Burt Barr began making video-works in 1984. The early pieces were single- screen and were shown in film festivals around the world such as the Montreal, Berlin, Toronto, Melbourne, San Sebastian, as well as public television broadcasts in the United States and Europe. In 1993 he made the transition to installation works, large-scale projection pieces that are currently exhibited in museums and galleries.
From the very begining, Burt Barr has worked with members of the art-world, many of them actors in various roles. Included in this group are Clarissa Dalrymple, Klaus Kertess, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Trisha Brown (his wife), Elizabeth Murray, Cecily Brown, Billy Sullivan, Jessica Craig-Martin, Nessia Pope, Robert Rauschenberg, Stephen Mueller, Carroll Dunham, Tim Davis, Teresita Fernandez, Jeff Gauntt, Ester Partegas, and “downtown ” performers such as Willem DaFoe, Diane Madden & Lance Gries, Stephen Petronio & Jodi Melnick, Stanford Makishi and Jimena Paz. Working with these artists formed another and overall dimension to the work – that of documentation – of a particular people (the art community) during a particular time.
In addition, he has made several works with the Trisha Brown Company, creating pieces based on dance. These works have been shown in varied places such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; PBS National Broadcasts; Centre George Pompidou, Paris; ICA Philadelphia; the Leo Castelli Gallery and Anthology Film Archives, both of New York City.
In 1991 he joined the Paula Cooper Gallery. He now exhibits with and is represented by Brent Sikkema in New York City. He has had solo shows at The Whitney Museum in New York City, The Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, The Platform Contemporary Art Center in Istanbul along with installations at the Yale University Art Gallery, the ZKM Museum in Germany, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Museum Boymans van Beuningen in Rotterdam.
He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including six National Endowment for The Arts Grants, three New York State Council Grants, The American Film Institute, Arts America Grantee, the Andrea Frank Foundation, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Art, the Massachusetts Council on the Arts & Humanities, as well as production funding from private sponsors.
Burt Barr lives and works in New York City.
BIOGRAPHY
Lives and works in New York City
VIDEOGRAPHY
2008
Snail 23:43, B&W;, No Sound
Donkey & Lightning 14:18, B&W;, Sound
2007
Frog 1:15, B&W;, No Sound
White on White B&W;, No Sound
2006
Self-Portrait 7:52 Color, Sound
2005
Watching The Paint Dry: Yellow 16:53 Color, No Sound
Heater 15:00 Color, No Sound
2004
V-Formation 14:00 B&W;, No Sound
Winter (Snow) (1 of the Four Seasons) 15:00 Color, No Sound
Roz 5:42 Color, Sound
Broadway (two screens) 57:00 Color, Sound
Fan 55:00 B & W, No Sound
2003
Fabian 8:17 B & W, Sound
The Mile Running Time 7:25 7:25 Color, Sound
Autumn (Two Turtles) (1 of the Four Seasons) 6:52 Color, No Sound
Autumn (Spider Web) (1 of the Four Seasons) 3:00 Color, No Sound
Summer (Surf) (1 of the Four Seasons) 8:37 Color, No Sound
2002
Spring (Tree Leaves) (1 of the 4 seasons) 14:51 Color, No Sound
Portrait (1 of 10 Portraits) 14:37 Color, No Sound
2001
Focus Trisha 5:41 B & W, No Sound
Jet With Trees 5:43 B & W, No Sound
Jet With Planes 3:14 B & W, No Sound
Angel (two screens) 14:05 B & W, Sound
Sextet II (6 screens: Angel, Rain Piece, August)
B & W, Sound
2001
Jet 2:08 Color, No Sound
Prison Kiss (double monitors) 10:18 Color, No Sound
Focus Elizabeth 3:05 B & W, No Sound
Dolly Shot Twice 6:40 B & W, No Sound
1999
Sextet I (6 screens: The Hornets, Rain Piece, August) B & W, Sound
August (two screens) 11:40 B & W, No Sound
1998
Rain Piece (two screens) 15:05 B & W, Sound
The Long Dissolve 9:15 B & W, No Sound
1996
Slo Mo 9:30 B & W, No Sound
The Hornets, Bob & Evelyn (two screens) 29:31 B & W, Sound
Citizen (two screens) 54:23 B & W, Sound
1993
The Pool 28:53 B & W, Sound
1990
Aeros 32:52 Color, Sound
1989
The Dogs 17:10 Color, Sound
1988
Trisha & Carmen 13:04 Color, Sound
1987
Ice 4:33 Color, Sound
1986
With Special Thanks 5:28 Color, Sound
1985
O Panama 28:00 Color, Sound
The Elevator 5:02 Color, Sound
1984
The Woman Next Door 19:10 Color, Sound
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Still from DVD video installation, 2:29. B&W, sound
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