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Robert Barry (born March 9, 1936 in the Bronx, New York) is an American artist. Since 1967, Barry has produced non-material works of art, installation, and performance art using a variety of otherwise invisible media. In 1968, Robert Barry is quoted as saying "Nothing seems to me the most potent thing in the world." Barry's work focuses on escaping the previously known physical limits of the art object in order to express the unknown or unperceived. Consequently, Barry has explored a number of different avenues toward defining the usually unseen space around objects, rather than producing the objects themselves.

Barry was born and grew up in The Bronx. A graduate of Hunter College, he studied there under artists William Baziotes and Robert Motherwell, later joining the college's faculty. Barry moved to Teaneck, New Jersey in 1974.

Major nonvisible works from his early period include Carrier Wave, in which Barry used the carrier waves of a radio station for a prescribed length of time "not as a means of transmitting information, but rather as an object.", Radiation Piece, and Inert Gas Piece, in which Barry opened various bottles inert gases in different settings before groups of spectators, such as a vial of helium released in a desert.

When asked about his piece for exhibition "Prospect '69," his response was "The piece consists of the ideas that people will have from reading this interview... The piece in its entirety is unknowable because it exists in the mind of so many people. Each person can really know that part which is in his own mind."

Robert Barry is represented in Paris and New York by Yvon Lambert Gallery.

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Total Books: 30
Applied English Language Skills for Business and Everyday Use
Applied English Language Skills for Business and Everyday Use (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780136060475
ISBN-10: 0136060471
Genre: Reference
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Basic Business English
Basic Business English [2nd Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780130572257
ISBN-10: 013057225X
Genre: Business & Money
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Breaking the Thread of Life On Rational Suicide
Business English for the 21st Century
Business English for the 21st Century [3rd Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780130992758
ISBN-10: 0130992755
Genre: Business & Money
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Busn Englsh 21st Century Naw Coll Dict Pkg
Busn Englsh 21st Century Naw Coll Dict Pkg (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780131532007
ISBN-10: 0131532006
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Compact Disc
Compact Disc [Object Lessons] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781501348518
ISBN-10: 1501348515
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Politics & Social Sciences
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Conceptual Art In The Netherlands And Belgium 19651975
Conceptual Art in the Netherlands and Belgium 19651975 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9789056622473
ISBN-10: 9056622471
Genre: Arts & Photography
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David Lamelas Publication
David Lamelas Publication (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780990689614
ISBN-10: 0990689611
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Delivering Value and Life Planning Strategies for Clients in Turbulent Times
Ein kleines Stck vom Glck Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte
Ein Kleines Stck Vom Glck Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte [Ab 3 J.] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783596850327
ISBN-10: 3596850320
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Going Lean Busting Barriers to Patient Flow
Going Lean Busting Barriers to Patient Flow (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781567932812
ISBN-10: 1567932819
Genres: Medicine, Medical Books
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HighReliability Healthcare Improving Patient Safety and Outcomes with Six Sigma Second Edition
It's all about communication Robert Barry
It's All About Communication Robert Barry [Alltagliches--Kunst am Arbeitsplatz - German Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783929970425
ISBN-10: 3929970422
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Jesus Talks to You 365 Daily Devotions for Experiencing GOD's Love
Le Sapin de monsieur Jacobi
Le Sapin De Monsieur Jacobi (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782070547975
ISBN-10: 2070547973
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Love's Revelation An Introductory Volume to the Dominican Series of Theology Textbooks for Youth
The Manager's Guide To Six Sigma In Healthcare Practical Tips And Tools For Improvement
Mr Willowby's Christmas Tree
Mr Willowby's Christmas Tree (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780440407263
ISBN-10: 0440407265
Genre: Children's Books
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Nan A Six Sigma Mystery
Nan a Six Sigma Mystery [Six SIGMA Mysteries] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780873896122
ISBN-10: 0873896122
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Nan's Arsonist A Six Sigma Mystery
Ramon and the Pirate Gull
Ramon and the Pirate Gull (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780070038332
ISBN-10: 0070038333
Genre: Children's Books
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Robert Barry Real Personal [BSI Art Collection Lugano] (Hardcover)