Robert Storr

American

BiographyRobert Storr is an American curator, critic, painter, and academic. Robert Storr received his B.A. in History and French from Swarthmore College in 1972, and earned an M.F.A. in Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1978.[1] He was reappointed Dean of the Yale School of Art for a second five-year period beginning July 2011 and was the director of the Venice Biennale in 2007. [2]

From 1990 to 2002 Storr was Curator, becoming Senior Curator, in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art. From 2002 to 2006 he was the first Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. He is considered to be one of the most influential Americans in the art world.[2]

Storr has been described as a "vital link between the museum world and academia" and "a gifted writer".[3]

Over the years, Storr has written for the following publications: Art in America, Artforum, Art Press, New York Times, Washington Post, Village Voice, Art & Design, Interview, etc.[4] His regular column 'View from the Bridge' appears in Frieze magazine.

Complementing his career as a curator, writer, painter and teacher, he serves on the Art Advisory Council of the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR).[5]

REFERENCES
'Three to Receive Honorary Degrees at Commencement 2008', Swarthmore College News and Information, undated. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
Jump up ^ 'The Most Influential Americans in Art', New York Magazine, 7 May 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
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Jump up ^ 'Yale University press release', undated. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
Jump up ^ International Foundation for Art Research, about IFAR
Jump up ^ WorldCat Identities: Robert Storr

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