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Barry Le Va

American, 1941–2021

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Barry Edward Le Va was an American sculptor and installation artist. Trained in his native California, he lived and worked in New York City. Le Va was among the leading figures of post-studio and process art to have emerged in the late 1960s. His abstract sculptures, installations, drawings, and editioned works are featured in major art collections around the world.

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Works in Collection

29 works
Accumulated Vision (Separates): Length Ration (In Perspective) #III

Accumulated Vision (Separates): Length Ration (In Perspec...

Barry Le Va

1975

Blackfelt, Black and Red Iron Oxide and Glass Sheets Dropped

Blackfelt, Black and Red Iron Oxide and Glass Sheets Dropped

Barry Le Va

1967-68

Bunker Coagulation #25

Bunker Coagulation #25

Barry Le Va

1996

Criss-Cross Corner Shot - Plan View

Criss-Cross Corner Shot - Plan View

Barry Le Va

1970

Diagram for Two Separate Installlations Combined into One Installation in 2 Perspectives

Diagram for Two Separate Installlations Combined into One...

Barry Le Va

1982

Elements Compressed by Pushing from Various Directions

Elements Compressed by Pushing from Various Directions

Barry Le Va

1994-1995

Installation Floor Plan for Any Space Surrounded by Four Walls from the Rubber Stamp Portfolio

Installation Floor Plan for Any Space Surrounded by Four ...

Barry Le Va

1976, published 1977

Munich/Africa (Studies for Sculpture)

Munich/Africa (Studies for Sculpture)

Barry Le Va

1993

Plan View for Sculpture Occupying Wall and Floor Areas - Dreaded Intrusions

Plan View for Sculpture Occupying Wall and Floor Areas - ...

Barry Le Va

1991

Pyramid: Center Points and Lengths (Through Points of Tangency): 3 Layers Separately Overlaid

Pyramid: Center Points and Lengths (Through Points of Tan...

Barry Le Va

(1974)

Rubber Stamp Portfolio

Rubber Stamp Portfolio

Richard Artschwager

1976–77, published 1977

Sections - Installation Study

Sections - Installation Study

Barry Le Va

1980

Strips to Felt Particles

Strips to Felt Particles

Barry Le Va

1967-68

Strips, Sheets, Particles

Strips, Sheets, Particles

Barry Le Va

1967-68

Study for Equal Wall Base Divisions Crossed

Study for Equal Wall Base Divisions Crossed

Barry Le Va

1973

Study for Sculpture Occupying 2' Area : "Institutional Template," Readings from above (Internal Observation from 1. Conference to 2. Lab)

Study for Sculpture Occupying 2' Area : "Institutional Te...

Barry Le Va

1991

Study for double-tiered sculpture

Study for double-tiered sculpture

Barry Le Va

2000

Untitled

Untitled

Barry Le Va

1985

Untitled from Voltage

Untitled from Voltage

Barry Le Va

2007

Untitled from Voltage

Untitled from Voltage

Barry Le Va

2007

Untitled from Voltage

Untitled from Voltage

Barry Le Va

2007

Untitled from Voltage

Untitled from Voltage

Barry Le Va

2007

Untitled from Voltage

Untitled from Voltage

Barry Le Va

2007

Untitled from Voltage

Untitled from Voltage

Barry Le Va

2007

Exhibitions

2 exhibitions

May 11, 1971 – Oct 19, 1971

A Selection of Drawings and Watercolors from the Museum Collection

58 artists · 1 curator

May 18, 1979 – Aug 07, 1979

Contemporary Sculpture: Selections from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

55 artists · 1 curator