Terence Main is a Contemporary American artist and designer born in 1954. He received his BA from the

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in 1976, and his MFA from

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in 1978. Main is best known for the

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and stone sculptural

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that he has been making for more than 30 years, such as ''Fourth Frond Chair'' in the collection of the

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. Solo exhibitions and Commissions *2019 Peter Marino, My Eames is True, Louis Viuttton *2011-2015 Peter Marino, Five, cast aluminum bench for

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showrooms- Beijing, Shanghai, Florence, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Miami and other worldwide Dior showrooms. *2015 ''The Turning Line'', Herron School of Art and Design, 2015 Distinguished Alumnus Award,

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*2002 ''Terra Incognita'', Installation at 143 West 26th Street, New York, NY. *1997 ''Guerrillas'', Art et Industrie, New York, NY. *1996 ''Terrestrial Tale'', Art et Industrie, New York, NY. *1991 ''Inflorescence'', Art et Industrie, New York, NY. *1990 ''Exhibition Evolution'': from New York, Manufactory Gallery,

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. *1989 ''Apparitions'', Art et Industrie, New York, NY. *1988 ''Hellbenders'', Art et Industrie, New York, NY. *1983 ''The Future Isn't What It Used To Be'', International Design Conference, Aspen, CO. *1982 ''Third Stream'', Art et Industrie, New York, NY.

Selected group exhibitions

*2015 "Art et Industrie", exhibition and publication, New York, NY *2014 "Design Miami", Magen H Gallery,

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* 2011 ''Highlights from the Modern Design Collection, 1900 To the Present, Part II'', Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.
''Thinking Big'': Recent Design Acquisitions,

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. * 2009 ''Magen H Gallery Opens New Space!'', Magen H Gallery, New York, NY. * 2008 ''Design Miami/New York'', Magen H Gallery, New York, NY.
''Art Basel'', via Magen H Gallery, Switzerland
''Design Miami/Basel'', via Magen H Gallery, Miami Beach, FL.
''Design London'', via Magen H Gallery,

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. * 2007 ''Structure Et Surface'', Harris Lieberman Gallery, New York, NY. * 2006 ''Design Miami/Basel'', Miami Beach, FL. * 2005 ''Modernism'',

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, New York, NY.
''Design Miami/Basel'', Magen H Gallery Miami Preview, Miami Beach, FL. * 2003 ''Significant Objects from the Modern Design Collection'', Metropolitan Museum of Art
''Group Exhibition'', Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art, New York, NY.
''The Sculpted Seat'', Leo Kaplan Modern, New York, NY. * 2002 ''Magnet'', Yassine Art Gallery,

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. * 2001 ''A Century of Design Part IV: 1975-2000'', Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. * 2000 ''Important Postwar and Contemporary Design'', Icon20, New York, NY. * 1999 ''Summer Group Show'', Leo Kaplan Modern, New York, NY. * 1998 ''Agitating Utopia'', Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. * 1997 ''Get Out'', John Elder Gallery, New York, NY.
''Form Function or Metaphor'', Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY.
''Sit on this, The Chair as Art'', PBCC Museum of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, FL. * 1996 ''Form Over Function'',

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. . * 1995 ''Building the Collection'', Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI. * 1994 ''Modern Furniture'', Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. * 1993 ''Modern Metalwork'', The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.
''Art and Application'', Turbulence, New York, NY. * 1990 ''The Humanist Icon'', Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS;

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''Functional Art'', New York, Brutus Gallery,

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. ''Mondrian auf der Tube'', Foundation for Constructivist and Concrete Art, Zurich. *1984''Works on Paper'', Pompeii Gallery, New York, NY. *1983 ''Ornamentalism'',

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, Yonkers, NY. External links * terencemain.com ww.terencemain.com* Terence Main Art From the Metropolitan Museum Of Art's permanent Collectio

* Terence Main- The Bronze Door Ma

* Terence Main's "Urban Guerrilla

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