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Fields
Architecture
12
Decorative arts & design
4
Visual arts
1448
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Kinetic art
14
Conceptual art
86
Context art
12
Body art
11
Digital art
18
Postconceptual art
6
Artist collective
11
Institutional critique
11
Cubo-futurism
9
Land art
12
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
37
Socialist Realism
8
Harlem Renaissance
4
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Adolescence
11
Allegory
132
Animals
182
Architecture
141
Autobiography
136
Self-portrait
200
Body positivity
14
Political issues
401
Social classes
110
Women's status
335
Consumerism
95
Human body
471
Cosmos
56
Colour
232
Dance
81
Discriminations
163
Documentary
139
Ecology
93
Writing
178
Childhood
119
Eroticism
83
Fantasy & dreams
87
Feminism
321
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
18
Geometry
159
War & conflicts
158
History
294
Art history & museum
79
Identity
226
Industry
32
Intimacy
118
Irony
65
Language
90
Light
90
Machine & technology
36
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
42
Maternity
120
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
217
Human migration
105
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
74
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
285
Still life
161
Food
23
Nude
167
Landscape
322
Urban landscape
168
Spatial perception
33
Visual perception
53
Portrait
454
Postcolonialism
111
Advertisement
51
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
56
Sexuality
135
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
245
Work
86
Domestic work
86
Drag
28
Vegetal
182
Everyday life
305
Aging
35
Violence
148
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
81
Mediums
Objects
224
Ceramic
86
Furniture
21
Graphic arts
838
Poster
38
Watercolour
195
Collage
212
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
551
Engraving & etching
235
Illustration
106
Artist book
91
Pastel & wax
111
Screen printing
77
Performing arts
37
Costume
39
Dance
9
Set design
61
Audiovisual
365
Film
132
Digital
59
Sound
81
Video
256
Concepts
34
Curating
11
Critical writing
14
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
14
Space & installation
529
Accumulation
98
Architecture
14
Interior design
4
Assemblage
248
Environment
148
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
138
Ephemeral
30
Site-specific
120
Monumental
135
Painting
865
Acrylic
170
Mural
43
Oil
504
Performance
247
Photography
434
Analogue photography
250
Digital photography
101
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
468
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
119
Bronze
100
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
48
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
101
Glass
26
Textile
214
Embroidery
76
Sewing
39
Weaving
67
Countries
Africa
102
South Africa
13
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
3
Ghana
5
Morocco
4
Nigeria
18
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Cuba
11
Guatemala
4
North America
388
Canada
26
United States
340
Mexico
32
South America
109
Argentina
31
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Colombia
9
Paraguay
1
Asia
217
Burma
2
China
27
Indonesia
12
Japan
70
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Vietnam
8
Europe
813
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
23
Spain
40
Estonia
16
Finland
5
France
390
Hungary
41
Italy
62
Lithuania
7
Luxembourg
5
Netherlands
34
Poland
31
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
106
Slovakia
3
Sweden
12
Ukraine
13
Middle East
110
Irak
5
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
15
Turkey
19
Oceania
49
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
25
1790s
14
19th century
103
1800s
12
1810s
13
1850s
16
1860s
28
1870s
42
1880s
45
1890s
73
20th century
1310
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
294
1940s
318
1950s
399
1960s
542
1970s
646
1980s
753
1990s
901
21st century
858
2000s
857
2010s
761
2020s
561
Programmes
— + 1
25
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
21
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
34
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
30
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE & MACBA
7
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Luxembourg
4
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Common Ground
6
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
9
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
12
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
5
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
177
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1935 — 2024 | Ghana
Felicia Abban
1935 — 2024 | Ghana
Felicia Abban
1898 — 1991 | United States
Berenice Abbott
1898 — 1991 | United States
Berenice Abbott
1898 — 1991 | United States
Berenice Abbott
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1886 — 1973 | Brazil
Tarsila do Amaral
1946 | United States
Alice Aycock
1931 — 1998 | Guatemala
Margarita Azurdia
1931 — 1998 | Guatemala
Margarita Azurdia
1957 | France
Élisabeth Ballet
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1825 — 1909 | France
Hélène Bertaux
1921 | Paraguay
Olga Blinder
1914 — Italy | 1992 — Brazil
Lina Bo Bardi
1914 — Italy | 1992 — Brazil
Lina Bo Bardi
1914 — Italy | 1992 — Brazil
Lina Bo Bardi
1968 | Cuba
Tania Bruguera
1916 — 1985 | Argentina
Aída Zulema Carballo
1863 — 1945 | Denmark
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
1863 — 1945 | Denmark
Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1970 | Sweden
Loulou Cherinet
1970 | Sweden
Loulou Cherinet
1970 | Sweden
Loulou Cherinet
1944 — United States | 2014 — Canada
Lynne Cohen
1965 | Italy
Daniela Comani
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1973 | France
Anne-Lise Coste (Uruk)
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1968 | Luxembourg
Simone Decker
1956 | Croatia
Vlasta Delimar
1969 | Myanmar
Chaw Ei Thein
1969 | Myanmar
Chaw Ei Thein
1969 | Myanmar
Chaw Ei Thein
1961 | China
PAU Ellen
1961 | China
PAU Ellen
1961 | China
PAU Ellen
1964 | Hungary
Ágnes Eperjesi
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1949 | Turkey
Ayşe Erkmen
1956 | Morocco
Lalla Essaydi
1965 | United States
Andrea Fraser
1929 — Algeria | 2023 — France
Renée Gailhoustet
1965 | Spain
Dora García
1965 | Spain
Dora García
1948 | Germany
Isa Genzken
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1908 — Germany | 1994 — Israel
Liselotte Grschebina
1958 | Former Yougoslavia
Marina Gržinić
1985 | United States
Guerrilla Girls
1950 — Iraq | 2016 — USA
Zaha Hadid
1950 — Iraq | 2016 — USA
Zaha Hadid
1964 | Palestine
Rula Halawani
1896 — 1988 | Japan
Hisako Kajiwara
1944 | Germany
Candida Höfer
1950 | United States
Jenny Holzer
1966 | People’s Republic of China
Yu Hong
1956 | Spain
Cristina Iglesias
1956 | Spain
Cristina Iglesias
1945 | United States
Valerie Jaudon
1945 | United States
Valerie Jaudon
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1912 — 1977 | Hungary
Judit Kárász
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1923 — Lithuania | 2019 — United States
Aleksandra Kasuba
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1902 — 1977 | Hungary
Margit Kovács
1945 | United States
Barbara Kruger
1947 | United States
Louise Lawler
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1892 — 1967 | Russia
Sarra Lébédéva
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1890 — 1981 | United-States
Elizabeth Lochrie
1890 — 1981 | United-States
Elizabeth Lochrie
1940 | Romania
Ana Lupaș
1948 | Egypt
Huda Lutfi
1975 | Vietnam
Ly Hoàng Ly
1975 | Vietnam
Ly Hoàng Ly
1972 | United States
Maha Maamoun
1972 | United States
Maha Maamoun
1926 — 2009 | United States
Vivian Maier
1926 — 2009 | United States
Vivian Maier
1961 | China
LEUNG Mee-ping
1961 | China
LEUNG Mee-ping
1961 | China
LEUNG Mee-ping
1900 — Latvia | 1975 — Estonia
Natalie Mei
1956 | Brazil
Simone Michelin
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1867 — 1936 | Argentina
Lola Mora
1936 — 1977 | United States
Ree Morton
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1947 | Mandatory Palestine
Efrat Natan
1957 | France
Marylène Negro
1963 | Slovakia
Ilona Németh
1970 | United States
Wura-Natasha Ogunji
1970 | United States
Wura-Natasha Ogunji
1938 | Nigeria
Elizabeth Olowu
1966 | United Kingdom
Lucy Orta
1966 | United Kingdom
Lucy Orta
1966 | Nigeria
Veronica Otigbo-Ekpei
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1923 — Hungary | 2008 — France
Marta Pan
1945 | Poland
Ewa Partum
1945 | Poland
Ewa Partum
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1969 | Israel
Nira Pereg
1948 | United States
Adrian Piper
1948 | United States
Adrian Piper
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1943 — 2020 | Chile
Lotty Rosenfeld
1943 | United States
Martha Rosler
1943 | United States
Martha Rosler
1972 | Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa
1950 | Estonia
Sirje Runge
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1942 — Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 2003 — Czech Republic
Zorka Ságlová
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 — France | 2002 — United States
Niki de Saint Phalle
1958 | Colombia
Doris Salcedo
1908 — 1975 | Hungary
Erzsébet Schaár
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
1931 | Zambia
Denise Scott Brown
1948 | Lithuania
Esther Shalev-Gerz
1948 | Lithuania
Esther Shalev-Gerz
1948 | Lithuania
Esther Shalev-Gerz
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1944 | Mandatory Palestine
Miriam Sharon
1963 | Estonia
Liina Siib
1955 | United States
Seton Smith
1955 | United States
Seton Smith
1955 | United States
Seton Smith
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1972 | Poland
Monika Sosnowska
1959 | United States
Jessica Stockholder
1959 | United States
Jessica Stockholder
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1928 — 2019 | Japan
Toyoko Tokiwa
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1959 | Singapore
Suzann Victor
1959 | Singapore
Suzann Victor
1828 — 1888 | France
Claude Vignon (Marie-Noémi Cadiot-Constant Rouvier, dite)
1963 | United Kingdom
Rachel Whiteread
1964 | Palestine
Manar Zuabi
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