Peter Anton
Peter Anton (born 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American artist and sculptor. Anton is known for his sculptures around the theme of candy.[1][2][3]
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Born | 1963 |
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Known for | Sculpture |

Exhibitions
Peter Anton’s sculptures have been featured in solo exhibitions in Europe, the United States, and in Asia, including Museum Jan in Amstelveen, the Netherlands [4]; the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, Connecticut [5]; the Allan Stone Gallery[6], Hammer Galleries[7], and the Bruce R. Lewin Gallery[8], in New York City; Scott Richards Contemporary Art in San Francisco [9]; Gallery Valentine in East Hampton [10], New York; Urban Art in Seoul, South Korea[11][12]
Special project

On exhibit during Art Basel Miami in December 2012, Peter Anton's Sugar & Gomorrah was the world's first art installation where the viewer rode through an exhibition aboard an amusement ride. Sugar & Gomorrah was an actual roller coaster reworked into an art experience showcasing the juxtaposition between a sense of doom and the magical world of giant sweets.[19][20] The attendees darted through a snaking tunnel up and down hills rapidly twisting and turning all while viewing a modern interpretation of the destruction of a Sodom and Gomorrah-like world.[21]
Collections
His work is also in the permanent collection of museums including the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri;[22] the Copelouzos Art Museum in Athens, Greece; the Lisser Art Museum in Lisse, the Netherlands; the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock; the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Notes
- Yann Walcker. "Abc d'art". Toulouse, France: Éditions Milan, 2018. ISBN 978-2745996114.
- Herwig Guratzsch. "Lieblingsbilder aus der Sammlung Grosshaus". Cologne, Germany: Walther Konig, 2013. ISBN 978-3-86335-345-2.
- Walther Konig. "Luscious Assortment: Kostliche Mischung aus der Sammlung Grosshaus". Schleswig, Germany: Schloss Gottorf, 2013. ISBN 3863352718, ISBN 978-3863352714.
- Dr. Barbara Willert. "Kunst mit Schokolade/Art with Chocolate". Heidelberg, Germany: Verlag Das Wunderhorn, 2012. ISBN 978-3-88423-408-2.
- Bartholomew F. Bland. I Want Candy: The Sweet Stuff in American Art. New York: Hudson River Museum, 2007. ISBN 978-0-943651-34-7.
- Sarah Tanguy. Sweet Tooth. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 2002. ISBN 0-9712643-1-7.
- Dr. Stefanie Dathe. In Aller Munde. Burgrieden, Germany: Museum Villa Rot, 2010. ISBN 978-3-933614-58-2.
- Reinhard Spieler. "I Love Aldi". Ludwigshafen, Germany: Wilhelm Hack Museum, 2011. ISBN 978-3-86335-095-6.
- Caroll Michels. "How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul". New York: Allworth Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1621536130.
References
- "Artist Peter Anton Makes Giant Creations That Look Delicious".
- "Interview with Peter Anton". artnet News. June 30, 2015.
- Pangburn, D. J. (April 28, 2017). "Gigantic Smashed Candy Sculptures Will Give You a Sugar High".
- {{Cite web|url=https://ifthenisnow.eu/nl/agenda/chocolade-kunstenaar-peter-anton-exposeert-in-museum-jan-van-der-togt
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/hyperrealistic-giant-sculptures-of-doughnuts-sweets-and-cakes-by-peter-anton-will-raise-a-smile/
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/05/food-sculptures-by-peter-anton-at-the-allan-stone-gallery-food-art/
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.mullenbooks.com/pages/books/154282/hammer-galleries/peter-anton-how-sweet-it-is-the-art-of-candy-new-sculpture?soldItem=true
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/takeout-world-sci-fry-guy-sculpts-close-encounters-munchy-kind-article-1.802230
- {{Cite web|url=https://wsimag.com/art/3868-peter-anton-random-acts-of-indulgence
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.eastendbeacon.com/event/opening-reception-for-peter-antons-frost-bite-at-gallery-valentine/
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- {{Cite web|url=https://www.perssupport.nl/persbericht/86171/kunstenaar-peter-anton-opent-eerste-solotentoonstelling-in-nederland
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.galerie-braunbehrens.de/event/inside-outside-peter-anton-jens-lorenzen/
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.davisklemmgallery.de/en/exhibitions/peter_anton_2019/works
- {{Cite web|url=https://mancode.gr/entertainment/o-candy-warhol-tis-sygchronis-technis/
- https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/11/28/peter-antons-sugar--gomor_n_2205236.html
- Valys, Phillip. "Art Basel 2018: The early buzz on December's hottest events". sun-sentinel.com.
- Rahm, Danielle. "If You Love Warhol, Koons And Hirst But Can't Spend Millions, Try These Emerging Artists For Less". Forbes.
- "Paramount Selection | Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art". www.kemperart.org.