Sarah Morris

Born in the U.K. in 1967, Sarah Morris lives and works in New York and London. She attended Brown University, Cambridge University, and the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Independent Study Program. She received the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painting Award in 2001, and in 1999-2000 was an American Academy Award, Berlin Prize Fellow. Notable exhibitions include The Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam (2006), Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2005), Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2005), Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover (2005), Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen (2004), Miami MOCA (2002), Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. (2002), and Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2001).

Morris’ temporary installation, “Robert Towne” at Lever House, has been extended through Spring 2007. Commissioned by the Public Art Fund, “Robert Towne” was painted directly on the ground-level ceiling, and covers the entire cross section of the building, encompassing both its indoor lobby and outdoor courtyard. Lever House is located on Park Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets.