Mel Bochner

American, 1940–2025

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Melvin Simon Bochner was an American conceptual artist. He is considered to be one of the founders of Conceptual Art, and credited with reshaping the canon of contemporary art. Bochner's 1966 exhibition, “Working Drawings And Other Visible Things On Paper Not Necessarily Meant To Be Viewed As Art,” is cited as one of the first conceptual art exhibitions in the world.

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Works in Collection

55 works

"8" Branch from Counting Alternative Series (The Wittgenstein Illustrations)

"8" Branch from Counting Alternative Series (The Wittgens...

Mel Bochner

(1971)

3 Ideas and 7 Procedures (Theory of Arithmetic), Sheet #1. Proposal for MoMA Exhibition

3 Ideas and 7 Procedures (Theory of Arithmetic), Sheet #1...

Mel Bochner

1971

3 Ideas and 7 Procedures (Theory of Arithmetic), Sheet #2. Proposal for MoMA Exhibition

3 Ideas and 7 Procedures (Theory of Arithmetic), Sheet #2...

Mel Bochner

1971

5 + 5

5 + 5

Mel Bochner

1976

8 Square Inches, 4 Measurements

8 Square Inches, 4 Measurements

Mel Bochner

1967–71

Artists & Photographs

Artists & Photographs

Mel Bochner

1965–70, published 1970

Continuous/Dis/Continuous

Continuous/Dis/Continuous

Mel Bochner

1971-72

Continuous/Discontinuous Re-Placements

Continuous/Discontinuous Re-Placements

Mel Bochner

1972

Counting (#2) (Rocks)

Counting (#2) (Rocks)

Mel Bochner

(1969)

Counting (Rocks)

Counting (Rocks)

Mel Bochner

1969

Five and Fifth from Q.E.D

Five and Fifth from Q.E.D

Mel Bochner

1974

Fourth Quartet from the series Four Color Quartets

Fourth Quartet from the series Four Color Quartets

Mel Bochner

1990

Imagine the Enclosed Area Blue (Study for Installation, Yale, Norfolk)

Imagine the Enclosed Area Blue (Study for Installation, Y...

Mel Bochner

1968

Iron Point

Iron Point

Mel Bochner

1985

Language Is Not Transparent

Language Is Not Transparent

Mel Bochner

1969

Measurement

Measurement

Mel Bochner

1968–71

Measurement Room

Measurement Room

Mel Bochner

1969

Measurement Series

Measurement Series

Mel Bochner

1971

Measurement Series

Measurement Series

Mel Bochner

1971

Measurement Series

Measurement Series

Mel Bochner

1971

Measurement Series

Measurement Series

Mel Bochner

1971

Measurement Series

Measurement Series

Mel Bochner

1971

Measurement Series

Measurement Series

Mel Bochner

1971

Measurement Series

Measurement Series

Mel Bochner

1971

Exhibitions

11 exhibitions

Jul 02, 1970 – Sep 20, 1970

Information

75 artists · 1 curator

May 20, 1971 – Jul 05, 1971

Untitled II

13 artists · 1 curator

Jul 06, 1971 – Sep 15, 1971

Summer Show

52 artists · 1 curator

Aug 09, 1971 – Sep 20, 1971

Projects: Mel Bochner

1 artist · 1 curator

Jun 21, 1974 – Sep 02, 1974

Recent Drawings Acquisitions: National Endowment for the Arts

9 artists · 1 curator

Oct 03, 1975 – Jan 18, 1976

Printsequence

16 artists · 1 curator

Jan 23, 1976 – Mar 09, 1976

Drawing Now: 19551975

45 artists · 1 curator

Mar 17, 1977 – May 30, 1977

Bookworks

108 artists · 1 curator

Sep 20, 1977 – Dec 04, 1977

American Drawn and Matched

35 artists · 1 curator

Feb 13, 1980 – Apr 01, 1980

Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

82 artists · 1 curator

Nov 17, 1988 – Mar 26, 1989

Abstractions

77 artists · 1 curator