artist
Peter Downsbrough
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United States of America |
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1940 In New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America |
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Brussels, Belgium
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Brussels, Belgium
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https://www.moma.org/artists/36251 |
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American-Belgian sculptor, photographer and conceptual artist. In the early 1960s, Downsbrough studied architecture and art at the University of Cincinnati and Cooper Union in New York City. Since 1972, he has used books to present his work (as have Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Edward Ruscha and Lawrence Weiner). At first Downsbrough limited himself to texts and lines, later he also integrated maps and photos of urban spaces. Peter Downsbrough works with the connection between architecture, typography and linguistics. His highly reduced vocabulary consists of short and concise conjunctions and prepositions such as: and, as, or, to, if, but, from, with, here, there, maar, op, en, et, ou, mais. These have a double function: on the one hand, they are iconographic signs that describe the space and, on the other, they give the viewer the opportunity to move from one thought to the next and to establish a connection between individual sentences or parts of sentences. Downsbrough uses a number of verbs and nouns. Peter Downsbrough's material consists of letters, lines, cuts and spaces. In interior spaces, he uses adhesive letters, which he places on walls, floors and/or ceilings. Lines drawn with adhesive tape, usually black, emphasize architectural elements. Metal pipes, which stand freely in the room and are sometimes attached to the wall, set accents. Downsbrough's sculptures, interventions in public space, consist of horizontal and vertical black bars on which words or fragments of words are arranged. Downsbrough's black and white photographs of urban environments are also characterized by spatial rhythms and linear geometry. Peter Downsbrough also produces models, videos and drawings. Peter Downsbrough is represented by the Barbara Krakow Gallery in Boston, the GDM in Paris and the Galerie Thomas Zander in Cologne. |
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Offset Artists’ publications: analogue – digital! Behind the Glass – Quotes about Books from Books about Books |
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FLIP – About Image Construction COPY CONSTRUCT |
85 editions by Peter Downsbrough
KAMERA CAHIER N° 9
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Peter Downsbrough
KAMERA CAHIER N° 9
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough - Loom Gallery
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough - Loom Gallery
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Peter Downsbrough
100.00 EUR
Vienna Art Book Fair #1
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Marlene Obermayer, Peter Downsbrou…
Vienna Art Book Fair #1
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Marlene Obermayer, Peter Downsbrough, Thomas Geiger
Hence / Here ... / Or / Option
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Peter Downsbrough
Hence / Here ... / Or / Option
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Peter Downsbrough
Hence / Here ... / Or
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Peter Downsbrough
Hence / Here ... / Or
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Peter Downsbrough
Flip – About Image Construction
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Jelena Vanoverbeek, Roger Willems,…
Flip – About Image Construction
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Jelena Vanoverbeek, Roger Willems, Franciszka Themerson, Stefan …
Peter Downsbrough 10. 2017 #6
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough 10. 2017 #6
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough 10. 2017 #5
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough 10. 2017 #5
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough 10. 2017 #4
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough 10. 2017 #4
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough 10. 2017 #2
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough 10. 2017 #2
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough 10. 2017 #1
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough 10. 2017 #1
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Peter Downsbrough
Copy Construct
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Frans Oosterhof, Simon Popper, Mit…
Copy Construct
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Frans Oosterhof, Simon Popper, Mitja Tušek, Guy Rombouts, Gregor…
10. 2017 #3
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Peter Downsbrough
10. 2017 #3
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Peter Downsbrough
Copy Construct (special edition)
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Frans Oosterhof, Frans Oosterhof, …
Copy Construct (special edition)
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Frans Oosterhof, Frans Oosterhof, Simon Popper, Mitja Tušek, Guy…
35.00 EUR
The List 6.2017
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Peter Downsbrough
The List 6.2017
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Peter Downsbrough
FROM TO [Postcards]
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Peter Downsbrough
FROM TO [Postcards]
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Peter Downsbrough
cdla 6.2015
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Peter Downsbrough
cdla 6.2015
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Peter Downsbrough
TITLED_6.2015
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Peter Downsbrough
TITLED_6.2015
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Peter Downsbrough
PLACE 11.1
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Peter Downsbrough
PLACE 11.1
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough
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Peter Downsbrough
The Book(s) Addendum
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Peter Downsbrough
The Book(s) Addendum
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Peter Downsbrough
A place – Barcelona
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Peter Downsbrough
A place – Barcelona
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Peter Downsbrough
Notes on Location
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Peter Downsbrough
Notes on Location
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Peter Downsbrough
YOU ARE HERE
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Stephen Shore, Dan Graham, Katie H…
YOU ARE HERE
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Stephen Shore, Dan Graham, Katie Holten, Peter Downsbrough, Vale…
a place – Wien
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Peter Downsbrough
a place – Wien
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Peter Downsbrough
The Book(s)
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Peter Downsbrough
The Book(s)
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough (Kutr Issue 3
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough (Kutr Issue 3
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Lines Untitled 4.08,
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Lines Untitled 4.08,
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Lines Three Sections
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Lines Three Sections
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Peter Downsbrough
Ecart - (U) L. S. Nr. 2 (Juin 2008)
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Peter Downsbrough
Ecart - (U) L. S. Nr. 2 (Juin 2008)
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Peter Downsbrough
FRAME[ D (FRAM[ D)
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Peter Downsbrough
FRAME[ D (FRAM[ D)
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Peter Downsbrough
Untitled / 9.03
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Peter Downsbrough
Untitled / 9.03
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Peter Downsbrough
AND HERE, AS
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Peter Downsbrough
AND HERE, AS
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Peter Downsbrough
AND HERE, AS
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Peter Downsbrough
AND HERE, AS
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Peter Downsbrough
Within (Time)
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Peter Downsbrough
Within (Time)
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Peter Downsbrough
A tale of the space between
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Peter Downsbrough
A tale of the space between
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Peter Downsbrough
WORDS Vol. 2
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Peter Downsbrough
WORDS Vol. 2
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Peter Downsbrough
Near. Pres. E.A.16.
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Peter Downsbrough
Near. Pres. E.A.16.
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Peter Downsbrough
Books/Bücher
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Peter Downsbrough
Books/Bücher
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Peter Downsbrough
Unite de la sculpture
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Peter Downsbrough
Unite de la sculpture
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Peter Downsbrough
Prospectus
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Peter Downsbrough
Prospectus
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Peter Downsbrough
And Then They Were ...
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Peter Downsbrough
And Then They Were ...
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Peter Downsbrough
ROLES / ARCHITECTONICS
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Peter Downsbrough
ROLES / ARCHITECTONICS
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Peter Downsbrough
In Passing
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Peter Downsbrough
In Passing
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Peter Downsbrough
As to place
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Peter Downsbrough
As to place
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Peter Downsbrough
OFF/ON ON/OFF
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Peter Downsbrough
OFF/ON ON/OFF
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Peter Downsbrough
A place – New York
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Peter Downsbrough
A place – New York
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough
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Peter Downsbrough
Peter Downsbrough
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Lines Five Sections
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Lines Five Sections
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Lines Five Sections
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Lines Five Sections
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Pipes, Fourteen Locations
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Pipes, Fourteen Locations
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Peter Downsbrough
Notes on Location II
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Peter Downsbrough
Notes on Location II
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Lines Six Sections
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Peter Downsbrough
Two Lines Six Sections
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Peter Downsbrough
Notes on Location
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Peter Downsbrough
Notes on Location
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Peter Downsbrough
Photographs
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Peter Downsbrough
Photographs
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Peter Downsbrough