Joel Shapiro
American · 1941–2025 · Painter, Printmaker
Joel Elias Shapiro was an American sculptor. Classified by art critics as a postminimalist, his works consisted of sculptures composed of simple rectangular shapes. His… (Wikipedia)
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Joel Elias Shapiro was an American sculptor. Classified by art critics as a postminimalist, his works consisted of sculptures composed of simple rectangular shapes. His sculptures were mostly defined through the materials used, without allusions to subjects outside of the works. His works are in major collections and public spaces in the United Space and abroad. Most of his creations are named Untitled. His 1993 Loss and Regeneration was created for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
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In the collections of
TateAddison Gallery of American ArtArt Gallery of OntarioArt Institute of ChicagoBritish MuseumDetroit Institute of ArtsFinnish National GalleryGrand Rapids Art MuseumHessel Museum of ArtHigh Museum of ArtInstitut Valencià d'Art ModernIsrael MuseumJ. Paul Getty MuseumKawamura Memorial DIC Museum of ArtKiasmaLouisiana Museum of Modern ArtMetropolitan Museum of ArtMinneapolis Institute of ArtMuseum of Fine Arts BostonMuseum of Modern ArtMusée National d'Art ModerneMusée national des beaux-arts du QuébecNational Gallery of AustraliaParrish Art MuseumSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSmithsonian American Art MuseumStedelijk Museum AmsterdamTate BritainTel Aviv Museum of ArtThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtThe Newark Museum of ArtWeatherspoon Art MuseumWhitney Museum of American ArtYale University Art Gallery
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abstract art
Also known as American, G'oʼel Shapiro, Joel Elias Shapiro
Works in museum collections
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International Sculpture Collection ↗
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