Peter Shire (born 1947) is a
Los Angeles
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-based artist. Shire was born in the
Echo Park
Echo Park is a neighborhood in the east-central region of Los Angeles, California. Located to the northwest of Downtown, it is bordered by Silver Lake to the west and Chinatown to the east. The culturally diverse neighborhood has become known fo ...
district of Los Angeles, where he currently lives and works. His sculpture, furniture and ceramics have been exhibited in the United States, Italy, France, Japan and Poland. His work includes a sculpture in
Elysian Park
Elysian Park is one of the largest parks in Los Angeles at 600 acres (240 ha). Most of Elysian Park falls in the neighborhood of the same name, but a small portion of the park falls in Echo Park.
The park was created by city ordinance on April 5, ...
to honor the work done by
Grace Simons
Grace E. Simons was an activist who lived in Los Angeles and is known for her work in preserving Elysian Park as open space.
Biography
Simons was born in 1901 and grew up in Chicago. In 1925 she moved to China where she met her sister, the j ...
and Peter Glass which kept the park open as green space.
Shire has been associated with the
Memphis Group
The Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, was an Italian design and architecture group founded by Ettore Sottsass. It was active from 1980 to 1987. The group designed postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass and m ...
of designers, has worked on the Design Team for the
1984 Summer Olympics
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with the
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to su ...
, and has designed public sculptures in Los Angeles and other California cities. Shire has been honored by awards for his contribution to the cultural life of the City of Los Angeles.
In 2019, Shire's work was showcased at the
Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Contemporary Art (often abbreviated to MCA, MoCA or MOCA) may refer to:
Africa
* Museum of Contemporary Art (Tangier), Morocco, officially le Galerie d'Art Contemporain Mohamed Drissi
Asia East Asia
* Museum of Contemporary Art Shangha ...
in Tucson, Arizona.
Further reading
*''A Neglected History: 20th Century American Craft''. New York, New York: American Craft Museum, 1990.
*Clark, Garth. ''American Ceramics 1907–Present''. New York, New York: Abbeville Press, 1987.
*Domergue, Denise. ''Artists Design Furniture''. New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1984.
*Fiell, Charlotte and Peter. ''1000 Chairs''. Italy: Taschen, 2000.
*Herman, Lloyd E. ''Art that Works''. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1990.
*Horn, Richard. ''Memphis: Objects, Furniture, and Patterns''. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press, 1983.
*Radice, Barbara. ''Memphis''. New York, New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1984.
*Taragin, Davara S. ''Contemporary Crafts and Saxe Collection, The Toledo Museum of Oranges''. New York, New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1993.
*''Tempest in a Teapot: The Ceramic Art of Peter Shire''. New York, New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1991.
References
External links
Peter Shire biography and list of exhibitionsMemphis-Milano design by Shire
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1947 births
Living people
American artists
Artists from California
Public art
Art in Greater Los Angeles