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Fields
Architecture
9
Decorative arts & design
3
Visual arts
1443
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
45
Appropriationism
5
Conceptual art
85
Context art
12
Body art
11
Digital art
18
Postconceptual art
6
Artist collective
11
Institutional critique
11
Abstract expressionism
44
Fluxus
8
Member of a collective
112
Minimalism
37
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Postmodernism
8
Surrealism
55
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Adolescence
11
Allegory
132
Animals
182
Architecture
140
Archives
4
Autobiography
135
Self-portrait
200
Body positivity
14
Political issues
398
Social classes
108
Women's status
334
Consumerism
93
Human body
470
Colour
232
Dance
81
Discriminations
162
Documentary
138
Ecology
88
Writing
178
Childhood
119
Eroticism
83
Public space
101
Fantasy & dreams
87
Feminism
318
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geography
17
Geometry
158
War & conflicts
158
History
293
Art history & museum
76
Homophobia
14
Identity
225
Industry
32
Intimacy
118
Irony
65
Language
90
Light
88
Machine & technology
36
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
42
Maternity
120
Mathematics
10
Media
64
Memory
217
Human migration
104
Fashion & clothing
68
Death
74
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
282
Still life
161
Food
23
Nude
167
Landscape
321
Urban landscape
168
Spatial perception
30
Visual perception
52
Portrait
454
Postcolonialism
110
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
51
Queer
28
Racism
75
Romantic relationships
47
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Science
55
Sexuality
135
Entertainment
58
Sport
15
Surveillance
5
Time
30
Traditions
244
Work
86
Domestic work
86
Drag
28
Vegetal
181
Everyday life
303
Aging
35
Violence
148
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
17
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
224
Furniture
21
Fashion
13
Graphic arts
834
Poster
38
Watercolour
195
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
548
Engraving & etching
235
Illustration
106
Artist book
90
Pastel & wax
111
Journal
26
Screen printing
76
Performing arts
36
Costume
39
Set design
61
Audiovisual
363
Film
132
Digital
58
Sound
81
Video
254
Concepts
28
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
523
Accumulation
98
Architecture
11
Assemblage
248
Environment
146
Light installation
48
Stained glass
18
[Modes]
136
Ephemeral
30
Site-specific
119
Monumental
133
Painting
863
Acrylic
170
Mural
42
Oil
503
Performance
246
Photography
434
Analogue photography
250
Photojournalism
38
Photomontage
73
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
467
Cement & concrete
35
Wood
119
Bronze
99
Wax
18
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Resin
33
Clay
100
Glass
26
Textile
212
Embroidery
75
Sewing
39
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
102
South Africa
13
Algeria
12
Cameroon
1
Egypt
14
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Morocco
4
Nigeria
18
Tunisia
9
Zimbabwe
3
Central America and the Caribbean
42
Costa Rica
2
Trinidad and Tobago
1
North America
387
Canada
26
United States
339
Mexico
32
South America
108
Argentina
31
Brazil
30
Ecuador
2
Asia
213
China
27
South Korea
8
India
17
Indonesia
12
Japan
69
Russia
33
Singapore
8
Europe
811
Germany
116
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
Bulgaria
8
Denmark
23
Spain
40
Estonia
16
France
389
Hungary
41
Ireland
5
Italy
61
Netherlands
34
Poland
31
Czech Republic
13
United Kingdom
106
Switzerland
37
Middle East
110
Irak
5
Israel
51
Palestine
15
Turkey
19
Oceania
49
Australia
39
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
25
19th century
103
20th century
1303
1950s
397
1960s
539
1970s
641
1980s
747
1990s
895
21st century
852
2000s
851
2010s
756
2020s
556
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
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
4
— 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.
1950 | United States
Martine Aballéa
1965 — 2024 | Turkey
Gülçin Aksoy
1973 | Iraq
Sama Alshaibi
1959 | Japan
Asako Narahashi
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1953 | Brazil
Lenora de Barros
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1960 | Canada
Rebecca Belmore
1949 | Israel
Deganit Berest
1959 | Zimbabwe
Berry Bickle
1957 | Canada
Dominique Blain
1969 | Netherlands
Sara Blokland
1959 | Australia
Polly Borland
1950 | United-States
Victoria Cabezas
1955 | Canada
Geneviève Cadieux
1953 | France
Sophie Calle
1970 | Turkey
CANAN (Şenol)
1962 | Russia
Olga Chernysheva
1957 | Tunisia
Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza
1965 | Italy
Daniela Comani
1964 | Argentina
Nicola Costantino
1959 | Hungary
Marianne Csaky
1962 | Bosnia-Herzegovina
Danica Dakić
1957 | Australia
Destiny Deacon
1974 | France
documentation céline duval (doc-cd)
1950 | Israel
Drora Dominey
1933 — 2021 | United States
Mary Beth Edelson
1973 | Denmark
Jeannette Ehlers
1956 | Morocco
Lalla Essaydi
1962 | Cameroon
Angèle Etoundi Essamba
1964 | Australia
Fiona Foley
1946 | Mexico
Guadalupe García-Vásquez
1948 | Germany
Isa Genzken
1973 | France
Agnès Geoffray
1956 | United States
Ann Hamilton
1964 | China
Chengyao He
1962 | Egypt
Susan Hefuna
1951 | Singapore
Amanda Heng
? | Japan
Hiroko Inoue
1970 | Netherlands
Deborah Jack
1964 | Bulgaria
Liz Johnson Artur
1964 | France
Valérie Jouve
1959 | Estonia
Kai Kaljo
1973 | France
Katia Kameli
1970 | Tunisia
Mouna Karray
1936 | United States
Barbara Kasten
1966 | Morocco
Majida Khattari
1942 | Japan
Kunié Sugiura
1970 | Nigeria
Marcia Kure
1973 | France
Emmanuelle Lainé
1942 | New Zealand
Maureen Lander
1947 | United States
Louise Lawler
1957 | United States
Annette Lemieux
1947 | United States
Sherrie Levine
1964 | Israel
Hila Lulu Lin Farah Kufer Birim
1948 | Egypt
Huda Lutfi
1972 | United States
Maha Maamoun
1956 | Ireland
Alice Maher
1963 | Mexico
Teresa Margolles
1964 | Gabon
Myriam Mihindou
1967 | Japan
Miwa Yanagi
1947 | Japan
Miyako Ishiuchi
1960 | Australia
Tracey Moffatt
1967 | Japan
Mariko Mori
1972 | South Africa
Zanele Muholi
1961 | United States
Catherine Opie
1947 | France
ORLAN
1965 | Spain
Mabel Palacín
1964 | France
Florence Paradeis
1974 | Ecuador
María Teresa Ponce
1948 | Argentina
Liliana Porter
1968 | Poland
Joanna Rajkowska
1972 — Switzerland | 1963 — Germany
Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz
1971 | Japan
Rika Noguchi
1972 | Japan
Rinko Kawauchi
1962 | Switzerland
Pipilotti Rist
1972 | Bulgaria
Boryana Rossa
1939 — Indonesia | 2024 — Netherlands
Laura Samsom Rous
1969 | Israel
Yehudit Sasportas
1927 — 2005 | United States
Naomi Savage
1963 | United States
Collier Schorr
1964 | South Africa
Berni Searle
1965 | Israel
Miri Segal
1951 | États-Unis
Cindy Sherman
1944 | Czech Republic
Katharina Sieverding
1963 | Estonia
Liina Siib
1961 | India
Dayanita Singh
1973 | United Kingdom
Clare Strand
1960 — 2008 | United Kingdom
Maud Sulter
1969 | Indonesia
Melati Suryodarmo
1971 | United States
Mickalene Thomas
1965 | Japan
Tomoko Yoneda
1967 | Estonia
Mare Tralla
1974 | France
Marie Voignier
1963 | United Kingdom
Gillian Wearing
1953 | United States
Carrie Mae Weems
1941 | United Kingdom
Sue Williamson
1967 — 2018 | China
CUI Xiuwen
1971 | South Korea
Haegue Yang
1972 | Israel
Rona Yefman
1973 | Japan
Yurie Nagashima
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