Robert irwin artist biography

American installation artist (1928–2023)

For the sculptor and convicted felon, see Robert George Irwin.

Robert W. Irwin
Scrim Veil—Black Rectangle—Natural Light, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1977) – (2013)
Born	(1928-09-12)September 12, 1928 Long Beach, California, U.S.
Died	October 25, 2023(2023-10-25) (aged 95) La Jolla, California, U.S.
Known for	Painting, installation art, site-specific art
Movement	Light and Space
Elected	National Academy of Design (2012)

Robert Walter Irwin (September 12, 1928 – October 25, 2023) was an American installation artist who explored perception and the conditional in art, often through site-specific, architectural interventions that alter the physical, sensory and temporal experience of space.

Irwin began his career as a painter in the 1950s, but in the 1960s shifted to installation work, becoming a pioneer whose work helped to define the aesthetics