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Merce Cunningham
Artist's Name: Merce Cunningham
Preferred medium: sound / music
birth year: 1919
Nationality: US
City: New York

Merce Cunningham - Profile

Mercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of the American avant garde for more than 50 years. Throughout much of his life, Cunningham was considered one of the greatest creative forces in American dance. He is also notable for his frequent collaborations with artists of other disciplines, including musicians John Cage and David Tudor, artists Robert Rauschenberg and Bruce Nauman, designer Romeo Gigli, and architect Benedetta Tagliabue. Works that he produced with these artists had a profound impact on avant-garde art beyond the world of dance.

As a choreographer, teacher and leader of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Cunningham had a profound influence on modern dance. Many dancers who trained with Cunningham formed their own companies, and they include Paul Taylor, Remy Charlip, Viola Farber, Charles Moulton, Karole Armitage, Robert Kovich, Foofwa d’Immobilité, Kimberly Bartosik, Floanne Ankah and Jonah Bokaer.

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important exhibitions from Merce Cunningham

Exhibition Location City Country Date
Merce Cunningham: Zeichnungen und Videoaufzeichnungen Museum Wiesbaden Wiesbaden DE 14.04.2011
46. Biennale Venedig 1995 Biennale Venedig Venedig IT 12.06.1995
Dance Works I: Merce Cunningham and Robert Rauschenberg Walker Art Center Minneapolis US 03.11.2011
MACBA Collection Museu d´Art Contemporani de Barcelona - MACBA Barcelona ES 11.02.2011
Notation: Kalkül und Form in den Künsten ZKM - Museum für Neue Kunst Karlsruhe DE 01.03.2009
Danser sa vie Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne Paris FR 23.11.2011
Kompass: Zeichnungen aus dem Museum of Modern Art New York Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin DE 11.03.2011
NEW YORK, NEW YORK Grimaldi Forum Monaco Monaco MO 14.07.2006
Notation: Kalkül und Form in den Künsten Akademie der Künste - Pariser Platz Berlin DE 20.09.2008

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Margarete Roeder Gallery

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Generali Foundation