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Fields
Architecture
7
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1404
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Lyrical abstraction
22
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Kinetic art
13
Conceptual art
84
Context art
12
Body art
11
Digital art
18
Arte povera
2
Artist collective
10
Fluxus
8
Land art
11
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
369
Adolescence
11
Allegory
126
Animals
175
Architecture
133
Archives
3
Autobiography
132
Self-portrait
191
Body positivity
13
Political issues
385
Social classes
98
Women's status
322
Consumerism
91
Human body
453
Cosmos
53
Colour
228
Dance
80
Discriminations
160
Documentary
131
Ecology
82
Writing
176
Childhood
115
Eroticism
81
Public space
95
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
312
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
15
Geometry
157
War & conflicts
155
History
287
Art history & museum
73
Homophobia
14
Identity
220
Industry
31
Intimacy
112
Irony
64
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
34
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
118
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
212
Human migration
101
Fashion & clothing
67
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
267
Still life
158
Food
20
Nude
164
Landscape
310
Urban landscape
160
Spatial perception
29
Visual perception
52
Portrait
439
Postcolonialism
107
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
50
Queer
28
Racism
74
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
201
Domestic scene
114
Science
54
Sexuality
133
Entertainment
57
Sport
15
Time
30
Traditions
238
Work
84
Domestic work
82
Drag
28
Vegetal
173
Everyday life
295
Aging
31
Violence
146
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
222
Ceramic
83
Graphic arts
822
Poster
38
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
538
Engraving & etching
233
Illustration
105
Artist book
89
Pastel & wax
110
Journal
26
Screen printing
75
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Dance
7
Set design
60
Theater
2
Audiovisual
354
Digital
56
Sound
80
Video
247
Concepts
27
Curating
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
511
Accumulation
94
Assemblage
242
Environment
141
Light installation
48
Mosaic
20
[Modes]
133
Ephemeral
28
Site-specific
118
Monumental
131
Painting
840
Acrylic
167
Mural
39
Gouache
99
Oil
483
Tempera
32
Performance
239
Photography
426
Analogue photography
243
Digital photography
99
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
456
Cement & concrete
34
Wood
116
Bronze
98
Wax
18
Metal
138
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
47
Plastic
48
Plaster
83
Resin
33
Clay
98
Glass
25
Textile
210
Embroidery
74
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
98
Algeria
12
Morocco
4
Tunisia
8
Central America and the Caribbean
41
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
11
Panama
1
North America
381
Canada
26
United States
334
Mexico
31
South America
107
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Chile
10
Colombia
9
Guyana
2
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
201
China
27
South Korea
8
India
17
Japan
67
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
4
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Taiwan
4
Vietnam
7
Europe
793
Germany
116
Austria
20
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
8
Croatia
10
Denmark
14
Spain
40
Finland
5
France
386
Greece
5
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Iceland
3
Italy
59
Netherlands
34
Poland
30
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
13
Romania
9
United Kingdom
105
Serbia
4
Switzerland
37
Middle East
109
Iran
6
Israel
51
Lebanon
22
Palestine
14
Syria
4
Turkey
19
Oceania
48
Australia
38
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
8
18th century
24
19th century
93
20th century
1276
1930s
289
1940s
314
1950s
395
1960s
527
1970s
628
1980s
733
1990s
878
21st century
829
2000s
828
2010s
738
2020s
540
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
4
— 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
174
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1946 | Serbia
Marina Abramović
1946 | Serbia
Marina Abramović
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1944 | Denmark
Lene Adler Petersen
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
1972 | Israel
Raida Adon
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 | Syria
Hala Alabdalla
1956 | Syria
Hala Alabdalla
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1943 | Spain
Eugènia Balcells
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1970 | France
Virginie Barré
1957 | Israel
Judith Bartolani
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1967 | Israel
Aya Ben Ron
1943 | Austria
Renate Bertlmann
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1961 — 1995 | France
Sylvia Bossu
1961 — 1995 | France
Sylvia Bossu
1926 — 2018 | Romania
Geta Brătescu
1926 — 2018 | Romania
Geta Brătescu
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1933 — Colombia | 1982 — France
Feliza Bursztyn
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1969 | United States
Nao Bustamante
1955 | Canada
Geneviève Cadieux
1955 | Canada
Geneviève Cadieux
1949 | Switzerland
Miriam Cahn
1970 | Turkey
CANAN (Şenol)
1951 — South Korea | 1982 — United States
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
1951 — South Korea | 1982 — United States
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
1951 — South Korea | 1982 — United States
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
1942 | Spain
Mari Chordà
0000 |
Céline Condorelli
1974 | France
Isabelle Cornaro
1974 | France
Isabelle Cornaro
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1941 | Belgium
Lili Dujourie
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1942 | Panama
Sandra Eleta
1961 | China
PAU Ellen
1961 | China
PAU Ellen
1961 | China
PAU Ellen
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1932 | Italy
Giosetta Fioroni
1973 | France
Maïder Fortuné
1973 | France
Maïder Fortuné
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1960 | United States
Coco Fusco
1933 | Brazil
Anna Bella Geiger
1965 | France
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
1965 | France
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1939 — 1995 | United States
Nancy Graves
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1959 | Mexico
Silvia Gruner
1929 — 2018 | United States
Marcia Hafif
1929 — 2018 | United States
Marcia Hafif
1929 — 2018 | United States
Marcia Hafif
1939 — 2019 | United States
Barbara Hammer
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1940 — United States | 2019 — United Kingdom
Susan Hiller
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1938 — 2014 | United States
Nancy Holt
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1931 — United States | 2008 — Germany
Nan Hoover
1966 | Ireland
Jaki Irvine
1971 | Uzbekistan
Anna Ivanova
1949 | Croatia
Sanja Iveković
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1973 | Lebanon
Lina Jabbour
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1936 | United States
Joan Jonas
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1972 | Lebanon
Lamia Joreige
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1966 | Netherlands
Patricia Kaersenhout
1973 | France
Katia Kameli
1973 | France
Katia Kameli
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1941 | United States
Mary Kelly
1967 | Greece
Klonaris/Thomadaki
1967 | Greece
Klonaris/Thomadaki
1947 | Poland
Zofia Kulik
1944 | Morocco
Joëlle de La Casinière
1973 | France
Emmanuelle Lainé
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1955 | Argentina
Adriana Lestido
1913 — 2009 | United States
Helen Levitt
1937 — 2022 | Poland
Natalia LL
1964 | United States
Sharon Lockhart
1964 | United States
Sharon Lockhart
1964 | United States
Sharon Lockhart
1941 | Pérou
Rose Lowder
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1962 — 2023 | Taiwan
HOU Lulu Shur-tzy
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1957 | Philippines
Lani Maestro
1926 — 2009 | United States
Vivian Maier
1926 — 2009 | United States
Vivian Maier
1942 | Italy
Anna Maria Maiolino
1942 | Italy
Anna Maria Maiolino
1942 | Italy
Anna Maria Maiolino
1940 | Japan
Mako Idemitsu
1937 | Hungary
Dóra Maurer
1909 — 1970 | United States
Marie Menken
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1946 | Romania
Wanda Mihuleac
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1953 | South Korea
Yong Soon Min
1960 | Australia
Tracey Moffatt
1941 | France
Sarah Moon
1967 | United Kingdom
Sarah Morris
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1957 | Iran
Shirin Neshat
1973 | Vietnam
Trinh Thi Nguyen
1973 | Vietnam
Trinh Thi Nguyen
1948 | Republic of Korea
Okhi Han
1948 | Republic of Korea
Okhi Han
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1933 | Japan
Yoko Ono
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1942 | Germany
Ulrike Ottinger
1965 | Spain
Mabel Palacín
1965 — 1991 | Mexico
Elvira Palafox Herrán
1945 | Greece
Leda Papaconstantinou
1945 | Greece
Leda Papaconstantinou
1927 — 2004 | Brazil
Lygia Pape
1945 | Poland
Ewa Partum
1945 | Poland
Ewa Partum
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1965 | Sierra Leone
Patricia Piccinini
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1953 | Guyana
Ingrid Pollard
1934 | United-states
Yvonne Rainer
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1964 | New Zealand
Lisa Reihana
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1932 | Canada
Dorothea Rockburne
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1938 — 2015 | Uruguay
Nelbia Romero
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1974 | Denmark
Pia Rönicke
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1941 | United States
Sheree Rose
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1950 — 2013 | United Kingdom
Monica Ross
1972 | Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa
1965 | Austria
Constanze Ruhm
1965 | Austria
Constanze Ruhm
1951 | Iceland
Rúrí
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
1922 — 2014 | Peru
Victoria Santa Cruz
1922 — 2014 | Peru
Victoria Santa Cruz
1941 | Germany
Deidi von Schaewen
1939 — 2019 | United States
Carolee Schneemann
1962 | France
Anne-Marie Schneider
1962 | France
Anne-Marie Schneider
1927 — 2019 | United States
Lillian Schwartz
1938 | Japan
Mieko Shiomi
1938 | Japan
Mieko Shiomi
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1969 | Pakistan
Shahzia Sikander
1939 | Brazil
Regina Silveira
1939 | Brazil
Regina Silveira
1960 | United States
Lorna Simpson
1954 | United States
Annie Sprinkle (aka Ellen F. Steinberg)
1930 | United States
Sturtevant
1968 | United States
Catherine Sullivan
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1940 — Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) | 2005 — Czech Republic
Eva Švankmajerová
1966 | Indonesia
Fiona Tan
1966 | Indonesia
Fiona Tan
1966 | Indonesia
Fiona Tan
1962 | France
Agnès Thurnauer
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1973 | Brazil
Clarissa Tossin
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Vietnam
Trinh T. Minh-ha
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1952 | Germany
Rosemarie Trockel
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1953 — Poland | 2020 — France
Teresa Tyszkiewicz
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1940 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1928 — Belgium | 2019 — France
Agnès Varda
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1948 | Chile
Cecilia Vicuña
1974 | France
Marie Voignier
1974 | France
Marie Voignier
1961 | Australia
Lynette Wallworth
1930 — 1998 | Canada
Joyce Wieland
1963 | Israel
Lee Yanor
1963 | Israel
Lee Yanor
1963 | Israel
Lee Yanor
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
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