Uecker, Günther
A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
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1999
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Uecker, Günther (1930– ). German painter, sculptor, designer, and experimental artist, born at Wendorf, Mecklenberg. He studied at the Academies of Berlin-Weisensee, 1949–53, and Düsseldorf, 1955–8. In 1957 he began using nails in his work and most of his subsequent work has included them. At first they were driven into panels—usually painted white—and then into various spatial constructions or existing objects such as chairs or a television set. ‘The interplay of light and shade is an integral part of these constructions and is realized either through the movement of the viewer or the proper movement of the objects’ (catalogue of the exhibition ‘German Art in the 20th Century', Royal Academy, London, 1985). In 1961 he joined the Zero Group and in the 1960s he experimented much with
Kinetic art and light sculptures. His other work has included set and costume designs for opera. In 1974 he became a professor at the Düsseldorf Academy.
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William Gilson Farlow
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William Gilson Farlow 1844-1919, American botanist, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1866...eminent botanists received their training in his Harvard laboratory. The Farlow Herbarium at Harvard is named after him.
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