Richard Alpert

Born in New York, NY / Works in Penngrove, CA

BIO

Richard H. Alpert is an American sculptor, abstract filmmaker, and performance artist born in New York City in 1947. He is a recipient of the 1979-1980 National Endowment for the Arts Artist's Fellowship Grant. Exhibitions include various venues and formats in the USA, Europe, and Japan, including the Petzel Gallery, NYC; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Conceptual Art and Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA; The American Center, Paris, France; and Kermin Prefecture Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

My art is grounded in playful curiosity reflecting my regard for empirical investigation of the physical world, e.g., 'taking apart the clock to see what makes it tick.’ I work with various formats such as performance, video, installation, painting, drawing, photography, and object sculpture. Gradations of color and form, repeated patterns, and geometric structures help construct my ideas into visual and auditory art. Ultimately, my art traces a process and leaves remnants of a chronicle I can share with others.