Joseph La Piana Explained

Joseph La Piana
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, US
Field:Artist

Joseph La Piana (born 1966) is an American artist based in Brooklyn.[1]

Work

La Piana’s body of work includes sculptures, works on paper, and paintings.[2] Earlier exhibitions by La Piana include “The Los Angeles Text Project 2,” curated by Eric Shiner and presented by the Andy Warhol Foundation in 2011.[3] In 2008 and 2013, La Piana exhibited works at New York’s Robert Miller Gallery.[4]

Tension Series

In 2015, La Piana exhibited “Tension,” a site-specific installation utilizing 2,600 feet of yellow latex to adorn the interior of a warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn.[2] [5]  In 2019, La Piana installed his multi-site “Tension Sculpture” series along New York’s Park Avenue, located between 53rd and 70th street.[1] The installation was presented by the New York City Department of Parks and the Fund for Park Avenue.[6] [7] Consisting of five sculptures with varying dimensions, the pieces incorporate yellow synthetic rubber stretched between stainless steel armatures.[1]

Personal life

Born to Italian immigrants, La Piana was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens, and now lives and works in Brooklyn. In an interview with Life + Times, La Piana said he often would draw, paint, and sculpt anything he could get his hands onto from an early age.

Education and art career

La Piana received a bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 1988. He has been described as a self-taught artist, in the context that he did not participate in any program where his studies related to art.[8] La Piana has lived in Manhattan for nearly his entire life, aside from a 10-year period during which he lived in California.[9]

Exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Tension Sculptures' Explore Limits, Political and Physical. Haigney. Sophie. 2019-02-27. The New York Times. 2019-07-16. en-US. 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: Denis Gardarin Gallery Will Stage Two Joseph La Piana Shows in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Ghorashi. Hannah. 2015-09-10. ARTnews. en-US. 2019-07-16.
  3. Web site: Art Notes: Quirky movie 'Gravity' as fantastic as story it's based on. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. en. 2019-07-16.
  4. Web site: robertmillergallery PAST. robertmillergallery. en. 2019-07-16.
  5. Web site: The 10 Must-See Art Shows Opening This Week. 2015-09-23. PAPER. en. 2019-07-16.
  6. Web site: Fund for Park Avenue - Sculpture. www.fundforparkavenue.org. 2019-07-16.
  7. Web site: Art in the Parks Current Exhibitions : New York City Department of Parks & Recreation : NYC Parks. www.nycgovparks.org. 2019-07-16.
  8. Amanda FitzSimons (March 24, 2008). State of the Artist. Women's Wear Daily.
  9. Web site: The Artist Speaks: Mr. Joseph La Piana. Life + Times. September 18, 2013.
  10. News: 'Tension Sculptures' Explore Limits, Political and Physical. Haigney. Sophie. 2019-02-27. The New York Times. 2019-06-12. en-US. 0362-4331.
  11. Web site: Artist Joseph La Piana on His Eye-Popping New Sculptures on Park Avenue. 2019-03-21. Galerie. en-US. 2019-06-12.
  12. News: Denis Gardarin Gallery Will Stage Two Joseph La Piana Shows in Red Hook, Brooklyn. September 10, 2015. Artnews.
  13. News: The 10 Must-See Art Shows Opening This Week. September 23, 2015. Paper Magazine.
  14. News: 8 Things to Do in New York's Art World before September 27th. September 24, 2015. Observer.
  15. Web site: Robert Miller Gallery. Past Exhibitions.
  16. Web site: Text Towers. 360 Degrees Film.
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  19. Web site: The Annual Hamptons Show. September 20, 2015.

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