Installation artists
Installation artists on Arts Calendar: 203 of them, with their dates, where they were born and died, and where their work is showing. Every artist, A to Z
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- Larry Achiampong Artist and film-maker; Relic Traveller project and feature film Wayfinder
- Abbas Akhavan Installation artist working in sculpture, video and performance
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John Akomfrah
Film-maker and artist; Handsworth Songs, Vertigo Sea
- Baff Akoto XR, moving image and sound
- Sophia Al-Maria Artist, writer and film-maker; coined Gulf Futurism
- Emii Alrai Sculpture and installation about museums and Iraqi heritage
- Alex Margo Arden English contemporary artist
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© StudiotarekatouiCC BY-SA 4.0
Tarek Atoui
Lebanese contemporary artist and composer
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© HanoCC BY-SA 4.0
Dana Awartani
Artist working with Islamic geometry, embroidery and sand mosaic
- Manon Awst Welsh sculptor and installation artist
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- Jonathan Baldock Sculptor and installation artist working in ceramics, textiles and performance, drawing on myth and folklore
- Simeon Barclay British multi-media artist
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© Carlos JimenezCC BY 3.0
Phyllida Barlow
1944 to 2023
Sculptor; large installations from cheap materials
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© Elisa.rolleCC BY-SA 4.0
Yto Barrada
Franco-Moroccan multimedia artist
- Taysir Batniji Palestinian multidisciplinary artist living in Paris
- Anne Bean Installation, sculpture, sound and performance artist
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© BeckybeasleyukCC BY-SA 4.0
Becky Beasley
Sculptor and photographer
- Rana Begum Abstract artist working with light, colour and geometry; Royal Academician
- Margaret Benyon 1940 to 2016 Holographic artist
- Sovay Berriman Sculpture, installation and film
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© Ronald Feldman Fine ArtsCC BY-SA 3.0
Joseph Beuys
1921 to 1986
Sculptor and performance artist; 7000 Oaks
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© livepineCC BY 2.0
Anne Bevan
Scottish visual artist and sculptor; lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art
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© Theo DeproostCC BY-SA 4.0
Sutapa Biswas
Conceptual artist; Housewives with Steak-Knives
- Kathrin Böhm Artist working through collaboration and cultural democracy
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© Universidad Nacional de Tres de FebreroCC BY-SA 4.0
Christian Boltanski
1944 to 2021
Installation artist; memory and loss
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© studio internationalCC BY 3.0
Phoebe Boswell
Multi-media artist and film-maker based in London
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© Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 4.0
Louise Bourgeois
1911 to 2010
Sculptor; Maman
- Martin Boyce Sculptor; Turner Prize 2011, modernist forms in installations
- Sonia Boyce Artist; Feeling Her Way
- Jyll Bradley Artist working in installation, film, drawing and sculpture
- Chris Burden 1946 to 2015 Performance artist and sculptor; Urban Light
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Daniel Buren
Stripe installations; Les Deux Plateaux
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© UK South Asian Art HistoryCC BY-SA 4.0
Chila Kumari Burman
British artist working in print, painting, installation and film
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© Pascal FerroCC BY-SA 3.0
Sophie Calle
Conceptual artist; Take Care of Yourself
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© Thierry BalCC BY-SA 4.0
Helen Cammock
Turner Prize winning artist in film, photography, text and song
- Carolina Caycedo Multimedia artist working on rivers, water and environmental justice
- Helen Chadwick 1953 to 1996 Sculptor and photographer; Of Mutability, Piss Flowers
- Marc Camille Chaimowicz 1946 to 2024 Artist working across painting, installation, furniture and wallpaper
- Rebecca Chesney Artist working with landscape, ecology and the environment
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© George QuashaCC BY 3.0
Sheba Chhachhi
Photographer, writer, film-maker and installation artist based in New Delhi
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© Photo: Donald Woodman. Work of art: Judy ChicagoCC BY-SA 4.0
Judy Chicago
Feminist artist; The Dinner Party
- Youngsook Choi Artist and researcher; labour, migration and care
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© Žiga ŽivulovičPublic Domain Mark
Jasmina Cibic
Slovenian artist working in film, installation and performance
- Lygia Clark 1920 to 1988 Neo-Concrete artist; Bichos
- Joanne Coates Documentary photographer of rural life, class and farm work
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© Gpc9CC BY-SA 4.0
Philip Colbert
British artist known for lobster imagery
- Matt Copson Laser animation, video, sculpture and opera
- Joseph Cornell 1903 to 1972 Assemblage artist; shadow boxes
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© RoweadCC BY-SA 4.0
Michael Craig-Martin
Conceptual artist; An Oak Tree
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© Jimmycr16CC BY-SA 4.0
Martin Creed
Conceptual artist; Work No. 227: The lights going on and off
- Dorothy Cross Irish artist working in sculpture, photography, video and installation
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© Tania EsquivelCC BY-SA 4.0
Minerva Cuevas
Mexican conceptual artist of site-specific interventions
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- Jesse Darling Sculptor and installation artist; Turner Prize winner
- Małgorzata Dawidek Visual artist; text, body and memory
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© Stretch New MediaCC BY 3.0
Jeremy Deller
Conceptual artist; The Battle of Orgreave
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© Tibby762CC BY-SA 4.0
Es Devlin
Artist and stage designer; light and projection sculptures
- Lucy Dodd Painter and installation artist who makes her own pigments
- Marcel Duchamp 1887 to 1968 Dada artist; Fountain and the readymade
- Anna Dumitriu Bio-artist; textiles and installations made with bacteria
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© Maximilian BühnCC BY-SA 4.0
Olafur Eliasson
Installation artist; The Weather Project
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© Piers Allardyce, crop by TyreniusCC BY 2.0
Tracey Emin
Confessional artist; My Bed
- Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar Mongolian multidisciplinary artist, also known as Jantsa
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© ArtmaxCC BY-SA 3.0
Tim Etchells
Artist and writer; director of Forced Entertainment
- Cerith Wyn Evans Welsh conceptual artist, sculptor and film-maker working with light
- Edie Evans Artist working with clay, raw earth and found materials
- Rafael Pérez Evans Sculptor and installation artist; agricultural materials
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© John LordCC BY 2.0
Ruth Ewan
Scottish artist whose projects address social movements and protest
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© Graham FagenCC BY-SA 3.0
Graham Fagen
Scottish artist working in sculpture, film and installation
- Anna Falcini Artist whose work centres on Gwen John
- Carrie Fertig Socially engaged installation, glass and performance
- Spencer Finch American artist working with light, glass and colour
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© Pava (Milano)CC BY-SA 3.0
Dan Flavin
1933 to 1996
Minimalist; fluorescent light works
- Ceal Floyer 1968 to 2025 British conceptual artist based in Berlin
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- Anya Gallaccio Installation artist using flowers, ice and other perishable materials; Turner Prize nominee 2003
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Ryan Gander
Conceptual artist working across sculpture, writing, publications and performance
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Chitra Ganesh
Artist; drawings, comics and murals drawing on myth and science fiction
- Alia Gargum Sculpture and installation in steel and paper
- David Gilbert Photographer; cut paper constructions
- Félix González-Torres 1957 to 1996 Conceptual artist; Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)
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© Jindřich Nosek (NoJin)CC BY-SA 4.0
Antony Gormley
Sculptor; Angel of the North
- Joy Gregory Artist and photographer exploring race, gender and history
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© Ed SchipulCC BY-SA 2.0
Cai Guo-Qiang
Gunpowder artist; Sky Ladder
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© George QuashaCC BY 3.0
Shilpa Gupta
Contemporary Indian artist based in Mumbai
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- Ilana Halperin Artist exploring geological phenomena and daily life
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© Christian ZürnCC BY 3.0
Anthea Hamilton
Artist of surreal installations; Turner Prize shortlisted 2016
- Yolande Harris Artist and composer; sound, video and listening to whales
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© Miguel LorenzoCC BY-SA 4.0
Mona Hatoum
Installation artist; Light Sentence
- Colin Higginson Sculptor; installations imitating stone, bone and specimens
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© Cascade80CC BY 4.0
Lubaina Himid
Painter and installation artist; Turner Prize 2017
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© CointelegraphCC BY 3.0
Damien Hirst
Young British Artist; The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
- Nancy Holt 1938 to 2014 Land artist; Sun Tunnels
- Jenny Holzer Text artist; Truisms
- Rebecca Horn 1944 to 2024 Body sculpture and installation; Unicorn
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© Photograph by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. (www.clemrutter.net).CC BY-SA 4.0
Marguerite Humeau
French sculptor and installation artist based in London
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- Gözde İlkin Turkish artist who stitches, paints and dyes found domestic textiles
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© Hesperian NguyenCC BY-SA 4.0
Jaki Irvine
Video and music installations; novelist
- Umi Ishihara Film-maker; Nocturnal Melody
- Runa Islam Bangladeshi-born British artist and filmmaker
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- Soma Surovi Jannat Drawing, painting and installation; the Sundarbans
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Environmental artists; Wrapped Reichstag
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Luke Jerram
Installation artist; Museum of the Moon, Play Me I'm Yours
- Hilde Hauan Johnsen Textile artist; plant and fungi dyes, weaving and fibre optics
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© Jere Keys from San Francisco, USACC BY 2.0
Isaac Julien
Film-maker and installation artist; Looking for Langston, Lessons of the Hour
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- Zhanna Kadyrova Ukrainian sculptor, installation and public artist
- Nnena Kalu British artist; Turner Prize winner 2025
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© George QuashaCC BY 3.0
Amar Kanwar
Film-maker and installation artist; The Sovereign Forest
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© VoglerCC BY-SA 4.0
Anish Kapoor
Sculptor; Cloud Gate
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© DictioneerCC BY-SA 4.0
Allan Kaprow
1927 to 2006
Inventor of the Happening
- Özgür Kar Artist making animated figures on screens with sound
- Kadir Karababa Artist film-maker; songs of migration
- Jasleen Kaur Artist working in sculpture, installation and sound; Turner Prize 2024
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Permindar Kaur
Sculptor of beds, chairs, clothes and toy-like forms
- Bharti Kher Sculptor and painter; works made with bindis
- Anselm Kiefer Painter and sculptor; Lilith
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© Ériver HijanoCC BY-SA 4.0
Christine Sun Kim
Sound artist exploring deafness, sign language and drawing
- Martin Kippenberger 1953 to 1997 Painter and provocateur; The Happy End of Franz Kafka's Amerika
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© Tarik KiswansonCC BY-SA 4.0
Tarik Kiswanson
Visual artist working in sculpture and installation, based in Paris
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© Autkni5CC BY-SA 4.0
Autumn Knight
Performance artist working with installation and text
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© SonnensturmNr7CC BY-SA 4.0
Joseph Kosuth
Conceptual artist; One and Three Chairs
- Issam Kourbaj Art about the Syrian conflict; Dark Water, Burning World
- Tania Kovats Sculptor, installation artist and draughtswoman
- Barbara Kruger Conceptual artist; Untitled (Your body is a battleground)
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© Muriel GuingandCC BY 3.0
Yayoi Kusama
1929 to 2026
Polka dots and Infinity Mirror Rooms
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© Georgia KuhnCC BY-SA 3.0
Gayle Chong Kwan
Artist working with photography, food, waste and archives
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- Michael Landy Young British Artist; Break Down, Art Bin
- Liz Larner Sculptor and installation artist; ceramics and experimental materials
- Lawrence Lek Multimedia artist and filmmaker working with simulation
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© studio internationalCC BY 3.0
Glenn Ligon
Conceptual artist; text paintings and neon works on race and language
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© Rafael Lozano-HemmerCC BY-SA 4.0
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Mexican-Canadian electronic and interactive artist
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© Station AusoneCC BY 3.0
Sarah Lucas
Young British Artist; Au Naturel
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- Melanie Manchot London-based artist working in photography, film and installation
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© David ShankboneCC BY 3.0
Christian Marclay
Visual artist and composer working with sound and found film
- Rene Matić British artist working in photography, film and installation
- Gordon Matta-Clark 1943 to 1978 Artist of building cuts; anarchitecture
- Jan McCullough Photographer; DIY, labour and care
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© Bryan BerlinCC BY-SA 4.0
Steve McQueen
Artist and film director; Year 3
- Lindsey Mendick British ceramic and installation artist
- Russell Mills Artist and designer; record covers for Brian Eno and others
- Haroon Mirza Artist making sculptural installations that generate sound
- Tatsuo Miyajima Japanese sculptor and installation artist working with LED counters
- Huma Mulji Pakistani sculptor and installation artist; Arabian Delight (2008), Nigaah Art Award 2017
- Bruce Munro English-Australian artist of large light installations
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- Dala Nasser Interdisciplinary artist; works made from rubbings of sites in Lebanon
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© WladyslawCC BY-SA 3.0
Bruce Nauman
Neon, video and sculpture; Raw Materials
- Mike Nelson Installation artist; immersive labyrinths of found materials
- Pete Newell Painter; boats, harbours and water
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© Photograph by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. (www.clemrutter.net).CC BY-SA 4.0
Otobong Nkanga
Installation, tapestry and performance artist; Nasher Prize 2025
- Bahar Noorizadeh Artist, writer and film-maker; Weird Economies
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- Emeka Ogboh Sound and installation artist known for soundscapes of Lagos
- Hélio Oiticica 1937 to 1980 Neo-Concrete artist; Tropicália
- Precious Okoyomon Nigerian-American artist, poet and chef
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© Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de MéxicoCC BY-SA 2.0
Yoko Ono
Conceptual artist; Cut Piece
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© TSolangeCC BY-SA 4.0
Gabriel Orozco
Conceptual sculptor; La DS
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Lydia Ourahmane
Conceptual artist based in Barcelona, London and Algiers
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Nam June Paik
1932 to 2006
Founder of video art; TV Buddha
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Cornelia Parker
Sculptor and installation artist; Turner Prize nominee 1997, RA, CBE
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Katie Paterson
Artist whose work concerns distance, translation and scale
- Hannah Perry British artist working in installation, sculpture, print and video
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© Margy CultureVultureCC BY-SA 4.0
Michael Pinsky
Environmental and public artist, maker of the Pollution Pods
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© studio internationalCC BY 3.0
Michelangelo Pistoletto
Arte Povera artist; Venus of the Rags
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© AHACC BY-SA 4.0
Ingrid Pollard
Photographer; Black presence in the English landscape, Pastoral Interlude
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© Pipilotti RistCC BY-SA 4.0
Pipilotti Rist
Video artist; Ever Is Over All
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- Prem Sahib Sculptor and installation artist exploring intimacy, community and belonging
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© David HealdCC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication)
Doris Salcedo
Sculptor; Shibboleth
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© Genja JonasPublic Domain Mark
Kurt Schwitters
1887 to 1948
Dada collage artist; Merz and the Merzbau
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© Juan GarcíaCC BY-SA 4.0
Zineb Sedira
Photographer and video artist; Algerian memory and migration
- Tai Shani Artist; performance, film and installation, joint Turner Prize 2019
- Katie Shannon Event, performance, print and sculpture; dancefloor cultures
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© François BeschCC BY-SA 3.0
Conrad Shawcross
Sculptor of large mechanical works drawn from science and philosophy
- Donald Shek Print, drawing, animation and installation; Dance With Me
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© LEEDS 2023CC BY-SA 2.0
Yinka Shonibare
Installation artist; Nelson's Ship in a Bottle
- Libita Sibungu British-Namibian artist working with sound, performance, print and drawing
- Roman Signer Swiss sculptor of controlled explosions, films and event sculptures
- Jason Singh Sound artist and beatboxer
- Rae-Yen Song World-building in sculpture, costume, video and sound
- Monika Sosnowska Installation artist; twisted architectural structures
- Georgina Starr English artist; one of the Young British Artists
- Imogen Stidworthy Installation artist working with voice, sound and film
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© Joyce at STPI GalleryCC BY-SA 4.0
Do Ho Suh
Sculptor and installation artist known for full-size fabric copies of the homes he has lived in
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© liftconferencephotos from Geneva, SwitzerlandCC BY 2.0
Yuri Suzuki
Sound artist and designer of instruments and listening installations
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© theartVIEwCC BY 3.0
Martine Syms
Artist; video, installation and performance on Black identity and media
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- Emma Talbot English painter and artist
- Anne Tallentire Irish artist working in video, performance and installation; represented Ireland at Venice
- Charlie Godet Thomas Sculptor, poet and installation artist known for his handwritten text works
- Rirkrit Tiravanija Installation artist; cooking and sharing meals as art
- Florence To Light and sound installations for architectural spaces
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© studio internationalCC BY 3.0
Gavin Turk
Sculptor and conceptual artist, one of the Young British Artists
- Nicola Turner Sculpture in horsehair and wool
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© Jocelyn AugustinoPublic Domain Mark
James Turrell
Light artist; Roden Crater
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- Gee Vaucher Visual artist; collage and photomontage, best known for her work with Crass
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© Cecilia VicunaCC BY 4.0
Cecilia Vicuña
Poet and artist; quipus of knotted wool, precarios
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© Jean-Baptiste LABRUNE a.k.a. jeanbaptisteparisCC BY-SA 2.0
Bill Viola
1951 to 2024
Video artist; Martyrs
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Kara Walker
Silhouette artist; Fons Americanus
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© daisybushCC BY 2.0
Mark Wallinger
Turner Prize winner; State Britain
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© Username20251942CC BY-SA 4.0
Lawrence Weiner
1942 to 2021
Conceptual artist; language as sculpture
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© Jindřich Nosek (NoJin)CC BY-SA 4.0
Ai Weiwei
Artist and activist; Sunflower Seeds
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© portrait Peter Guenzel, artwork by Nicole WermersCC BY-SA 4.0
Nicole Wermers
German artist based in London
- Liz West British artist working with colour, light and immersive installation
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© studio internationalCC BY 3.0
Alberta Whittle
Multidisciplinary artist working in film, sculpture, print and performance
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- Carey Young Artist working in video, photography, text and installation
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© TheAsianAwardsCC BY 3.0
Osman Yousefzada
British interdisciplinary artist, writer and activist
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- Abbas Zahedi Interdisciplinary artist working between art and social practice
- Jenkin van Zyl Artist and film-maker; immersive film and sculpture installations