David Hammons
David Hammons (born 1943) is an American performance artist, sculptor and installation artist.
David Hammons in brief
- Born
- 1943
- Known for
- performance artist, sculptor, installation artist, draftsperson, painter, video artist, conceptual artist and printmaker
- Place of birth
- Springfield
Overview
Born at Springfield in 1943.
In detail
David Hammons studied at California Institute of the Arts, Otis College of Art and Design and Los Angeles Trade–Technical College. the recorded working language is English.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are conceptual art. The authority associates the name with Postmodernism, conceptual art and contemporary art.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Los Angeles and New York City. Positions recorded include artist-in-residence. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Studio Z and Black Arts Council.
Works named in the authority record are Free Nelson Mandela.
Work by David Hammons is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst and The Broad.
Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program and Rome Prize.
Sources
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- 1.
“David Hammons”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q320846: David Hammons
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