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Born December 6, 1941 (age 82) • Fort Wayne • Indiana
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American artist
Francis Alÿs: REEL-UNREEL
Francis Alÿs
Belgian-born conceptual artist
Zhang Huan
Chinese artist
Schneemann, Carolee
Carolee Schneemann
American multimedia artist
Christian Marclay
Swiss American artist and composer
Lisa Anne Auerbach
American artist
Barbara Kruger: Belief+Doubt
Barbara Kruger
American artist
Burden, Chris
Chris Burden
American performance and installation artist and sculptor
Paul Chan
Hong Kong-born artist and activist
Carrie Mae Weems
Carrie Mae Weems
American artist and photographer
Baldessari, John
John Baldessari
American artist
Ann Hamilton
Ann Hamilton
American installation artist
Bill Viola
Bill Viola
American artist
Nam June Paik
Korean-born composer, performer, and artist
Roni Horn
American conceptual sculptor, installation artist, draftsman, and photographer
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney
American artist
Claude Cahun
Claude Cahun
French writer, photographer, Surrealist, and performance artist
Eduardo Kac
Brazilian American artist
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist
Pipilotti Rist: video installation
Pipilotti Rist
Swiss video installation artist