Ry Rocklen (b. 1978) is a contemporary artist based in Los Angeles, working primarily in sculpture. Rocklen's solo exhibitionsArtforum
/ref> often make use of found objects which he adorns or otherwise modifies. From 1996 to 1998, he attended the California Institute of the Arts. Rocklen earned his BFA in 2001 at UCLA, and his MFA in sculpture in 2006 at the University of Southern California. Rocklen's work has been shown nationally and internationally, and has been included in several major survey exhibitions, including "Made in LA" 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 the 2008 Whitney Biennial. He is represented by Honor Fraser gallery in Los Angeles and

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 ...

in Paris/Los Angeles.

External links

#http://www.praz-delavallade.com/artists/Ry_Rocklen/selected_works.html #http://www.honorfraser.com/?s=artists&aid=42 #http://www.ryrocklen.com #http://artforum.com/words/id=26719

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rocklen, Ry 1978 births 20th-century American sculptors American male sculptors Living people 20th-century American male artists