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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

Italian artist

Francis Alÿs

Belgian-born conceptual artist

Pipilotti Rist

Swiss video installation artist

Abraham Cruzvillegas

Mexican artist

Danh Vo

Vietnamese-born artist

Alfredo Jaar

Chilean-born artist

Cildo Meireles

Brazilian artist

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

American artist

Paul Chan

Hong Kong-born artist and activist

Chris Burden

American performance and installation artist and sculptor

Carrie Mae Weems

American artist and photographer

James Turrell

American artist

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