RICHARD LONG

Richard Long (born 1945), is an artist from Bristol, England. Long studied at the West of England College of Art from 1962-1965 and then the St. Martin’s School of Art from 1966 through 1968.

Long is associated with the British Land Artists movement and is recognized for his work in connection to nature. Themes within his artwork are freedom, walking through the environment, and lightness.

Long is well known for his sculpture. He won the Turner Prize (Tate Gallery) in 1989 for White Water Line. Long was elected a member to the Royal Academy of Arts in 2001.

Since 1968, Long has exhibited in solo exhibitions throughout the world in: Dusseldorf, New York, Paris, Milan, Amsterdam, London, Oxford, Basel, Melbourne, Zurich, Athens, Tokyo, and more.

Long lives and works in Bristol, United Kingdom.

2018 – “River of Stones,” Madhavendra Palace, Jaipur, India

2018 – “Blue Sky Circle,” Jardin Des Tuileries, Paris, France

2018 – “Flint Wheel,” Lisson Gallery, London, England

2017 – The Spike Island Tapes, Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California

2016 (1971) – Walking a Labyrinth, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England

2016 – Four Paths, CAC, Malaga, Spain

2016 – Galleria Lorcan O’Neill, Rome, Italy

2015 – Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland

2015 – Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf, Germany

2015 – Sperone Westwater, New York, New York

2015 – Arnolfini, Bristol, England

2014 – The New Art Gallery, Walsall, England

2014 – Buenos Aires, Argentina

2013 – Aomori Museum of Art, Aomori, Japan

2013 – Museum Kurhaus, Kleve, Germany

2012 – Garvan Institute, Sydney, Australia

2012 – Tucci Russo Studio Per L’Arte Contemporanea, Torre Pellice, Italy

2012 – Box Hill Road River, London, England

2012 – Flint Cross, Berlin, Germany

2011 – Berlin Circle, Hamburger Bahn, Berlin, Germany

2011 – Haunch of Venison, London, England

2011 – Chapelle St. Charles, Avignon, France

2011 – Art Gallery of New South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

2011 – River Avon Mud Crescent, New York, New York

2010 – Brave New World, Madam, Luxembourg

2010 – National Gallery of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa

2009 – Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany

2009 – Tate Gallery, London, England

2008 – Musée d’ Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Nice, France

2008 – Haunch of Venison, Berlin, Germany

2007 – Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Scotland

2007 – Four Ways School, Bath, England

2007 – Walking and Marking, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2006 – Lismore Castle, Lismore, Ireland

2006 – River Lines, The Hearst Tower, New York, New York

2006 – Adobe Bricks, Agadez, Niger, Africa

2005 – Galerie Tschudi, Glarus, Switzerland

2005 – New Art Center, Roche Court, England

2005 – Haunch of Venison, London, England

2005 – Galleria Lorcan O’Neill, Rome, Italy

2005 – Tucci Russo Studio Per L’Arte Contemporanea, Italy

2004 – Royal Academy of Arts, London, England

2004 – Galeria Mario Sequiera Braga, Portugal

2004 – Padiglione D’Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy

2004 – Synagogue Stommeln, Pulheim, Germany

2003 – Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany

2002 – Tate, St. Ives, England

2002 – James Cohan Gallery, New York, New York

2001 – New Art Center, Roche Court, England

2000 – Tate Modern, London, England

2000 – Public Installation – White Quartz Ellipse, New York, New York

2000 – Schloss Leuk, Switzerland

2000 – Sperone Wastewater Gallery, New York, New York

2000 – James Cohan Gallery, New York, New York

2000 – Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain

1999 – Kunstverein, Hannover, Germany

1998 – Galerie Tschudi, Glarus, Switzerland

1997 – Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1997 – Circle of Life, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

1996 – Hemisphere Circle, Tokyo, Japan

1996 – Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas

1996 – Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany

1995 – Anthony D’Offay Gallery, London, England

1994 – Sao Paulo Bienal, Sao Paulo, Brazil

1994 – Palazzo Delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy

1993 – Galerie Tschudi, Glarus, Switzerland

1993 – Anthony D’Offay Gallery, London, England

1992 – Jesus College, Cambridge, England

1991 – The Hayward Gallery, London, England

1991 – Outdoor Installation, Hollywood, California

1991 – Alexander Y Cobo, Madrid, Spain

1990 – The Tate Gallery, London, England

1987 – Stone Field, Liverpool, England

1987 – Coal Line, Magasin Grenoble, Paris, France

1986 – Porin Taidemuseo, Pori, Finland

1986 – Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York

1984 – Anthony D’Offay Gallery, London, England

1984 – Antonio Tucci Russo, Turin, Italy

1981 – Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, England

1977 – Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

1977 – National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

1976 – The British Pavillion XXXVII, Venice Biennale

1972 – Hayward Gallery, London, England

1970 – The Music of Stones

1968 – Ausstellung Bei Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf, Germany

Richard Long – Official Website

The New York Times – Two Exciting New Fall Shows for Richard Longby Carol Kino

Artlyst – Richard Long Exhibits at the Judd Foundation in New York

The Guardian – Richard Long Goes for a Walk Through Boyhood Haunts with Latest Sculpture by Maev Kennedy

The Art Newspaper – Richard Long Gets Down to Earth at 101 Spring Street

Blouin Art Info – Marina Abramović, Yoko Ono, Richard Long Celebrate 50 Years of Modern Art Oxford by Samuel Spencer

Artlyst – Photo Feature: Richard Long Walking a Labyrinth at Modern Art Oxford

The Spectator – Richard Long Interview: ‘I Was Always an Artist, Even When I was Two Years Old’ by William Cook

The Guardian – Artist Richard Long to Stage First Show in his Native Bristol in 15 Years by Maev Kennedy

Dallas Rag – British Artist Richard Long has Given us his ‘Dallas Rag’ by Michael Granberry

Artnet News – The Long Walk Home: Richard Long Survey Opens at the Arnolfini in Bristol by Lorena Muñoz-Alonso

Huffington Post United Kingdom – Richard Long: Time and Space at Arnolfini, Bristol by Chris Osborn

Financial Times – Richard Long at Lisson Gallery, London and New Art Gallery, Walsall by Liz Jobey