Douglas Abdell

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Douglas Abdell
Douglas Abdell in 1980.
Born (1947-03-16) March 16, 1947 (age 77)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
EducationSyracuse University
Known forsculptor
MovementBronze Sculpture,

Douglas Abdell (born 1947) is an American sculptor, living and working in Málaga, Spain.

Early life and education[edit]

Douglas Abdell in Boston (Massachusetts, 1980) with welded steel sculpture under construction "Qaeau Aekyad #2"

Abdell was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1947,[1] to parents of Lebanese and Italian origin. In 1970 he graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture.[2]

Career[edit]

Abdell is predominately a sculptor and has worked with cast and welded bronze, welded steel, and carved stone. In the early eighties he had a period of painting with oil, acrylics and mixed media collage works. In the last 30 years his work has been devoted to political and social themes related to the Mediterranean Countries and their history more specifically Phoenician and Arabic with their specific symbols and languages.[3] The materials of these works are cast bronze, carved stone and etchings. He is currently living in Málaga, Spain.

Selected exhibitions[edit]

Individual exhibitions[edit]

  • 1971 – Graham Gallery, New York City.[4]
  • 1972 – Graham Gallery, New York City.[5]
  • 1977 – Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York City.[6]
  • 1979 – Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York City.[7]
  • 1979 – Park Avenue, New York City, New York.[8][9]
  • 1981 – Amerika Haus Berlin, West Germany.[10]
  • 1981 – "Berlín Phoenaes", Mike Steiner Studio Galerie, Berlin, Germany.[11]
  • 1981 – Dartmouth College Museum & Galleries Beaumont-May Gallery, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hanover, New Hampshire.[12]
  • 1981 – Marisa del Re Gallery, New York City, New York.[13]
  • 1982 – Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York City.[14]
  • 1983 – Gallozzi-La Placa Gallery, New York City.[15]
  • 1985 – Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina.[16]
  • 1991 – "La Quarta Guerra Punica", Galleria Massimo Riposati, Roma, Italy.[17]
  • 1991 – "La Quarta Guerra Punica", Galleria Agorá, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy.[18]
  • 1995 – "La unió dels Estats Fenicis", Pati Llimona, Barcelona, Spain.[19]
  • 1996 – "La unió deIs Estats Fenicis" Casal de Vespella de Gaiá Catalunya, Pati Llimona, Barcelona, Spain.[20]
  • 1996 – "Abdell, Unión de Los Estados Fenicios" Museo Pablo Gargallo, Zaragoza, Spain.[21]
  • 2005 – "Abdell, El retorno del Fenicio" Museo de Adra, Centro de Arte, Adra, Almería, Spain.[22]
  • 2017 – "Abdell, El retorno del Fenicio" Museo de Chiclana, Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain.[23]
  • 2018 – "Abdell, El retorno del Fenicio" Museum of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.[24]
  • 2019 – "Abdell, El retorno del Fenicio" Antonio Gala Foundation, Córdoba, Spain.[25]
  • 2021 – "Douglas Abdell: Reconstructed Trap House" Ab/Anbar Gallery at Cromwell Place, London.[26]
  • 2022 – "Douglas Abdell: Yads, Phoenaes, Aekyads 1971-1981" - MAMCO, Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Genève.[27]

Collective exhibitions[edit]

  • 1980 – "Douglas Abdell and Mia Westerlund: Sculpture and Drawings" - Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York.[28]
  • 1983 – "La Scuola di Atene" - XVII Rassegna Internazionale d'Arte di Acireale curated by Achille Bonito Oliva. Acireale and Rome, Italy.[29]
  • 1984 – "Written Imagery Unleashed in the 20th Century" - Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, New York, United States.[30]
  • 2020 – "Writing by Drawing. When language seeks its other" - Contemporary Art Center, Geneva, Switzerland.[31]
  • 2021 – "Dimensional: 3D Works from the Figge Collection", Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.[32]
  • 2022 – 3rd Geneva Biennale—Sculpture Garden, Geneva, Switzerland.[33]
  • 2023 – "Uncharted Echoes" - Curated by Bartomeu Mari for Ab-Anbar Gallery, London, United Kingdom[34]

Works in museums and public collections[edit]

Qurefe Aekyad (1981), in sculpturepark Quadrat Bottrop Moderne Galerie, Germany

Bibliography[edit]

  • John Canaday (1972). Art: The Sculpture of Upper Volta. New York. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[62]
  • Swartz, Carolyn (1981). Heavy Metal on Park Avenue. (Film of the installation of three sculptures on Park Avenue). New York City.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[63]
  • Achille Bonito Oliva (1983). La Scuola di Atene: il sistema dell'arte. Firenze.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[64]
  • Achille Bonito Oliva (1987). Erratici Percorsi. Roma.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[65]
  • Lidia Reghini Di Pontremoli (1987). Transavanguardia in mostra ad Acireale - Il cielo scolpito da fasci di luce. Acireale.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[66]
  • Achille Bonito Oliva (1989). Artoon, L'influenza del fumetto nelle arti visive del XX secolo. (Mostra, Palazzo Civiltà del lavoro, Roma, 1989-1990). Roma.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[67]
  • Achille Bonito Oliva (1991). Arie. Rassegna internazionale di giovani scultori. Roma.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[68]
  • Achille Bonito Oliva (1991). Abdell: la quarta guerra punica. Roma.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[69]
  • Lidia Reghini Di Pontremoli (1998). I segni del fenicio. Roma.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)[70]

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