Robert Longo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Robert Longo
Occupation	Sculptor
Date Of Birth	Jan 7, 1953(1953-01-07)
Age	71
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Capricorn

Robert Longo Biography

Robert Longo is one of the most popular and richest Sculptor who was born on January 7, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Artist who earned his artistic reputation during the 1980s through his series “Men in the Cities”. He was also well-known for his “Black Flags”, “Bodyhammers”, and the “Magellan,” a project that allowed one drawing per day for a whole year.

He was the director of “Johnny Mnemonic,” a cyberpunk movie that starred Keanu Reynolds.

Robert Longo (born January 7, 1953) is an American artist, filmmaker, and musician. Longo became first well known in the 1980s for his “Men in the Cities” series, which depicted sharply dressed men and women writhing in contorted emotion.

He was the leader and guitarist of a musical act called Robert Longo’s Menthol Wars, which performed punk experimental music in New York rock clubs in the late 1970s. During the same period, he also performed with Rhys Chatham in Chatham’s Guitar Trio, producing a series of slowly fading slides entitled Pictures for Music, which was played behind the musicians.

He was born on Long Island, and was fascinated by mass media from a young age. In 1994, he married Barbara Sukowa, a German actress.

Robert Longo Net Worth

Robert Longo is one of the richest Sculptor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert Longo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After dropping out of North Texas, he studied with Leonda Finke, a sculptor. After dropping out of the University of North Texas, he was awarded a grant which enabled him to study at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Italy.

Bottega Venetta, an Italian fashion label hired him to photograph models in poses that were similar to the ones in his “Men in the Cities” series.

Robert Longo was born in 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Long Island. He had a childhood fascination with mass media: movies, television, magazines, and comic books, which continue to influence his art.

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Who is Robert Longo Dating?

According to our records, Robert Longo married to Barbara Sukowa (m. 1994–2018). As of December 1, 2023, Robert Longo’s is not dating anyone.

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In the 1980s, Longo directed several music videos, including New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle”, Megadeth’s “Peace Sells” and “The One I Love” by R.E.M. He is responsible for the front covers of Glenn Branca’s The Ascension from 1981 and The Replacements’ 1985 album Tim, while his work has inspired others such as Circlesquare’s music video “Dancers”.

Facts & Trivia

Robert Ranked on the list of most popular Sculptor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Robert Longo celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.

Working on themes of power and authority, Longo produced a series of blackened American flags (“Black Flags” 1989–91) as well as oversized hand guns (“Bodyhammers” 1993–95). From 1995 to 1996 he worked on his “Magellan” project, 366 drawings (one per day) that formed an archive of the artist’s life and surrounding cultural images. “Magellan” was followed by 2002’s “Freud Drawings”, which reinterpreted Edmund Engelman’s famous documentary images of Sigmund Freud’s flat, moments before his flight from the Nazis. In 2002 and 2004 he presented “Monsters”, Bernini-esque renderings of massive breaking waves and “The Sickness of Reason”, baroque renderings of atomic bomb blasts. “Monsters” was included in the 2004 Whitney Biennial.

What kind of art is Robert Longo?

Contemporary art

Where is Robert Longo?

Longo currently lives and works in New York, NY. The artist’s works are held in the collections of the Albertina in Vienna, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, among others.

When was Robert Longo born?

January 7, 1953 (age 69 years)

Who represents Robert Longo?

Now, Pace Gallery has announced that it will represent longtime Metro artist Robert Longo. His first exhibition with Pace will be in September at its flagship New York space on West 25th Street.

What happened to Robert Longo?

Longo moved to Europe in 1990 , living for a few years in Paris and working in Spain and Germany. He lives in New York and East Hampton.