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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1399
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Conceptual art
83
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
18
Postconceptual art
6
Artist collective
9
Institutional critique
11
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
43
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Land art
11
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
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
366
Adolescence
11
Allegory
124
Animals
173
Architecture
132
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
191
Body positivity
13
Political issues
385
Social classes
98
Women's status
322
Consumerism
91
Human body
450
Cosmos
52
Colour
226
Dance
80
Discriminations
160
Documentary
131
Ecology
82
Writing
176
Childhood
115
Eroticism
81
Public space
94
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
311
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
15
Geometry
156
War & conflicts
155
History
287
Art history & museum
73
Homophobia
14
Identity
219
Industry
31
Intimacy
112
Irony
64
Games & toys
17
Language
90
Light
87
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
118
Media
64
Memory
212
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
101
Nation
56
Nature
264
Still life
158
Food
20
Nude
163
Landscape
309
Urban landscape
159
Spatial perception
28
Portrait
438
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
200
Domestic scene
114
Science
53
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
84
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
170
Everyday life
295
Aging
31
Violence
146
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
78
Mediums
Objects
220
Ceramic
82
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
819
Poster
38
Watercolour
192
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
535
Engraving & etching
232
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
110
Journal
26
Screen printing
74
Performing arts
34
Costume
37
Dance
7
Set design
60
Audiovisual
354
Film
128
Digital
56
Sound
79
Video
247
Concepts
27
Curating
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
509
Accumulation
94
Assemblage
240
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
17
[Modes]
131
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
117
Monumental
130
Painting
836
Acrylic
164
Mural
38
Gouache
99
Oil
481
Tempera
32
Performance
239
Photography
426
Analogue photography
243
Digital photography
99
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
454
Cement & concrete
34
Wood
116
Bronze
96
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
137
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
82
Resin
33
Clay
98
Textile
208
Embroidery
74
Sewing
38
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
65
Countries
Africa
98
South Africa
13
Egypt
14
Gabon
1
Morocco
4
Central America and the Caribbean
41
North America
379
Canada
26
United States
332
Mexico
31
South America
106
Argentina
31
Chile
10
Suriname
6
Venezuela
5
Asia
201
China
27
Indonesia
9
Japan
67
Pakistan
4
Philippines
10
Singapore
7
Taiwan
4
Thailand
4
Vietnam
7
Europe
789
Germany
115
Austria
19
Belgium
21
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
13
Spain
40
Estonia
16
Finland
5
France
384
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Italy
59
Lithuania
7
Netherlands
34
Poland
30
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
105
Slovakia
3
Switzerland
37
Middle East
109
Saudi Arabia
1
Iran
6
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
14
Turkey
19
Oceania
48
Australia
38
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
8
18th century
24
19th century
92
1890s
64
20th century
1271
1900s
94
1910s
152
1920s
226
1930s
289
1940s
314
1950s
394
1960s
526
1970s
627
1980s
731
1990s
874
21st century
826
2000s
825
2010s
735
2020s
537
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
18
— 18th-Century Women Artists
28
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
24
— 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
3
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
13
— Les architectes
6
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
10
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
12
— Photographers from Japan
3
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
48
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
173
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
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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