Jon Kessler on Robert Irwin

After receiving his BFA at Purchase, New York in 1980, Kessler started to exhibit internationally, including one-person exhibitions at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia (1997); Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover (1994); The Spiral Garden in Tokyo (1992); in addition to participating in the 1985 Whitney Biennial and the Biennale de Lyon (2000). He currently serves as the Chair of the Visual Arts Division at Columbia University.

Robert Irwin created the master plan for Dia:Beacon, which features the design for the surrounding landscape.