Tom Marioni (1937)
Tom Marioni
Tom Marioni is an American artist and educator, known for his conceptual artwork. Marioni was active in the emergence of Conceptual Art movement in the 1960s. He founded the Museum of Conceptual Art (MOCA) in San Francisco from 1970 until 1984. Marioni received his art training at the Art Academy of Cincinnati between 1955 and 1959. From 1975 – 1982, he was editor of Vision, an art journal published by Crown Point Press. From 1986 until 1971, he served as the curator at the Richmond Art Center in Richmond, California. He used the pseudonym and alter-ego Alan Fish in some early performances. Famous works by Marioni include: "One Second Sculpture" (1969), "The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends is the Highest Form of Art" (1970). Marioni's work is included in many public museum collections including San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA), Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), among others.
| Date and place of birt: | 21 may 1937, Cincinnati, USA |
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| Nationality: | USA |
| Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Editor, Educator, Engraver, Landscape painter, Painter |
| Genre: | Cityscape, Landscape painting, Still life |
| Art style: | Post War Art, Conceptual art, Contemporary art |
| Technique: | Ink, Photogravure, Aquatint, Drypoint, Engraving |
