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Fields
Architecture
9
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1439
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Conceptual art
85
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
18
Postconceptual art
6
Artist collective
11
Institutional critique
11
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
44
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Land art
12
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Realism
37
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Adolescence
11
Allegory
131
Animals
181
Architecture
139
Autobiography
135
Self-portrait
197
Body positivity
13
Political issues
395
Social classes
105
Women's status
332
Consumerism
92
Human body
467
Cosmos
56
Colour
232
Dance
80
Discriminations
161
Documentary
135
Ecology
87
Writing
178
Childhood
119
Eroticism
83
Public space
99
Fantasy & dreams
87
Feminism
316
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
17
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
157
History
292
Art history & museum
76
Homophobia
14
Identity
225
Industry
32
Intimacy
118
Irony
65
Games & toys
18
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
35
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
120
Media
64
Memory
216
Human migration
103
Fashion & clothing
68
Modernity
34
Death
74
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
280
Still life
160
Food
21
Nude
167
Landscape
320
Urban landscape
167
Spatial perception
30
Portrait
453
Postcolonialism
110
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
51
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
55
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
244
Work
84
Domestic work
84
Drag
28
Vegetal
180
Everyday life
302
Aging
34
Violence
147
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
224
Ceramic
86
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
833
Poster
38
Watercolour
195
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
547
Engraving & etching
234
Illustration
106
Artist book
90
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
76
Performing arts
35
Costume
39
Dance
7
Set design
60
Audiovisual
361
Film
132
Digital
58
Sound
81
Video
252
Concepts
28
Curating
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
521
Accumulation
98
Assemblage
246
Environment
145
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
135
Ephemeral
29
Site-specific
119
Monumental
133
Painting
862
Acrylic
170
Mural
42
Gouache
100
Oil
502
Tempera
34
Performance
243
Photography
434
Analogue photography
250
Digital photography
101
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
466
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
119
Bronze
99
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
48
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
99
Glass
26
Textile
212
Embroidery
75
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
102
South Africa
13
Egypt
14
Gabon
1
Morocco
4
Central America and the Caribbean
42
North America
385
Canada
26
United States
337
Mexico
32
South America
108
Argentina
31
Chile
10
Suriname
6
Venezuela
5
Asia
211
China
27
Indonesia
11
Japan
69
Pakistan
4
Philippines
10
Singapore
8
Taiwan
4
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
810
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
23
Spain
40
Estonia
16
Finland
5
France
388
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Italy
60
Lithuania
7
Netherlands
34
Poland
31
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
106
Slovakia
3
Switzerland
37
Middle East
110
Saudi Arabia
1
Iran
6
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
15
Turkey
19
Oceania
49
Australia
39
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
25
19th century
103
1890s
73
20th century
1300
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
293
1940s
317
1950s
396
1960s
537
1970s
639
1980s
744
1990s
892
21st century
848
2000s
847
2010s
753
2020s
553
Programmes
— + 1
24
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
21
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
32
— 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
3
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
14
— Les architectes
7
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— 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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1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1972 | Israel
Hannan Abu-Hussein
1959 — 2018 | United States
Laura Aguilar
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1959 | Finland
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1950 — Belgium | 2015 — France
Chantal Akerman
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1963 | Egypt
Ghada Amer
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1929 — 2023 | United States
Ida Applebroog
1935 — 1972 | Belgium
Evelyne Axell
1941 | United States
Lynda Benglis
1943 | Austria
Renate Bertlmann
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1931 | United States
Lee Bontecou
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1965 | Italy
Monica Bonvicini
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1911 — France | 2010 — United States
Louise Bourgeois
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1969 | United Kingdom
Cecily Brown
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1992 | Spain
Cabello/Carceller
1992 | Spain
Cabello/Carceller
1992 | Spain
Cabello/Carceller
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1931 — 2019 | Lebanon
Huguette Caland
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1940 | Argentina
Delia Cancela
1953 — 1996 | United Kingdom
Helen Chadwick
1878 — 1974 | France
Émilie Charmy
1878 — 1974 | France
Émilie Charmy
1954 | Taiwan
Shu Lea Cheang
1954 | Taiwan
Shu Lea Cheang
1955 | Morocco
Florence Chevallier
1955 | Morocco
Florence Chevallier
1939 | United States
Judy Chicago
1939 | United States
Judy Chicago
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1924 — China | 2011 — Australia
Irene Chou
1924 — China | 2011 — Australia
Irene Chou
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1956 | Ireland
Dorothy Cross
1959 | Hungary
Marianne Csaky
1959 | United States
Vaginal Davis
1957 | Australia
Destiny Deacon
1956 | Croatia
Vlasta Delimar
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1946 | Hungary
Orshi Drozdik
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1953 | South Africa
Marlene Dumas
1965 | France
Nicole Eisenman
1963 | United Kingdom
Tracey Emin
1944 | Chile
Paz Errázuriz
1956 | Morocco
Lalla Essaydi
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1958 | Argentina
Ana Gallardo
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1953 | United States
Nan Goldin
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1940 | United States
Nancy Grossman
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1958 | Former Yougoslavia
Marina Gržinić
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1945 | United Kingdom
Maggi Hambling
1939 — 2019 | United States
Barbara Hammer
1936 — Germany | 1970 — United States
Eva Hesse
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1920 — 1960 | Australia
Joy Hester
1933 — United States | 2022 — Germany
Dorothy Iannone
2019 | Indonesia
Inkubator Inisiatif
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1951 — 2021 | Japan
Tāri Itō
1949 | Croatia
Sanja Iveković
1965 | China
Cai Jin
1965 | China
Cai Jin
1965 | China
Cai Jin
1949 — 2003 | Austria
Birgit Jürgenssen
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1950 — 2006 | Lithuania
Elvyra Kairiūkštytė
1938 — 2016 | Croatia
Nives Kavurić-Kurtović
1963 | Poland
Katarzyna Kozyra
1945 | United States
Barbara Kruger
1970 | Austria
Elke Silvia Krystufek
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1929 | Japan
Yayoi Kusama
1956 | Mexico
Magali (Margarita Rosa) Lara (Zavala)
1919 — 2014 | Austria
Maria Lassnig
1919 — 2014 | Austria
Maria Lassnig
1961 | United States
Zoe Leonard
1946 | Philippines
Julie Lluch Dalena
1930 — 1999 | United States
Lee Lozano
1930 — 1999 | United States
Lee Lozano
1929 — Poland | 1999 — France
Lea Lublin
1929 — Poland | 1999 — France
Lea Lublin
1962 | United Kingdom
Sarah Lucas
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1964 | Lebanon
Rania Matar
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1956 — 2018 | Taiwan
YAN Ming-Huy
1960 | Australia
Tracey Moffatt
1960 | United Kingdom
Cathy de Monchaux
1958 | Ireland
Shani Mootoo
1958 | Ireland
Shani Mootoo
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1962 | Turkey
Şükran Moral
1967 | Japan
Mariko Mori
1967 | Japan
Mariko Mori
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1966 — 2006 | Indonesia
I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih
1946 | United States
Catherine Murphy
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1900 — 1984 | United States
Alice Neel
1963 | Slovakia
Ilona Németh
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1961 | United States
Catherine Opie
1961 | United States
Catherine Opie
1947 | France
ORLAN
1947 | France
ORLAN
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1954 | Vietnam
Hanh Thi Pham
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1969 | Hong Kong
MAN Phoebe Ching Ying
1958 | Ireland
Kathy Prendergast
1934 | United-states
Yvonne Rainer
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1918 — 2015 | Italy
Carol Rama
1957 | Thaïlande
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
1957 | Thaïlande
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
1972 — Switzerland | 1963 — Germany
Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz
1972 — Switzerland | 1963 — Germany
Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz
1962 | Switzerland
Pipilotti Rist
1962 | Switzerland
Pipilotti Rist
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1972 | Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa
1945 — 2020 | United States
Susan Rothenberg
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1955 | Israel
Iris Sara Schiller
1939 — 2019 | United States
Carolee Schneemann
1932 | United States
Joan Semmel
1932 | United States
Joan Semmel
1932 | United States
Joan Semmel
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1934 — Palestine | 2005 — Lebanon
Juliana Seraphim
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1940 — Mandatory Palestine | 2022 — United Kingdom
Laila Shawa
1951 | États-Unis
Cindy Sherman
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1906 — Russian Empire (now Lithuania) | 1998 — Lithuania
Veronika Šleivytė
1954 | United States
Annie Sprinkle (aka Ellen F. Steinberg)
1930 | United States
Sturtevant
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1933 — Taiwan | 2024 — Japan
Mitsuko Tabe
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1946 | Japan
Tsuneko Taniuchi
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1910 — 2012 | United States
Dorothea Tanning
1971 | United States
Mickalene Thomas
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1927 — Italy | 1995 — Venezuela
Tecla Tofano
1945 | United States
Betty Tompkins
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1932 — 2022 | Japan
Asuka Tsuboi
1951 | United Kingdom
Cosey Fanni Tutti (Christine Carol Newby, dite)
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1967 | Chile
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
1959 | Singapore
Suzann Victor
1959 | Singapore
Suzann Victor
1991 | Australia
VNS Matrix
1885 — 1940 | Denmark
Gerda Wegener
1885 — 1940 | Denmark
Gerda Wegener
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1947 | Poland
Yocheved Weinfeld
1930 — 1998 | Canada
Joyce Wieland
1940 — 1993 | United States
Hannah Wilke
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1954 | United States
Sue Williams
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1956 | France
Mâkhi Xenakis
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1970 — 2014 | Singapour
Juliana Yasin
1970 — 2014 | Singapour
Juliana Yasin
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1962 | United States
Lisa Yuskavage
1941 | Czech Republic
Jana Želibská
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