Alan Rath
American pioneer of electronic, kinetic, and robotic sculpture
About Alan Rath
Lived 1959 – 2020 (aged 60–61). Alan Rath was an American sculptor, installation artist, video artist and roboticist.
Alan Rath (1959–2020) was an American electronic, kinetic, and robotic sculptor. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982, with a BS electrical engineering. He worked for a Boston engineering firm after graduation, and in 1982, moved to Oakland, California to pursue his artistic interests.
Fellowships and awards 1994 Guggenheim Fellowship, New York, NY 1993 Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, San Francisco, CA 1988 National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 1988 SECA Video Invitational Award, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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Who was Alan Rath?
American pioneer of electronic, kinetic, and robotic sculpture (1959–2020)
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Alan Rath was born in 1959 in Cincinnati.
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Alan Rath died on 27 October 2020 in Oakland.
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Alan Rath was a sculptor, installation artist, video artist and roboticist.
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Alan Rath was American.
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