encountered on site is carried through to the fre-
quent use of quarry stones obtained from sources
near to exhibition locations rather than the use of
materials removed from the landscape sites of the
sculptures. Far from being ‘‘copies’’ of experiences
of apprehending the sculptures (which may or may
not still exist) the photographs of the sculptures are
now considered by many as the crucial production
of meaning in his work. Following on from this, it
has been argued that the artist’s photographs can-
not be easily pulled apart from the creative act itself
and are therefore an integral part of it.
Richard Long invariably involves himself in all
aspects of the presentation of his work in gallery
exhibitions and in publications, many of which are
in fact artists’ books, a medium that was instru-
mental in Long’s early success. A case in point is
Walking in Circlesshown at London’s Hayward
Gallery in 1991. Here he worked closely with the
exhibition organizer in the selection and installa-
tion of the works, and he collaborated with the
graphic designer in the production of the book
that accompanied the exhibition. Such attention
to detail can variously be seen in theWalking in
Circlespublication in the recreation of one of the
exhibits as a blind embossed design on the binding,
in the titling of the different sections of the book,
and in the choice and ordering of the photographs.
Examples of work are in important private col-
lections such as the John Haldane Collection and in
numerous art museums and photographic collec-
tions of the first rank such as the Museum of
Modern Art, New York.
JaniceHart
Seealso:Artists’ Books; Conceptual Photography;
Photography and Sculpture
Biography
Born in Bristol, England, on 2 June 1945; continues to make
this location his home. Attended Bristol School of Art
from 1962, gaining a Diploma in Art and Design in
- Fine arts study at St. Martins School of Art (now
part of the London Institute) 1966–1968; no formal photo-
graphy training. Begins association with Galerie Konrad
Fischer, Dusseldorf, Germany, and Galerie Yvonne Lam-
bert, Paris, France, late 1960s. Becomes associated with
Anthony D’Offay Gallery, London, late 1970s. Awarded
Kunstpreis Aachen, 1988, and the Turner Prize of the Tate
Gallery, London, 1989; Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et
Lettres, by the French Ministry of Culture, 1990.
Individual Exhibitions
1968 Richard J. Long: Sculpture; Galerie Konrad Fischer,
Dusseldorf, Germany
1969 Richard Long; John Gibson Gallery, New York, New
York
Richard Long—Sculpture; Galerie Yvonne Lambert,
Paris, France
1970 Richard Long; Dwan Gallery, New York, New York
1971 Richard Long; Gian Enzo Sperone, Turin, Italy
Richard Long; Art & Project, Amsterdam, Holland
Richard Long; Whitechapel Gallery, London, England
Richard Long; Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, Eng-
land
1972 ‘‘Projects’’ Richard Long; Museum of Modern Art,
New York, New York
1973 Richard Long; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Neth-
erlands
1974 Richard Long; John Weber Gallery, New York, New
York
Richard Long; Scottish National Gallery of Modern
Art, Edinburgh, Scotland
1975 Richard Long: River Avon Driftwood; Crossing Two
Rivers/Minnesota/Wiltshire; Art & Project, Amsterdam,
Holland
1976 Richard Long; Gian Enzo Sperone, Rome, Italy
Richard Long: River Avon Driftwood; Arnolfini, Bris-
tol, England
Richard Long; Art Agency, Tokyo, Japan
1977 Richard Long; Whitechapel Gallery, London, England
Richard Long; Gallery Akumalatory, Poznan, Poland
Richard Long; Kunsthalle, Berne, Switzerland
Richard Long; National Gallery of Victoria, Mel-
bourne, Australia
Richard Long; Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney,
Australia
1978 Richard Long; Halle fu ̈r internationale neue Kunst,
Ink Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
Richard Long; Austellungsraum Ulrich Ruckreim,
Hamburg, Germany
1979 Richard Long: The River Avon; Anthony D’Offay
Gallery, London, England
Richard Long:Sculpturen en Fotowerken; Van Abbe-
museum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
1980 Richard Long; Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Mas-
sachusetts
1981 Richard Long; Graeme Murray Gallery, Edinburgh,
Scotland
Richard Long; David Bellman Gallery, Toronto,
Canada
Richard Long; Centre d’Artes Plastiques Contempor-
ains de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
1982 Richard Long; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa,
Canada
1983 Richard Long Exhibition; Century Cultural Centre,
Tokyo, Japan
1984 Concentrations 9: Richard Long; Dallas Museum of
Art, Dallas, Texas
1985 Richard Long; Malmo Konsthall, Malmo, Sweden
Il Luogo Buono: Richard Long; Padiglione d’Arte
Contemporanea di Milano, Milan, Italy
1986 Piedras: Richard Long; Palacio de Cristal, Madrid,
Spain
Richard Long; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
New York, New York
Richard Long; Porin Taidmuseo, Porin, Finland
1987 Richard Long; Musee Rath, Geneva, Switzerland
Richard Long; Centre Nationale d’Art Contemporain,
Grenoble, France
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