The Resume

(September 9, 1928-April 8, 2007)
Born in Hartford, Connecticut
Painter, sculptor, muralist, and conceptual artist
Created over 1,200 wall drawings
Designed modular sculptures based on open cubes
Taught at New York University and the School of Visual Arts

Why he might be annoying:

He preferred to call his sculptures 'structures.'
One of his conceptual artworks was buried in a garden and given the title 'Buried Cube Containing an Object of Importance but Little Value.' (1968)
He said about conceptual art, 'The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.'
His wall drawings and modular sculptures -- sorry, modular structures -- were usually executed by assistants following his designs.

Why he might not be annoying:

He served in the Korean War in Special Services, designing posters.
He spent a year as a graphic designer for I.M. Pei (1955).
He would help younger artists get exposure by holding joint exhibitions with them.
He noted that no one criticized architects for not actually laying the bricks for the buildings they design.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Painters
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 90]
• I Attended Syracuse University
• I Died in 2007 (Ranked: 78)
• Painters
• Profiles 55001-55186 (Ranked: 55081)
• Sculptors
• Served in the Korean War
• Teachers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying