Keith Sonnier at Castelli Warehouse March 7, 1970 Exhibition Poster Invitation

Description: Keith Sonnier Exhibition Poster Invitation SETS AND PIECES: KEITH SONNIER PHOTOGRAPHER: RICHARD LANDRY MOVEMENTS: TINA GIROUARD OPENING MARCH 7, 1970 CASTELLI WAREHOUSE 103 WEST 108 NEW YORK 10025 27” x 21.5” Verso: Red Meter March 4, 1970 New York, N.Y. 12 Cents US Postage Keith Sonnier Keith Sonnier (July 31, 1941 – July 18, 2020) was a postminimalist sculptor, performance artist, video and light artist. Sonnier was one of the first artists to use light in sculpture in the 1960s. With his use of neon in combination with ephemeral materials he achieved international recognition. Sonnier was part of the Process Art movement. Keith Sonnier Born James Keith Sonnier July 31, 1941 Mamou, Louisiana, U.S. Died July 18, 2020 (aged 78) Southampton, New York, U.S. Alma mater University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Rutgers University Known for performance, sculpture Movement Postminimalism, Process Art Spouse(s) Jacqueline Winsor (1966–1980, divorce), Nessia Leonzini Pope (1987–1998, divorce) Biography James Keith Sonnier was born July 31, 1941, in Mamou, Louisiana. His family was Cajun and Roman Catholic. His father was a hardware store owner, Joseph Sonnier, and his mother was a florist and singer, Mae Ledoux. He graduated in 1963 from Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). In 1966, he graduated with his MFA degree from Rutgers University, where he studied under Allan Kaprow, Robert Watts, and Robert Morris. After graduation from Rutgers, he moved to New York City with Jackie Winsor and some of his former classmates. At the time of his death he lived in Bridgehampton, New York. Sonnier died in Southampton, NY on July 18, 2020, of MDS (Myelodysplastic syndrome) and complications from it at the age of 78. Work Sonnier began experimenting with neon in 1968. Neon lights became a signature material used in his sculptural works. The common materials Sonnier employed included neon and fluorescent lights; reflective materials; aluminum and copper; and glass and wires. His postminimalist and sculpture contemporaries included Bruce Nauman, Eva Hesse, Richard Serra, Richard Tuttle, Jackie Winsor, and Barry LeVa.

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