Strauss Family Foundation | Matthew & Iris Strauss

MAKES YOU LOOK AT ART

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ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

Matthew and Iris Strauss Family Foundation, founded in 2007, is a premier contemporary collection of over 100 works of art since 1975 housed in 6,000 square-feet of galleries with a library on premises.

Our mission is to promote art appreciation and
understanding of contemporary art.

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

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STRAUSS FAMILY FOUNDATION | ARTIST SPOT

Fred Wilson

FRED WILSON BIOGRAPHY

Conceptual artist known to explore social justice and brings together objects presenting them in his vision and his black experience. A master of crafts and materials as Murano glass and juxtaposes the art forcing the viewer to recognize the contextual changes in meaning. Our Picasso who Rules is a quintessential example of conceptual work.

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Donald Sultan

DONALD SULTAN BIOGRAPHY

Makes huge still life paintings with bold contrasts, paints on vinyl tiles creating unusual patina, mounted on Masonite standing out from the wall creating signature industrial scapes. Also known for his black lemons, eggs, flowers, fruit & tulip paintings.

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Frank Stella

FRANK STELLA BIOGRAPHY

A creative genius of our generation and most inventive of the Post Abstraction School. His works evolved from minimalism painting in 1960’s to sculptural abstractions with Polish Villages and thereafter comprising 6 different styles which each one could be called a career. He had an enormous impact on colleagues & younger artists.

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The World’s Great Artists of the Last 800 years, 1200 to 2020

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the collection

Focusing on art from 1980 to the present, the Strauss Family Foundation collection includes
painting, sculpture, photography, video and mixed-media works.

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Eric Aho

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David Altmejd

Untitled #5 (Puddles)

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David Altmejd

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Chema Alvergonzales

Untitled Steamer Trunk

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Jose Bedia

Let the El Principe Sink

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Jose Bedia

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Trudy Benson

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