Eric Orr

A progenitor of the Light and Space movement that began in Southern California in the late 1960s and 70s, Eric Orr created minimalist installations and paintings that stressed perceptual experience. His works often juxtaposed oppositional elements such as fountains of both water and fire, canvases sprinkled with pulverized human bones and radio parts, or luminous monochromatic paintings made from his own blood mixed with crimson varnish. “I’m interested in the stuff you don’t see, but it’s there,” Orr explained.

Solo exhibitions of his work have been presented at institutions such as Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art. His work has been included in group exhibitions at New Museum in New York, San Diego’s Museum of Contemporary Art, Musee d’Art Moderne in Paris, P.S. 1 in New York, and Documenta 7 in Kassel, among others.