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American installation artists

34 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alison KnowlesArtist · PaintingsAlison Knowles (April 29, 1933 – October 29, 2025) was an American visual artist known for her installations, performances, soundworks, and publications.
Alvin LucierPerson · Music memorabiliaAlvin Augustus Lucier Jr. (May 14, 1931 – December 1, 2021) was an American experimental composer and sound artist.
Betye SaarEngraver · PrintsBetye Irene Saar (née Brown; July 30, 1926 – July 26, 2026) was an American artist known for her work in the medium of assemblage.
Bruce NaumanArtist · SculptureBruce Nauman (born December 6, 1941) is an American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance.
Carolee SchneemannPhotographer · PhotographyCarolee Schneemann (October 12, 1939 – March 6, 2019) was an American visual experimental artist, known for her multi-media works on the body, narrative, sexuality and gender.
Carrie Mae WeemsPhotographer · PhotographyCarrie Mae Weems (born April 20, 1953) is an American artist working in text, fabric, audio, digital images and installation video, and is best known for her photography.
Christian MarclayPhotographer · PhotographyChristian Marclay (born January 11, 1955) is a visual artist and composer. He holds both American and Swiss nationality.
ChristoDesigner · Modern designChristo was a Bulgarian and American sculptor, painter, land artist, designer, conceptual artist and installation artist (1935–2020). He was born in Gabrovo and died in New York City.
Dennis AdamsPhotographer · Photography
Dennis OppenheimArtist · SculptureDennis Oppenheim (September 6, 1938 – January 21, 2011) was an American conceptual artist, performance artist, earth artist, sculptor and photographer.
Edward KienholzPhotographer · PhotographyEdward Ralph Kienholz (October 23, 1927 – June 10, 1994) was an American installation artist and assemblage sculptor whose work was highly critical of aspects of modern life.
Gordon Matta-ClarkPhotographer · PhotographyGordon Matta-Clark (born Gordon Roberto Matta-Echaurren; June 22, 1943 – August 27, 1978) was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s.
Ilya KabakovEngraver · PrintsIlya Iosifovich Kabakov (Illia Yosypovych Kabakov; September 30, 1933 – May 27, 2023) was an American and Soviet conceptual artist, born in Dnipropetrovsk in what was then the Ukrainian SSR…
James TurrellArtist · SculptureJames Turrell (born May 6, 1943) is an American artist known for his work within the Light and Space movement.
Jeff KoonsDesigner · Modern designJeffrey Lynn Koons (born January 21, 1955) is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon…
Jenny HolzerArtist · SculptureJenny Holzer (born July 29, 1950) is an American neo-conceptual artist based in Hoosick, New York and New York City.
John BaldessariEngraver · PrintsJohn Anthony Baldessari (June 17, 1931 – January 2, 2020) was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images.
Judy ChicagoArtist · SculptureJudy Chicago (born Judith Sylvia Cohen; July 20, 1939) is an American feminist artist, art educator, and writer known for her large collaborative art installation pieces about birth and…
Kay RosenEngraver · PrintsKay Rosen (born 1943, Corpus Christi, TX) is an American painter. Rosen's paintings are included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los…
Lawrence WeinerArtist · SculptureLawrence Charles Weiner (February 10, 1942December 2, 2021) was an artist born and raised in New York City.
Liliana PorterEngraver · PrintsLiliana Porter (born 1941) is an Argentine contemporary artist working in a wide variety of media, including photography, printmaking, painting, drawing, installation, video, theater, and…
Lothar BaumgartenPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Lothar Baumgarten, detail of Entenschlaf, Documenta IX 1992.
Martha RoslerPhotographer · PhotographyMartha Rosler (born 1943) is an American artist. She is a conceptual artist who works in photography and photo text, video, installation, sculpture, site-specific and performance, as well…
Matthew Day JacksonPhotographer · PhotographyMatthew Day Jackson (born 1974) is an American artist whose multifaceted practice encompasses sculpture, painting, collage, photography, drawing, video, performance and installation.
Mike KelleyArtist · SculptureMichael Kelley (October 27, 1954 – c. January 31, 2012) was an American artist whose work involved found objects, textile banners, drawings, assemblage, collage, performance, photography,…
Niki de Saint PhalleArtist · SculptureNiki de Saint Phalle (born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle; 29 October 193021 May 2002) was a French American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated…
Paul McCarthyArtist · SculpturePaul McCarthy (born August 4, 1945) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Rachel KhedooriArtist · PaintingsRachel Khedoori (born 1964 in Sydney, Australia) is a contemporary artist of Iraqi Jewish heritage based in Los Angeles and known primarily for her mixed use of sculpture, film and…
Raheleh FilsoofiArtist · CeramicsRaheleh Filsoofi (born 1975) is an Iranian and American interdisciplinary artist, and educator.
Red GroomsIllustrator · IllustrationRed Grooms (born Charles Rogers Grooms on June 7, 1937) is an American multimedia artist best known for his colorful pop-art constructions depicting frenetic scenes of modern urban life.
Stefan SagmeisterIllustrator · IllustrationStefan Sagmeister (born August 6, 1962) is an Austrian graphic designer, storyteller, and typographer based in New York City.
Thurston MoorePerson · Music memorabiliaThurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician, best known as guitarist and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth.
Tony OurslerPhotographer · PhotographyTony Oursler (born 1957) is an American multimedia and installation artist married to Jacqueline Humphries.
Walter De MariaArtist · SculptureWalter Joseph De Maria (October 1, 1935July 25, 2013) was an American artist, sculptor, illustrator and composer, who lived and worked in New York City.

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