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Björk

Bjork is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, record producer and actress whose creative expression has inspired millions worldwide.

Posted byTamara AndersonFebruary 19, 2022September 2, 2022Posted inArtists, Musicians, PerformersTags:Alternative Rock, Avant-Garde Fashion, Electronica, Sugarcubes, Trip HopLeave a comment on Björk

Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian-born French cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children’s book author, best known for her book Persepolis.

Posted byTamara AndersonApril 30, 2022September 2, 2022Posted inArtists, Film Makers, WritersTags:Chicken With Plums, Persepolis, Radioactive, Read Banned BooksLeave a comment on Marjane Satrapi

Marina Abramovic

Marina Abramović pioneered a new notion of identity with her art by bringing in the participation of observers, focusing on “confronting pain, blood, and physical limits of the body.”

Posted byTamara AndersonFebruary 13, 2022April 10, 2022Posted inArtists, PerformersTags:body art, endurance art, Feminist Art, grandmother of performance artLeave a comment on Marina Abramovic

Guerilla Girls

Guerrilla Girls is an anonymous group of feminist, female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world.

Posted byTamara AndersonFebruary 4, 2022September 2, 2022Posted inActivists, ArtistsTags:Conscience of the Art World, Culture Jamming, Feminist Art, Gorilla MasksLeave a comment on Guerilla Girls

Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer is famous for her conceptual art focusing on words, often in public spaces.

Posted byTamara AndersonJanuary 23, 2022February 20, 2022Posted inArtistsTags:Conceptual Art, LEDs, Projections, TruismsLeave a comment on Jenny Holzer

Barbara Kruger

Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual artist most known for her collage style that consists of black-and-white photographs, overlaid with declarative captions.

Posted byTamara AndersonDecember 12, 2021Posted inArtistsTags:collage, Feminist Art, HelveticaLeave a comment on Barbara Kruger

Pina Bausch

Pina Bausch was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as Tanztheater.

Posted byTamara AndersonDecember 3, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inArtists, PerformersTags:modern dance, neo-expressionist dance, Tanztheater, Tanztheater WuppertalLeave a comment on Pina Bausch

Judy Chicago

Judy Chicago is an American feminist artist best known for her installation called the “Dinner Party.”

Posted byTamara AndersonJanuary 23, 2022September 2, 2022Posted inArtistsTags:Feminist Art, Fireworks Art, The Birth Project, The Dinner PartyLeave a comment on Judy Chicago

Cindy Sherman

Cindy Sherman is an American photographer best known for her conceptual portraits and Untitled Film Stills series.

Posted byTamara AndersonDecember 12, 2021December 17, 2021Posted inArtists, PhotographersTags:Heroine, Untitled Film StillsLeave a comment on Cindy Sherman

Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier was street photographer whose collection captured remarkable glimpses of life in New York City and Chicago in the 1950’s and 1960’s.

Posted byTamara AndersonMarch 4, 2022March 5, 2022Posted inArtists, PhotographersLeave a comment on Vivian Maier

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