Ricci Albenda
Ricci Albenda (b. 1966, Brooklyn, NY) lives and works in New York, NY. Albenda’s painting and sculpture, drawing as much on design as cognitive science, explore the mechanisms of language and spatial perception via color, geometry, and craft. He received a B.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design (1988) and has exhibited widely since the ‘90s. His work resides in prominent museum collections including: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; and Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, among others. Albenda’s recent solo exhibitions include Open Universe at “T” Space gallery, Rhinebeck, NY and group exhibition When We First Arrived at The Corner, Washington D.C. Albenda is represented by Andrew Kreps, New York, NY, Gladstone Gallery, Brussels, Belgium and Parrasch Heijnen, Los Angeles, CA.
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2022
Corwin, William. “From Forces to Forms.” The Brooklyn Rail, 2022.
2013
Lau, Carrie. “Linear: Horizon in a Room.” Cent Magazine, July 10
2010
Mendelsohn, John. “The Magnetic Grotesque.” Sculpture Magazine, November
Johnson, Ken. “Ricci Albenda.” New York Times, October 8
Klausner, Maya. “‘A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words' Takes on a New Meaning at the Andrew Kreps Gallery in Chelsea.” examiner.com, September 23
Nicolin, Paola. “The Rustle of Language.” ArtForum, January
2009
Weathers, Chelsea. “Ricci Albenda - Rachofsky House, Dallas.” ArtForum, November
2008
Muessig, Ben. “Bananas? In Brooklyn?.” The Brooklyn Paper, April 5
2007
Smith, Roberta. "Space Exploration, Conducted on a Spiral.” The New York Times, July 20
Wolin, Joseoh R. “Ricci Albenda.” Time Out New York. June 14, p.79
Rosenberg, Karen. “Caution: This Art Might Make You Seasick.” Vulture: New York Magazine, June 1, 2007.
Lambert, Olympia. “The Rise of Optical Art: Ricci Albenda at Andrew Kreps.” lamgelinaoly.blogspot.com, May 30
McDonough, Tom. “Education of the Senses.” Art in America, March