David Kordansky Gallery Now Represents Keith Sonnier Estate
The Keith Sonnier Estate is now globally represented by David Kordansky Gallery. This week, the gallery will showcase a significant work by Sonnier as part of the inaugural Basel Exclusive initiative at Art Basel. In September, a solo exhibition featuring Sonnier's early neon sculptures will open in Los Angeles, marking his second solo presentation with the gallery. Sonnier (1941–2020) revolutionized sculpture in the late 1960s through his innovative use of performance, conceptualism, and materials such as light and surface. Over his six-decade career, he merged the lines between two- and three-dimensional art, producing pieces that function as sculpture, multimedia installations, or painterly works. He formed connections with contemporaries like Eva Hesse after relocating to New York in the late 1960s.
Key facts
- David Kordansky Gallery now globally represents the Keith Sonnier Estate.
- A major Sonnier work will debut in the Basel Exclusive initiative at Art Basel this week.
- A solo exhibition of Sonnier's early neon sculptures opens September in Los Angeles.
- This will be Sonnier's second solo exhibition with David Kordansky Gallery.
- Keith Sonnier was born in 1941 and died in 2020.
- Sonnier reinvented sculpture in the late 1960s with performance, conceptualism, and light.
- His work spans sculpture, multimedia installation, and painterly composition.
- Sonnier moved to New York in the late 1960s and connected with contemporaries like Eva Hesse.
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- Los Angeles
- New York