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Robert Therrien

1947–2019

No Title (Stacked Plates) 2010
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Biography

Robert Therrien (November 17, 1947 – June 17, 2019) was an American artist known for his large-scale sculptures. His work reimagined and reinvented objects from everyday life, such as a set of table and chairs or stacks of plates, turning them into monumental immersive sculptures. Los Angeles–based, Therrien was described as being possessed by a sense of wonder over commonplace experiences

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  • No Title (Table and Four Chairs)

    Robert Therrien
    2003
  • No Title (Oil Can)

    Robert Therrien
    2004
  • No Title (Scrubbrush panel)

    Robert Therrien
    1997
  • No Title (Large Red Brick Drawing)

    Robert Therrien
    2003
  • RED ROOM

    Robert Therrien
    2000–7
  • No Title (Stacked Plates)

    Robert Therrien
    2010
  • No Title (Beard Cart)

    Robert Therrien
    2004
  • [no title]

    Robert Therrien
    1995
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