"In Bochner’s work, perception constantly trumps idea, reaffirming the artist’s belief that the sensuous is an essential element in even the most conceptual art."
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Eleanor Heartney, review in "Art in America," 1995.
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Mel Bochner
(August 23, 1940 – February 12, 2025) was an American conceptual artist. Mr. Bochner received his BFA in 1962 and honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in 2005 from the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University. He lives in New York City.
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