Ingrid Schaffner (born 1961) is a

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, and educator specializing in

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since the mid-1980s. Schaffner work often coalesces around themes of archiving and collecting,

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, and alternate modernisms—especially

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. She has curated important exhibitions that have helped studio craft to gain acceptance as

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, such as ''Dirt on Delight: Impulses That Form Clay'' with Jenelle Porter at the

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in 2009.

Early life and education

Schaffner was born in

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Career

Schaffner co-authored the publication ''Deep Storage'' which was a major international survey of 50 contemporary artists representing issues and images of collecting, storage, and archiving. Other exhibitions include ''Pictures, Patents, Monkeys, More ...'' on collecting, ''

Richard Tuttle Richard Dean Tuttle (born July 12, 1941) is an American postminimalist artist known for his small, casual, subtle, intimate works. His art makes use of scale and line. His works span a range of formats, from sculpture, painting, drawing, print ...

, In Parts, 1998-2001,'' and ''The Photogenic: Photography Through its Metaphor.'' She has numerous publications on

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, art reviews in ''

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'', and catalog essays. Schaffner was the Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art,

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at the

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from 2000 to 2015. During that time, she curated an exhibition program that included surveys devoted to

Barry Le Va Barry Edward Le Va (December 28, 1941 – January 24, 2021) was an American sculptor and installation artist. Trained in his native California, he lived and worked in New York City. Le Va was among the leading figures of post-studio and process ...

, Jason Rhoades and Louise Fishman. She later served as curator of 2018 Carnegie International at the

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. From 2020 to 2023, Schaffner served as curator at

Chinati Foundation The Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati is a contemporary art museum located in Marfa, Texas, and based upon the ideas of its founder, artist Donald Judd. Mission The specific intention of Chinati is to preserve and present to the public pe ...

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. In 2023, Schaffner joined

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as curatorial senior director, based in Los Angeles.

Bibliography

*Philbrick, Jane. (1993) ''The return of the Cadavre exquis''. Drawing Center. *Nauman, Bruce; Jill Snyder; and Ingrid Schaffner. (1997) ''Bruce Nauman, 1985-1996 : drawings, prints, and related works''. Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Matthias Winzen; Geoffrey Batchen; and Hubertus Gassner. (1998) ''Deep storage : collecting, storing, and archiving in art''. Prestel. *Schaffner, Ingrid; and Lisa Jacobs, eds. (1998) ''

Julien Levy Julien Levy (1906–1981) was an art dealer and owner of Julien Levy Gallery in New York City, important as a venue for Surrealists, avant-garde artists, and American photographers in the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Levy was born in New York on J ...

: Portrait of an Art Gallery''. MIT Press. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (1998) ''The essential Vincent van Gogh''. Harry N. Abrams. *Feldman, Melissa E. and Ingrid Schaffner. (September 16, 1999) ''Secret Victorians: Contemporary Artists and a 19th-Century Vision''.

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. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (October 1999) ''The Essential Andy Warhol''. The Essential Series.

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. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (November 1999) ''The Essential Pablo Picasso''. The Essential Series. Andrews McMeel Publishing. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (November 1999) ''The Essential Henri Matisse''. The Essential Series. Andrews McMeel Publishing. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Hannelore Baron and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. (July 2001) ''Hannelore Baron: Works from 1969 to 1987'' Smithsonian Books. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Fred Wilson; and Werner Muensterberger. (2001) ''Pictures, patents, monkeys, and more ... on collecting''.

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. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Melissa E Feldman. (2001) ''About the Bayberry bush''. Parrish Art Museum. *Bernstein, Charles; Richard Tuttle; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2001) ''Richard Tuttle, in parts, 1998-2001''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Morris, Catherine; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2002) ''Gloria: another look at feminist art of the 1970s''. White Columns. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (2002) ''Salvador Dalí's Dream of Venus: the surrealist funhouse from the 1939 World's Fair''. Princeton Architectural Press. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (May 2003) ''The Essential Joseph Cornell''. Harry N. Abrams. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (2003) ''The essential Man Ray''. Harry N. Abrams. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (2003) ''Memoir of an art gallery''. MFA Publications. *Apfelbaum, Polly;

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; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2003) ''Polly Apfelbaum : Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, May 3-July 27, 2003''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Andrade, Edna; Debra Bricker Balken; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2003) ''Edna Andrade : optical paintings, 1963-1986''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Bennett Simpson; and Tanya Leighton. (2004) ''The big nothing''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (2004) ''

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''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid. (2004) ''Trials and turbulence : Pepón Osorio, an artist in residence at DHS''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Le Va, Barry; Ingrid Schaffner; and Rhea Anastas. (2005) ''Accumulated vision : Barry Le Va''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *List, Larry; Ingrid Schaffner (introduction). (2005) ''The imagery of chess revisited''.

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Foundation and Garden Museum. *Herrera, Arturo; Friedrich Meschede; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2005) ''Arturo Herrera : 7 Abril-19 Xuño de 2005''. Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea : Xunta de Galicia. *Marincola, Paula (editor). (2006) ''What makes a great exhibition?'' Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Jess; John Ashbery; and Lisa Jarnot. (2007) ''Jess: to and from the printed page''. Independent Curators International. *Kilimnik, Karen; Ingrid Schaffner and

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. (2007) ''Karen Kilimnik''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. 3 *Neff, Eileen; Patrick T Murphy; and Ingrid Schaffner. (2007) ''Eileen Neff : between us''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Carin Kuoni; and John Bell. (2008) ''The Puppet Show''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. The Puppet Show by Ingrid Schaffner , 9780884541134 , Paperback , Barnes & Noble
/ref> *Schaffner, Ingrid; and Douglas Blau. (2009) ''Douglas Blau''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid; Jenelle Porter; and Glenn Adamson. (2009) ''Dirt on Delight: impulses that form clay''. Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. *Schaffner, Ingrid. ''Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a crazy world)'', Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania and Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010. *Schaffner, Ingrid. ''Queer Voice'', Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 2010. *Schaffner, Ingrid. ''Anne Tyng: Inhabiting Geometry''. Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 2011. *Schaffner, Ingrid. ''Louise Fishman'', ed. Helaine Posner. New York: Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College; Philadelphia: Institute for Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania; Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2016. *Schaffner, Ingrid with Liz Park. ''Carnegie International, 57th edition, 2018: the guide''. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Museum of Art and Distributed Art Publishers, 2018. *Schaffner, Ingrid with Liz Park. ''Dispatch: CI57-2018''. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Museum of Art, 2019.

References

External links

Ingrid Schaffner, websiteCarnegie press releaseArtNews press on Chinati appointment
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