Alexander Liberman
An iconic figure of the art, design and publishing worlds, Russian-born creative Alexander Liberman began his career after studying philosophy and mathematics at the Sorbonne and architecture at Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Throughout the 1930s Liberman worked as a designer, both as a landscape architect and for stage sets, before joining to staff of Vu magazine. Working on one of the first publications with accompanying photographs, Liberman foraged relationships with photographers such as Carter Bresson, Brassaï and Kertesz and eventually moved through the art department becoming Creative Director. In addition to his work in publishing, Liberman continued to pursue his own work in painting, writing and filmmaking.
As the Second World War moved into France, Liberman relocated to New York where he took on a position at Vogue Magazine, eventually being promoted to Editorial Director of all Conde Nast Publications, where he created countless opportunities for crossover between the worlds of high art and fashion—including commissioning artists like Cornell, Dalì, Chagall, Duchamp, Braque, Rauschenberg, and Johns to produce projects and images for the magazine. In the 1950s he began to exhibit his own work, in particular his large-scale metal sculpture. His public commission for the architect Philip Johnson was shown at …
An iconic figure of the art, design and publishing worlds, Russian-born creative Alexander Liberman began his career after studying philosophy and mathematics at the Sorbonne and architecture at Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Throughout the 1930s Liberman worked as a designer, both as a landscape architect and for stage sets, before joining to staff of Vu magazine. Working on one of the first publications with accompanying photographs, Liberman foraged relationships with photographers such as Carter Bresson, Brassaï and Kertesz and eventually moved through the art department becoming Creative Director. In addition to his work in publishing, Liberman continued to pursue his own work in painting, writing and filmmaking.
As the Second World War moved into France, Liberman relocated to New York where he took on a position at Vogue Magazine, eventually being promoted to Editorial Director of all Conde Nast Publications, where he created countless opportunities for crossover between the worlds of high art and fashion—including commissioning artists like Cornell, Dalì, Chagall, Duchamp, Braque, Rauschenberg, and Johns to produce projects and images for the magazine. In the 1950s he began to exhibit his own work, in particular his large-scale metal sculpture. His public commission for the architect Philip Johnson was shown at the 1963 World's Fair. His public sculpture can be seen in over 40 cities around the world.
Metropolitan Museum, New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Corcoran, Washington D.C.
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Tate Gallery, London
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles