Dan Levenson (born 1972) is a contemporary artist based in Los Angeles, California. He works in painting, sculpture, installation,

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and video.

Early life and education

Levenson was born in New York City. He attended

Oberlin College Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ...

as an undergraduate and the Royal College of Art for graduate school.

Work

Levenson's work involves a fictional

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art school based on the Bauhaus, Russian Constructivism, and the

Abstraction-Création Abstraction-Création was a loose association of artists formed in Paris in 1931 to counteract the influence of the Surrealist group led by André Breton. Founders Theo van Doesburg, Auguste Herbin, Jean Hélion and Georges Vantongerloo started th ...

group. His work ties together themes of education, professionalization, utopia,

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, labor,

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, language, individualism, authorship,

authenticity Authenticity or authentic may refer to: * Authentication, the act of confirming the truth of an attribute Arts and entertainment * Authenticity in art, ways in which a work of art or an artistic performance may be considered authentic Music * A ...

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, modernism, nationalism, and globalization. He is influenced by the legacy of institutional critique, especially the artists Andrea Fraser, Hans Haacke, Mel Bochner, and the art historian and critic

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Exhibitions

Levenson has performed at the

Hammer Museum The Hammer Museum, which is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, is an art museum and cultural center known for its artist-centric and progressive array of exhibitions and public programs. Founded in 1990 by the entrepreneur- ...

, and has exhibited at

Vielmetter Los Angeles Vielmetter Los Angeles (formerly Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects) is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2000 by Susanne Vielmetter. The gallery is located in downtown Los Angeles. History Susanne Vielmetter launched her first gallery i ...

Praz-Delavallade Praz-Delavallade is a contemporary art gallery in Paris, France and Los Angeles, USA. History Bruno Delavallade and René-Julien Praz opened Praz-Delavallade gallery in 1990 at its first location in La Bastille, Paris. In 1995 the gallery closed ...

, and the American Jewish University.

References

21st-century American male artists Artists from New York City Alumni of the Royal College of Art Oberlin College alumni 1972 births Living people {{US-artist-stub