Artist Lutz Bacher, known for neo-Conceptualist work under male pseudonym, dies at 77
Lutz Bacher, an American artist who operated under a male pseudonym for 40 years, passed away in 2019. Her neo-Conceptualist approach encompassed various mediums, including painting, photography, video, text, installations, collage, photocopies, sculpture, and found objects. Bacher was a prominent figure in the San Francisco art community and showcased her work globally, with significant exhibitions at the Secession in Vienna (2016), Aspen Art Museum (2014), National Museum of Denmark (2014), and Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis (2008). A retrospective at MoMA PS1 in 2009 was succeeded by a touring exhibition in 2013. Critics highlighted her enigmatic style, with Martin Herbert describing her as 'Here and not here' in ArtReview (2015), focusing on themes of absence and self-undermining, reminiscent of Warhol and Duchamp.
Key facts
- Lutz Bacher died in 2019 at age 77
- She was an American artist who used a male pseudonym for 40 years
- Her work was neo-Conceptualist and incorporated multiple mediums
- She was associated with the Berkeley/San Francisco art scene
- Major exhibitions included Secession Vienna (2016) and Aspen Art Museum (2014)
- A retrospective was held at MoMA PS1 in New York in 2009
- A 2013 touring exhibition visited Portikus Frankfurt, ICA London, and Kunsthalle Zürich
- Critics Martin Herbert, Beatrix Ruf, and Chris Fite-Wassilak wrote about her work
Entities
Artists
- Lutz Bacher
- Martin Herbert
- Beatrix Ruf
- Chris Fite-Wassilak
- Andy Warhol
- Marcel Duchamp
Institutions
- ArtReview
- Secession
- Aspen Art Museum
- National Museum of Denmark
- Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
- MoMA PS1
- Portikus
- Institute of Contemporary Arts London
- Kunsthalle Zürich
- Lafayette Anticipations
Locations
- San Francisco
- Berkeley
- Vienna
- Austria
- Colorado
- United States
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- St. Louis
- New York
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- London
- United Kingdom
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Paris
- France