Galerie Tschudi

Richard Long

Work by Richard Long

Biography

b. 1945, Bristol (UK)

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Richard Long uses natural materials and his own physical presence to create his sometimes ephemeral works. He visually documents the tangible yet temporary traces that he purposefully leaves behind on his walks in a landscape, before leaving them to nature. These include markings that make human intervention in nature visible, either as a subtle gesture such as path left by feet in the grass or as a striking object made of organic materials. His artistic work is based on nomadic principles, with which Long illuminates the interactions between bodies, time and nature; he thus engages with the seeming contradiction between nature and order. While his sculptures align with strict geometric configurations such as circles, straight lines, crosses and spirals, their material surface remains unprocessed. And the minimalist impression of these works of formal reduction is only reinforced by the one-sided use of materials.

Past Exhibitions

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Selected Works

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In the Heat of the Night, 2022

Limestones from Balzers FL
41 × 420 × 390 cm
RL/S 50

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Heaven and Earth Circle, 2002

Buchser Basalt
Ø 820 cm
RL/S 30

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Cardinal Points, 2019

Marmorera and Rhône Riverbed Stones
Ø 600 cm
RL/S 49

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Black White Blue Purple Circle, 1998

stones from Switzerland, Italy and Namibia
Ø 750 cm
RL/S 23

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Winter Solstice Stones, 2007

Cuasso Stones
470 × 370 cm
RL/S 36

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Untitled, 2022

black paint on Arches natural white paper, 850 g/m2
56 × 152 cm (paper)
74.6 × 169.8 × 8.5 cm (framed)
RL/D 184

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Untitled, 2022

black paint on Moulin handmade watercolor board, 1,200 g
98 × 68 cm (paper), 118.5 × 84.5 × 8.5 cm (framed)
RL/D 191

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Untitled, 2013

paint and mud on wood
105 × 48 cm
RL/D 167

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Richard Long

Untitled, 2013

paint and mud on wood
27 × 109 cm
RL/D 165

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Untitled, Agadez, 2006

red mud on black painted bed stake from Niger
64 × 16 × 3 cm
RL/D 124

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Untitled Agadez, 2006

China clay on scrap metal
19.5 × 19.5 × 1.5 cm
RL/D 136

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Larksong Line, 2015

black and white photograph with handwritten text on paper
90 × 144 × 5 cm (framed)
RL/F 44

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Palm Line, India, 2003

giclée print on somerset paper
79 × 120 cm (framed)
RL/F 34

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Aconcagua Circle, Argentina, 2012

Photograph and Text on paper
72 × 97 cm (framed)
Edition of 4
RL/F 45

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Books

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News

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Selected Press

The Art Newspaper

Rijksmuseum unveils Richard Long exhibition thanks to biggest-ever donation

Senay Boztas

23 May 2023

Dutch museum has received €12.5m gift to help support free-of-charge, sculptural exhibitions in the gardens.

ArtDependence

Anniversary Edition of Rijksmuseum Gardens Exhibition Celebrates Work of Richard Long

May 2023

Richard Long in the Rijksmuseum Gardens is the 10th edition in this series of free outdoor sculpture exhibitions.

FAD Magazine

Rijksmuseum receives €12.5M, largest donation in its history

Mark Westall

23 May 2023

The Rijksmuseum has invited the British artist Richard Long to present the 2023 anniversary edition of series. Richard Long in the Rijksmuseum Gardens runs from 26th May to 29th October 2023.

Art TV

Alan Charlton-Richard Long

Kunst Museum Winterthur

7 September 2021

Alan Charlton (1948) und Richard Long (1945) zählen zu den herausragenden britischen Künstlern der vergangenen Jahrzehnte. Im Dialog entfalten die Werke Longs und Charltons einen Fächer der zentralen Fragen der Kunst ihrer Epoche: die Suche nach neuen Möglichkeiten für die Kunst jenseits akademischer Traditionen und institutioneller Zwänge.

Südostschweiz

Vier Ausstellungen, die sich durch Kontraste ergänzen

Marina U. Fuchs

15 August 2015

Die Zuozer Galerie Tschudi präsentiert derzeit Einzelausstellungen von Martina Klein, Dan Walsh, Richard Long und Augustas Serapinas.

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