Oral history interview with Otto Piene, 1988 Aug. 4-1990 Feb. 22
Piene, Otto,
b. 1928
Painter, Arts administrator
Cambridge, Mass.; Dusseldorf, Germany
Size:
Sound recording: 7 sound cassettes.
Duplicate: 1 sound disc
Collection Summary: An interview of Otto Piene conducted 1988 Aug. 4-1990 Feb. 22, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Piene speaks of his childhood in Westphalia, Germany; his World War II military service; the decision to become an artist; training in Dusseldorf, 1949-1952; the founding of Group Zero, with Heinz Mack, in Dusseldorf, 1957-1966; visits to the United States in the 1960s and some of his early work and exhibitions; his work as director of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT, beginning in 1974; light and sky art projects.
Biographical/Historical Note: Otto Piene (1928-) is a painter and art administrator from Cambridge, Mass.
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
