Leandro Erlich
Leandro Erlich (born 1973 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an internationally exhibited Argentine conceptual artist. In 2001 he represented his nation at the Venice Biennial and was included in the main section of the biennial once again in 2005.[1] The artist's work was also included in the 2000 Whitney Biennial and the 2001 Istanbul Biennial.[2] In 2008 Erlich created a swimming pool installation which was on display at MoMA PS1 in the Long Island City section of Queens, New York City.[3]
In summer 2013, Erlich exhibited Dalston House, an optical illusion at the Dalston Mill site in Dalston, East London with a huge mirror suspended at 45° (from the horizontal) over a life-size model of the façade of a Victorian terraced townhouse placed horizontally on the ground, giving the appearance of visitors climbing or hanging off the side of the building.[4]
One of Ehrlich's most popular series of works are his immersive environments called ""swimming Pool"(s{ which have been exhibited at MoMA PS1
References
- ^ "Sean Kelly Gallery - Leandro Erlich - Artist Biography". skny.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Leandro Erlich on artnet". artnet.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "MoMA PS1: Exhibitions: Leandro Erlich: Swimming Pool". momaps1.org. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Artist Leandro Erlich offers 'crazy perspective' at his illusion house in east London", The Telegraph, 25 June 2013