information. Retrieved October 28, 2011.