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Fields
Architecture
21
Decorative arts & design
11
Visual arts
1514
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
46
Lyrical abstraction
22
Academic art
10
Viennese Actionism
2
Appropriationism
5
Outsider art
4
Kinetic art
15
Conceptual art
95
Context art
12
Body art
11
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Digital art
19
Postconceptual art
6
Arte povera
2
Bauhaus
14
Artist collective
16
Constructivism
19
Copy Art
1
Institutional critique
11
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
9
Dada
6
Expressionism
37
Abstract expressionism
45
Fauvism
5
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
14
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
14
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
5
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Purisme
2
Rayonism
3
Realism
38
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
56
Symbolism
14
Subjects
Abstraction
392
Adolescence
14
Allegory
149
Animals
199
Architecture
144
Archives
9
Autobiography
144
Self-portrait
210
Body positivity
16
Political issues
422
Social classes
124
Women's status
354
Consumerism
98
Human body
505
Cosmos
67
Colour
238
Dance
86
Discriminations
169
Documentary
147
Ecology
109
Writing
189
Childhood
126
Eroticism
87
Public space
110
Fantasy & dreams
94
Feminism
340
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
21
Geography
21
Geometry
166
War & conflicts
163
History
309
Art history & museum
84
Homophobia
14
Identity
243
Industry
38
Intimacy
124
Irony
69
Games & toys
25
Language
93
Light
93
Machine & technology
40
Magic & esotericism
9
Disease
48
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
128
Mathematics
10
Media
66
Memory
232
Human migration
108
Fashion & clothing
70
Modernity
34
Death
80
Music
67
Myths, tales & legends
109
Nation
56
Nature
311
Still life
174
Food
26
Nude
180
Landscape
341
Urban landscape
181
Spatial perception
36
Visual perception
54
Portrait
476
Postcolonialism
117
Sex positivity
16
Advertisement
53
Queer
29
Racism
77
Romantic relationships
51
Religion & spirituality
212
Domestic scene
124
Science
59
Sexuality
139
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
32
Traditions
265
Work
90
Domestic work
94
Drag
28
Vegetal
195
Everyday life
321
Aging
36
Violence
154
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
83
Mediums
Objects
239
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
93
Medal
6
Furniture
27
Fashion
13
Silverware
5
Glassware
3
Graphic arts
875
Poster
40
Watercolour
205
Collage
215
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
582
Engraving & etching
246
Illustration
112
Artist book
96
Pastel & wax
113
Journal
26
Screen printing
82
Performing arts
40
Costume
40
Dance
10
Set design
62
Dolls & puppets
13
Theater
2
Audiovisual
380
Digital
62
Sound
84
Video
266
Concepts
42
Curating
12
Critical writing
19
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
566
Accumulation
108
Architecture
24
Interior design
10
Assemblage
266
Environment
154
Light installation
50
Mosaic
20
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
151
Ephemeral
32
Site-specific
129
Monumental
143
Painting
906
Acrylic
184
Mural
44
Gouache
101
Oil
534
Miniature
9
Tempera
35
Performance
255
Photography
445
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
105
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
74
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
489
Cement & concrete
37
Wood
125
Bronze
106
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
150
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
50
Plastic
50
Plaster
86
Resin
35
Clay
104
Glass
30
Textile
225
Batik
1
Embroidery
81
Sewing
42
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
70
Countries
Africa
105
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Benin
1
Cameroon
1
Congo
1
Egypt
14
Ethiopia
3
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Guinea-Bissau
1
Kenya
3
Madagascar
2
Morocco
5
Mozambique
2
Nigeria
19
Uganda
3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
France (Reunion)
3
Senegal
4
Sierra Leone
2
Soudan
1
Tanzania
2
Tunisia
9
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
43
France (Antilles)
7
Costa Rica
2
Cuba
11
Curaçao
3
Guatemala
4
Haiti
7
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
Panama
1
Puerto Rico
2
Trinidad and Tobago
1
North America
405
Canada
27
United States
352
Greenland
2
Mexico
36
South America
117
Argentina
36
Bolivia
2
Brazil
31
Chile
10
Colombia
11
Ecuador
2
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Paraguay
1
Peru
7
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
6
Asia
231
Bangladesh
2
Burma
2
Cambodia
1
China
30
South Korea
9
India
18
Indonesia
14
Japan
71
Kazakhstan
5
Malaysia
7
Nepal
1
Uzbekistan
2
Pakistan
6
Philippines
10
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Sri Lanka
1
Taiwan
6
Thailand
6
Vietnam
8
Europe
858
Albania
1
Germany
118
Austria
20
Belarus
3
Belgium
21
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
10
Cyprus
1
Croatia
11
Denmark
25
Spain
43
Estonia
16
Finland
7
France
408
Georgia
1
Greece
5
Hungary
42
Ireland
6
Iceland
4
Italy
67
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Muxembourg
5
North Macedonia
4
Moldova
2
Norway
17
Netherlands
35
Poland
33
Portugal
9
Czech Republic
14
Romania
9
United Kingdom
110
Serbia
5
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
15
Switzerland
38
Ukraine
15
Middle East
114
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Irak
5
Iran
6
Israel
51
Jordan
4
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
23
Palestine
17
Syria
4
Turkey
21
Oceania
52
Australia
41
New Zealand
12
Papua New Guinea
1
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
1540s
1
1550s
2
1560s
2
1570s
3
1580s
3
1590s
2
17th century
13
1600s
2
1610s
2
1620s
1
1630s
1
1640s
3
1650s
4
1660s
3
1670s
4
1680s
5
1690s
4
18th century
27
1710s
3
1720s
4
1730s
6
1740s
8
1750s
9
1760s
14
1770s
17
1780s
14
1790s
14
19th century
107
1800s
12
1810s
13
1820s
14
1830s
14
1840s
17
1850s
17
1860s
29
1870s
45
1880s
48
1890s
77
20th century
1369
1900s
108
1910s
166
1920s
240
1930s
310
1940s
336
1950s
422
1960s
568
1970s
679
1980s
791
1990s
945
21st century
896
2000s
896
2010s
796
2020s
593
Programmes
— + 1
31
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
22
— 18th-Century Women Artists
29
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
36
— 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
12
— Designers
5
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Le Louvre & AWARE
17
— Les architectes
14
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
15
— 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
205
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1500 and 1976.
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1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
1940 — 1996 | Iceland
Róska (Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir)
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
1975 | California, USA
A.K. Burns
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
1973 | Denmark
Jeannette Ehlers
1973 | Denmark
Jeannette Ehlers
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
1975 | Switzerland
Sasha Huber
1975 | Switzerland
Sasha Huber
1975 | Switzerland
Sasha Huber
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
1975 | Maroc
Bouchra Khalili
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
1975 | Vietnam
Ly Hoàng Ly
1975 | Vietnam
Ly Hoàng Ly
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 — 2026 | 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 — 2026 | Austria
VALIE EXPORT
1940 — 2026 | 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
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