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Born July 29, 1950 (age 74) • Gallipolis • Ohio
Notable Works “Expose” • “Sign on a Truck”
Lawrence Weiner
American artist
Adrian Piper
American conceptual and performance artist
Eduardo Kac
Brazilian American artist
Maurizio Cattelan: Mini-Me
Maurizio Cattelan
Italian artist
Francis Alÿs: REEL-UNREEL
Francis Alÿs
Belgian-born conceptual artist
Pipilotti Rist: video installation
Pipilotti Rist
Swiss video installation artist
Abraham Cruzvillegas
Abraham Cruzvillegas
Mexican artist
Danh Vo
Vietnamese-born artist
Alfredo Jaar
Chilean-born artist
Cildo Meireles: Babel
Cildo Meireles
Brazilian artist
Mickalene Thomas
Mickalene Thomas
American mixed-media artist
Christian Marclay
Swiss American artist and composer
Bruce Nauman
American artist
Laurie Anderson
American performance artist and author
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
American artist
Barbara Kruger: Belief+Doubt
Barbara Kruger
American artist
Paul Chan
Hong Kong-born artist and activist
Burden, Chris
Chris Burden
American performance and installation artist and sculptor
Carrie Mae Weems
Carrie Mae Weems
American artist and photographer
James Turrell
James Turrell
American artist