Marie Lorenz Explained

Marie Lorenz is an artist in Brooklyn, New York.[1] Her work focuses on discarded objects in urban spaces, such as the rivers of New York.[2] She also navigates these waterways and records her experiences with video and photography.[3]

Career

Marie Lorenz has an MFA from Yale School of Art at Yale University. She is a recipient of a Joseph H. Hazen Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and a Creative Capital award.[4]

Lorenz's had a project called the Tide and Current Taxi. She studies the tides and uses them to propel her homemade rowboat around New York, often taking passengers.[5]

In 2015, Lorenz created an exhibition for Artpace in San Antonio, Texas. It consisted of sculptures made from casts of debris found on the coastline.[6] She has also exhibited at the Everson Museum of Art.[7] Her work is included in the permanent collection of the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida.

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Wanderlust' exhibit opens at Des Moines Art Center. Des Moines Register. 2018-05-30. en.
  2. News: Marie Lorenz. 2014-05-04. Interview Magazine. 2018-05-30. en-US.
  3. Web site: Marie Lorenz » Artpace. www.artpace.org. en-US. 2018-03-30.
  4. Web site: Marie Lorenz . 2024-07-26 . Creative Capital . en.
  5. At Sea. McGrath. Ben. 2005-10-10. The New Yorker. 2018-03-30. en. 0028-792X.
  6. Web site: Flotsam and Derelict » Artpace. www.artpace.org. en-US. 2018-03-30.
  7. News: The Everson Museum of Art presents 'Marie Lorenz: Tide and Current Taxi' Exhibition. syracuse.com. 2018-05-30. en-US.