Donald Baechler 1956-2022
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Biography
Donald Baechler's creative process began amidst a vast collection of popular images and objects, archives of years of photographing, looking and gathering. His paintings are condensed versions of a cumulative process that combined fragments and layers into what he called an "illusion of history." The artist (born 1956) cited Cy Twombly and Giotto as his primary influences. He had solo exhibitions at Cheim & Read, NY, The Kunsthalle Merano, Italy and The Museum der Moderne, Rupertinum, Salzburg. Baechler’s work is in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and The Centre George Pompidou, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris among other institutions worldwide. -
Works
Donald Baechler 1956-2022
CLAY POT FLOWERS 2011
Bronze95 x 71 x 5 1/2 inches
241.3 x 180.3 x 14 centimetersExhibitions-
Art Basel Miami Beach
29 Nov - 3 Dec 2022Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 with a presentation of works by Donald Baechler, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Louise Fishman, Ron...Read more -
Some People
24 Feb - 4 Jun 2022Cheim & Read is pleased to present Some People, a thematic group exhibition that explores portraiture from the 1930s to the present day, and features over thirty artists. The show...Read more -
Frieze New York
3 - 6 May 2018A focus of our presentation will be a new suite of drawings by Tal R entitled : a ship called New York. The drawings in the new suite, executed in...Read more -
Donald Baechler
2 Nov - 23 Dec 2017Cheim & Read is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Donald Baechler, which will open on November 2 and run through December 23, and be accompanied by...Read more -
Frieze New York
5 - 7 May 2017Cheim & Read is pleased to particpate in the 2017 edition of Frieze New York with a presentation of works by Ghada Amer, Donald Baechler, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, William...Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
1 - 4 Dec 2016Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2016 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach with a presenation of works by Ghada Amer, Donald Baechler, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois,...Read more -
Art Basel
16 - 19 Jun 2016Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2016 edition of Art Basel with a presentation of works by Donald Baechler, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Louise Fishman, Ron Gorchov,...Read more -
Frieze New York
5 - 8 May 2016Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in Frieze New York with a presentation of works by Ghada Amer, Donald Baechler, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Louise Fishman, Adam Fuss, Ron...Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
3 - 6 Dec 2015Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2015 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach with a presenation of works by Donald Baechler, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, William Eggleston,...Read more -
Donald Baechler
Early Work 1980 to 1984 24 Nov - 30 Dec 2015Cheim & Read is pleased to announce an exhibition of Donald Baechler’s early paintings and collages on paper. These works represent the genesis of the artist’s iconic vocabulary of symbols...Read more -
Frieze New York
14 - 17 May 2015Cheim & Read is pleased to participate in the 2015 edition of Frieze New York with a presentation of works by Ghada Amer, Donald Baechler, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Louise...Read more -
Donald Baechler
New Work 2 Apr - 1 May 2010Cheim & Read is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent paintings, sculptures and works on paper by Donald Baechler. Baechler's previous solo show with the gallery was in 2006....Read more -
"I Won't Grow Up"
Curated by Beth DeWoody and Donald Baechler 26 Jun - 29 Aug 2008Cheim & Read is pleased to announce I WON'T GROW UP, curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody and Donald Baechler. The exhibition will present works in various media by a variety...Read more -
Donald Baechler
14 Sep - 28 Oct 2006Cheim & Read is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings and sculpture by Donald Baechler. New York painter Donald Baechler has steadily sustained a successful career as one...Read more -
Donald Baechler
Sculpture 13 Jan - 12 Feb 2005The American artist Donald Baechler, who was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1956, is widely considered one of the most interesting painters of his generation. In addition to paintings, his...Read more -
I Am the Walrus
Curated by Jan Avgikos 10 Jun - 31 Jul 2004Featuring the work of Vito Acconci, Donald Baechler, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ashley Bickerton, Olaf Breuning, John Bock, Maurizio Cattelan, Roni Horn, Michael Hurson, Martin Kippenberger, Sean Landers, Tony Matelli, Dan McCarthy,...Read more -
Donald Baechler
18 Mar - 19 Apr 2003Born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1956, Donald Baechler has lived and worked in New York City since 1977 and has shown extensively and internationally since his first one-person exhibition at...Read more -
Donald Baechler
Crowd Paintings 23 Feb - 27 Mar 1999We are pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by Donald Baechler. Born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1956, Baechler has lived and worked in New York City since 1977 and...Read more
PublicationsNews-
Donald Baechler in Conversation with Noah Becker
November 1, 2017 Read more -
Built-In Fracture: Donald Baechler in the 1980s
December 19, 2015 Read more -
Donald Baechler
Fisher Landau Center For Art March 1, 2012 Read more -
Conversations with Donald Baechler
January 1, 2011 Read more -
Donald Baechler
Cheim & Read October 16, 2006 Read more -
Donald Baechler
Cheim & Read October 13, 2006 Read more -
William Eggleston: Nightclub Portraits, 1973
Cheim & Read October 1, 2005 Read more -
Donald Baechler: Sculpture
Cheim & Read September 1, 2005 Read more -
Donald Baechler
Cheim & Read September 1, 2003 Read more -
Accidental Purist
June 1, 1994 Read more
