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The painter, sculptor, writer and philosopher Lee Ufan (24/6/1936- ), who came to prominence in the late 1960s as one of the major theoretical and practical proponents of the avant-garde Mono-ha (Object School) group. The Mono-ha school of thought was Japan’s first contemporary art movement to gain international recognition. It …
The contemporary Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury (24/6/1961- ), is known for her mises-en-scène of glamour, fashion and luxury products. Although at first …
Even though his diverse artistic production eludes classification, Rirkrit Tiravanija (21/6/1961- ) has accurately described it as “relational”: a body of work …
Pipilotti (Elisabeth) Rist (21/6/1962 – ). She is best known for creating experimential video art and installations that often portrays self-portraits and …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Juan Muñoz (17/6/1953-28/8/2001). Regarded as one of the most important sculptors of his generation, …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American artist John Baldessari (17/6/1931-2/1/2020), a major figure in Contemporary Art, John Baldessari …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jim Dine (16/6/1935- ). He created a vocabulary out of subjects that have a …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (13/6/1935-31/5/2020). Whereas Land Artists usually made a point of blurring the …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Damien Hirst (7/6/1965- ), since emerging onto the international art scene in the late …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jesús Rafael Soto (5/6/1923-14/1/2005). Soto’s work is characterized by optical illusions and movement making …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American artist Donald Judd (3/6/1928-12/2/1994), associated with Minimalism. In his work, Judd sought …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the British artist Richard Long RA CBE (2/6/1945- ). He is an English sculptor …
Julio Le Parc (23/9/1928-30/5/2026) was an Argentine-born artist whose pioneering experiments with light, movement, perception, and viewer participation made him one of …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Ellsworth Kelly (31/5/1923-27/12/2015), one of America’s great 20th Century Abstract artists, who in the …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Carmen Herrera (31/5/1915-12/2/2022), she has been painting since her youth in Cuba, but it …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Agnès Varda, (30/5/1928-29/3/2019) the French director and photographer whose first film, “La Pointe Courte” …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Nobuyoshi Araki (25/5/1940- ). For over half a century, Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki has …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Gina Pane , a seminal figure in the history of Body Art and more …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Marisa Merz (23/5/1926-19/7/2019) one of the central figures and the only woman artist participating …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jean Tinguely (22/5/1925-30/8/1991). He is best known for his machinelike kinetic sculptures that destroyed …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Thomas Hirschhorn (16/5/1957- ), he uses everyday and found materials to create a dystopian …
A pioneer in film, video and installation art, VALIE EXPORT (17/5/1940-14/5/2026) has produced one of the most significant bodies of feminist art …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jasper Johns (15/5/1930- ), his work affected nearly every artistic movement from the ‘50s …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Frank Stella (12/5/1936-4/5/2024), one of the most dominant and influential figures in Abstract Painting …
