Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: scrim whitney museum of american art , new york -lrb- 1977 veil -rrb- - -lrb- 2013 -rrb- -- black rectangle -- natural light , - elected: national academy of design -lrb- 2012 -rrb- - field: painting , installation art , site-specific art - influenced: tara donovan , olafur eliasson - birth date: 12 september 1928 - name: robert irwin - nationality: american - image: robert 2013.jpg irwin scrim veil black rectangle natural light whitney - movement: light and space Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert irwin -lrb- artist -rrb- .
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robert irwin -lrb- born september 12 , 1928 -rrb- is an american installation artist .he lives and works in san diego , california .