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Born January 31, 1945 (age 80) • Toledo • Ohio
Notable Works “Five Words in Green Neon” • “One and Three Chairs” • “The Language of Equilibrium”

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American artist
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American conceptual and performance artist
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American conceptual artist
Baldessari, John
John Baldessari
American artist
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American artist
Witness artists installing Sol LeWitt's wall drawings at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
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American artist
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British artist
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British artist
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Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and musician
Eduardo Kac
Brazilian American artist
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Maurizio Cattelan
Italian artist
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Francis Alÿs
Belgian-born conceptual artist
Abraham Cruzvillegas
Abraham Cruzvillegas
Mexican artist
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Vietnamese-born artist
Klein, Yves: Portrait-Relief of Claude Pascal, Arman, and Martial Raysse
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French artist
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Chilean-born artist
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