# Thom Merrick

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{{Short description|American contemporary artist}}
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| birth_date    = {{Birth year and age |1963}}
| birth_place   = [Sacramento, California](/source/Sacramento%2C_California)
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| known_for     = [Painting](/source/Painting), [Sculpture](/source/Sculpture)
| training      = [San Francisco Art Institute](/source/San_Francisco_Art_Institute)
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'''Thom Merrick''' (born 1963) is an American [contemporary artist](/source/Contemporary_Artist).<ref>{{Cite web |last=ArtFacts |title=Thom Merrick {{!}} Artist |url=https://artfacts.net/artist/thom-merrick/4609 |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=ArtFacts |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Merrick was born in [Sacramento, California](/source/Sacramento%2C_California) in 1963.<ref name="kunstmuseumLI">{{Cite web |title=From the Collection |url=https://www.kunstmuseum.li/download.php?file=14297.pdf |website=kunstmuseum.li/}}</ref><ref name="KUNSTASPECTE">{{Cite web |title=Thom Merrick |url=https://kunstaspekte.art/person/thom-merrick |website=kunstaspekte.de |language=de}}</ref> He attended the [San Francisco Art Institute](/source/San_Francisco_Art_Institute).

== Career ==
Merrick is known for creating with industrial materials and simplified forms, or whatever material was on hand.<ref name="FRIEZE">{{Cite journal |last1=MYODA |first1=PAUL |title=Thom Merrick {{!}} Frieze |url=https://www.frieze.com/article/thom-merrick |journal=Frieze |issue=21 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ARTFORUM">{{Cite web |title=Thom Merrick Pat Hearn Gallery|url=https://www.artforum.com/print/reviews/199105/thom-merrick-59102}}</ref> From the late 1980s to the late 1990s, he created his works on-site, in situ, in the exhibition hall. These works aim to break down the boundary of artistic identity, production, and requisite classifications.

He became known during the 1980s and was represented by pioneer gallerists [Colin de Land](/source/Colin_de_Land) (b. 1955–2003) and [Pat Hearn](/source/Pat_Hearn_(artist)) (b. 1955 – d. 2000) in [New York City](/source/New_York_City). He exhibited throughout [Europe](/source/Europe), represented by the minimalist art dealer and collector [Rolf Ricke](/source/Rolf_Ricke), in [Cologne](/source/Cologne), and by the conceptual, [Galerie Susanna Kulli](/source/Galerie_Susanna_Kulli), in [St. Gallen](/source/St._Gallen), among others.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

In 1998 he exhibited at [MoMA PS1](/source/MoMA_PS1) in the exhibition ''Construction drawings''.<ref name="MOMAPS1">{{Cite web |title=Thom Merrick {{!}} MoMA |url=https://www.moma.org/artists/72393 |website=The Museum of Modern Art |language=en}}</ref>

His work is included in the collections of the [Museum für Moderne Kunst](/source/Museum_f%C3%BCr_Moderne_Kunst), Frankfurt,<ref name="MMK">{{Cite web |title=Werkdetailseite ::: Sammlung Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main |url=https://collection.mmk.art/en/nc/werkdetailseite/?werk=2006%2F234 |website=collection.mmk.art}}</ref> and the [Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein](/source/Kunstmuseum_Liechtenstein).<ref>{{Cite web |title=What do we want to keep? Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein reopens with exhibition of works from the collection |url=https://artdaily.com/news/133667/What-do-we-want-to-keep--Kunstmuseum-Liechtenstein-reopens-with-exhibition-of-works-from-the-collection |website=artdaily.com}}</ref>

== Catalogues ==
*"Documenta 9", Kassel, Edition Cantz, 1992
*"Nur 72 Stunden", Die Wandelhalle, Forum für Kunst, Köln, 1992
*"Im Rahmen der Ausstellung – Künstlergespräch mit Thom Merrick", engl., Edition Galerie Susanna Kulli, St.Gallen, 1996
*"Donald Baechler, Matthew McCaslin, Rachel Khedoori, Thom Merrick, Martin Puryear, Kathleen Schimert, Hanne Tierney, Jason Rhoades", Stiftelsen Wanas Utställningar, Wanas Foundation, Knislinge, 1996
*"Stilleben – Nature morte – Natura morta – Still life" Carte Blanche von Adrian Schiess, Helmhaus, Zürich, 1997
*"Thom Merrick", Interventionen 8, Sprengel Museum Hannover, 1997
*"504", ein Ausstellungsprojekt der Klasse John M Armleder, Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig, 1997
*"I love New York", Crossover der aktuellen Kunst, Museum Ludwig, Köln, Verlag DuMont, 1999
*"Transfert: Kunst Im Urbanen Raum" Art dans l’espace Urban, Biel, 2000
*"Le Fou dedoube / The Split Personality Madman" Château d’Oiron, France, La Société des collectionneurs d’Art Contemporain, Moscow, 2000
*2005 Yves Aupetitallot, Private View 1980–2000: Collection Pierre Huber, JRP/Ringier

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