Larry Bell
Biography
Throughout his career Larry Bell has made investigations into the properties of light on surface. Often associated with the Light and Space movement, Bell’s work exists at the subtlest thresholds of perception, where the process of seeing becomes the primary experience.
Larry Bell moved to Taos, NM in 1973, where he and photographer Gus Foster purchased a large, neglected building that had formerly been the only commercial laundry in New Mexico. Bell renovated the facility to house the ‘Tank’, the 14-ton vacuum deposition chamber used to create his iconic Cubes and iridescent paintings.
Larry Bell was born in 1939 and lives and works in Taos, New Mexico.
Sources:
www.larrybell.com
Schools of Study
Chouinard Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Partial List of Collections
Museum of Modern Art, NY
The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, NY
Selected Awards
Guggenheim Fellow 1970
National Endowment for the Arts 1975
New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence and Achievement in the Arts 1990
Selected Exhibitions
Tate Britain, London 1970
Hayward Gallery, London 1971
Musem of Modern Art, NY 1979
Fort Worth Art Museum, Dallas, TX (1975, 1977)
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA 1986
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO 1995
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY 2007
Carré d’Art Musée d’art Contemporain de Nîmes, France 2011
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA 2011
The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX 2014
The Whitney Biennial, NY 2017
Larry Bell at 203 Fine Art
Please follow the link below to view the online catalogue for the 2019 exhibition LA to Taos, organized by 203 Fine Art.
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Larry BellUntitled Vapor Drawing, 2000Vapor drawing2 ½ x 9 ¾ inches
6.4 x 24.8 cmsigned and dated lower right -
Larry BellVFBK9, 1979vapor drawing38.1875 x 27.375"signed and dated on face
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Larry BellCube 44, 20062 panels azure glass coated with Inconel, 2 panels flint glass coated with Inconel and 2 panels flint glass20 x 20 x 20 inches
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Larry BellMirage Study #63, 1993mixed media on canvas42 x 42"
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Larry BellUntitled Split Elliptic #8086, 1982Vapor Drawing13.5 x 10.5"signed and dated lower front rightSold
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Larry BellSSSS #24 (Stain, Scratch, Smear, Specimens), 2006Inconel coated glass and wood21 x 21 x 5 inches
53.3 x 53.3 x 12.7 cm"L Bell '06" written in silver marker over a previously engraved signature reading "L Bell '06 #24" -
Larry BellThe Crown, 1988Vapor drawing on canvas58 x 44 inches
147.3 x 111.8 cmSigned verso -
Larry BellCube 25A, 20064 sides single coated glass; top and bottom double coated with right angle coatings20 x 20 x 20 inches
50.8 x 50.8 x 50.8 cmThis sculpture comes with a certificate of authenticity from the artist. Larry Bell does not sign these objects -
Larry BellVF 46, 1978Vaporized metal on Rives BFK paper29 ¾ x 22 inches
75.6 x 55.9 cmSigned and dated "L Bell 78" -
Larry BellAbstract Black Gradient MDF BK #15, ca. 1980sVaporized metal on paper38 ⅝ x 30 ⅝ inches
98.1 x 77.8 cmSigned verso -
Larry BellMirage Series #7, 1988Mixed media on canvas28 x 36 inches
71.1 x 91.4 cmsigned and dated lower right center, titled on reverse -
Larry BellDigitized Fraction 2618, 1997ink scan on canvas42 x 42 inches
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Larry BellFR#1039, 1996mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
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Larry BellFR#2038, 1996Mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
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Larry BellFR#2052, 1996mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
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Larry BellFR#2059, 1996mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
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Larry BellFR#2079, 1996mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
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Larry BellFR#1003, 1996mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
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Larry BellFR#1105, 8-4-1996mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
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Larry BellFR#2184, 1996mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
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Larry Bell33 Fractions - GroupAluminum and silicon monoxide collage on paperGroup of 33 Fractions - each 10x10"
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Larry BellFR-EL #303, 1997Mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
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Larry BellFR-EL #739, 1997Mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
25.4 x 25.4 cmSigned and dated -
Larry BellFraction #3705, 1998Watercolor and vapor drawing10 x 10 inches
25.4 x 25.4 cmSinged and dated lower center -
Larry BellFraction #4236, 1998mixed media on watercolor paper10 x 10"Signed & dated on face
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Larry BellFraction Series #771, 1996Aluminum & silicon monoxide on canvas10 x 10 inchesSold
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Larry BellFraction TIA 13, 2003Collage with aluminum, silicon monoxide & watercolor on paper25.4 x 25.4 cmSigned and dated lower centerSold
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Larry BellMEL 6 (Medium Ellipse), 1983Aluminum & silicon monoxide on paper28 x 22 inchesSold
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Larry BellMELBK 12 elliptic vapor drawing, 1983Vapor Drawing on black paper71.1 x 55.9 cmsigned and datedSold
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Larry BellS.M.S. #308, 1992Aluminum & silicone dioxide on canvas76.2 x 76.2 cmOn ReverseSold
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Larry BellSMVD 97 (Vapor Drawing, Small Mirage Series), 1989Collage with aluminum, silicon monoxide & watercolor on handmade paper43.2 x 30.5 cmSigned and dated front centerSold
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Larry BellAP of Sumer #24, 2013bronze9.75 x 5 x 5"Artist Proofsigned & editioned AP 1Sold
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Larry BellVFBK13, 1979aluminum and silicon monoxide on black Fabriano38.50" x 27.63"Sold
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Larry BellNew Fraction #148, 2002mixed media on watercolor paper20 x 20"Sold
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Larry BellNew Fraction #147, 2002mixed media on watercolor paper20 x 20"Sold
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Larry BellFraction #1770, 1996Mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
25.4 x 25.4 cmSigned and datedSold -
Larry BellFraction #1263, 1996Mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
25.4 x 25.4 cmSigned and datedSold -
Larry BellFR-EL BK #65, 1997Mixed media on paper10 x 10 inches
25.4 x 25.4 cmSigned and datedSold
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2024 Holiday Exhibition
23 Nov 2024 - 11 Jan 2025Artist on View: Larry Bell Emil Bisttram (1895-1976) Peter Chinni (1928-2019) Ronald Davis Daisuke Kiyomiya TJ Mabrey Beatrice Mandelman (1912-1998) America Martin Ron Lopez Dean Pulver Louis Ribak Shaun Richel...Read more -
Celebrating History, Taos Art Association at 70
17 Sep 2022 - 2 Jan 2023In collaboration with the Taos Center of the Arts (TCA), 203 Fine Art is pleased to present a visual recollection and brief history of the Taos Art Association (TAA), with...Read more
