What is Robert Morris (artist)?
'''Robert Morris''' (February 9, 1931 &ndash; November 28, 2018) was an American sculptor, conceptual artist and writer. He was thought of as one of the most well known theorists of [[Minimalism]] along with [[Donald Judd]]. He made important works to the development of [[performance art]], minimalism, [[land art]], the [[Process Art]] movement and [[installation art]]. In 2013 as part of the October Files, [[MIT Press]] published a volume on Morris, examining his work and influence, edited by [[Julia Bryan-Wilson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/robert-morris|title=Robert Morris|website=MIT Press|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-13}}</ref> Morris was born in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. He studied at the [[University of Kansas]], [[Kansas City Art Institute]], [[Reed College]] and at [[Hunter College]]. Morris died on November 28, 2018 in [[Kingston, New York]] from [[pneumonia]] at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/obituaries/robert-morris-dead.html|title=Robert Morris, Sculptor and a Founder of the Minimalist School, Dies at 87|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Robert}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in New York (state)]] [[Category:American sculptors]] [[Category:Writers from Kansas]] [[Category:Writers from Kansas City, Missouri]]