JOHN FISCHER

Born in Belgium in 1930, John Fischer emigrated to America in the 1940′s, settling in New York. In the early sixties he broke into the arts scene with his delicious Bread Sculptures. As his online gallery explains: “The years following abstract expressionist dominance see Fischer making these objects, sculptures and happenings with real bread, often fashioned by the artist at his favorite bakery.“ He was thus already an established Downtown artist when, in late 1974, he transformed a 5000 square foot loft on Broadway at Broome into ENVIRON, a multidisciplinary gallery and performance space. Fischer did this with the help of clarinetist and bandmate Perry Robinson, who in turn got him touch with Dave Brubeck, whose sons Chris and Danny cofounded the space. At the time Fischer was also leader and pianist with INTERface, whose members and collaborators included Mark Whitcage, Arthur Blythe, and Rick Kilburn, as well as Robinson and read more...