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Vito Acconci
His provocative work, such as 'Theme Song' and 'Centers', blurs the boundaries between performance, video, and installation art, often engaging with viewer participation.
Pipilotti Rist
Swiss artist known for her colorful and immersive video installations like 'Ever Is Over All' and 'Sip My Ocean', exploring themes of feminism, body, and nature.
Bill Viola
Pioneering American artist known for his immersive video works such as 'The Passing' and 'The Reflecting Pool', focusing on themes such as life, death, and spiritual transcendence.
Matthew Barney
Known for his surreal and visually rich 'Cremaster Cycle', Barney combines video art with sculpture and performance, pushing the boundaries of traditional narrative and aesthetics.
Shirin Neshat
Iranian-American artist who uses video to explore themes of gender, identity, and society in her work, exemplified by 'Turbulent' and 'Rapture'.
Doug Aitken
American multimedia artist known for his extensive work in video art, such as 'Sleepwalkers' and 'Song 1', which often involve large-scale projections on architecture and landscapes.
Marina Abramović
Her bold performances, some involving video such as 'Art must be Beautiful, Artist must be Beautiful', challenge the viewer with their confrontational nature and blurring of performance and life.
Gary Hill
An influential contemporary video artist known for works like 'Tall Ships' and 'Liminal Objects', exploring the relationship between language, sound, and image.
Wolfgang Tillmans
Though primarily a photographer, Tillmans has ventured into video art with works like 'Lights (Body)' that continue his exploration of the ephemeral nature of life and the interplay of light and color.
Zhang Peili
Regarded as the 'father of Chinese video art', with works such as '30x30' breaking new ground in the use of video in contemporary Chinese art, examining political and social themes.
Joan Jonas
A significant figure in video art and performance, known for works like 'Vertical Roll' and 'Organic Honey's Visual Telepathy', emphasizing feminist themes and the deconstruction of the female image.
Isaac Julien
British film artist whose works, like 'Looking for Langston' and 'Ten Thousand Waves', merge fiction with reality and utilize multi-screen installations to create immersive experiences.
Chris Cunningham
British video artist and music video director known for his work with Aphex Twin on 'Windowlicker' and Björk on 'All is Full of Love', showcasing a signature blend of surrealism and technological precision.
Nam June Paik
Known as the founder of video art, created the famous work 'TV Buddha', and explored the medium's potential in 'Electronic Superhighway'.
Dara Birnbaum
An early adopter of video art as a critical medium, her piece 'Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman' questions media representation and the portrayal of women in popular culture.
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