Robert Janz

Robert Janz (December 25, 1932 - October 26, 2021), Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a New York-based visual artist whose work often dealt with ephemeral phenomena.[1][2] His work has been described as having a "nomadic aspect".[3]

Robert Janz
Jan Berdyszak (left) and Robert Janz (right) in 1988
Born(1932-12-25)December 25, 1932
Belfast, Northern Ireland
DiedOctober 26, 2021(2021-10-26) (aged 88)
Tribeca, New York City, New York

Janz was educated at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and graduated with a MFA degree. Janz taught in London, Berlin and Spain.[4]

Janz exhibited his work internationally in Barcelona, Belfast, Los Angeles, Chicago, Lyon, Dublin, among other locations.[4] His work was included in three exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, [5] as well as White Columns (New York), the Irish Museum of Modern Art[6] among other venues.[7]

In 2020 a documentary film was made on him, titled Janz: In the Moment.[8]

Collections

His work is included in the collections of the Portland Art Museum,[9] the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art,[10] the Williams College Museum of Art,[11] among other venues.

References
  1. "Robert Janz, who painted the streets and sidewalks of the neighborhood, has died". Tribeca Citizen. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021. his death on Oct. 26.
  2. "Robert Janz and the art of disappearing". Tribeca Citizen. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. Knight, Christopher (December 1979). "Robert Janz, L.A. Louver". Artforum. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. Edgars, Geoff (12 November 2001). "Art in Surreal Time". The News and Observer. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. "Robert Janz". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. "Robert Janz". Irish Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. "Robert Janz: Six Lean Sticks". White Columns. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. "Film honors Robert Janz and his work on our streets". Tribeca Citizen. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. "Robert Janz". Portland Art Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. "Robert Janz, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1932". Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. "Robert Janz (collection search)". Williams College Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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