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Bruce Conner

American, 1933–2008

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Bio

Setting himself and his work in critical opposition to mainstream American society, versatile and restlessly inventive artist Bruce Conner was a key part of the San Francisco Beat scene in the late 1950s. He first became known for his assemblages …
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Blue-chip representation
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
Overview
Works for Sale (67)
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Career highlights
User
Solo show at a major institution
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and 2 more
Group
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 11 more
Institution
Collected by a major institution
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 1 more
Publication
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 3 more
Fair
Included in a major biennial
Whitney Biennial, and 4 more
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Related categories
Funk Art
Symbolic Composition
Assemblage
Post-War American Art
Collage
Film/Video
Related to Film
Representations of Everyday Objects
Pop Art
California Art
Use of Common Materials
Drawing
Found Objects
Mixed-Media
Abstract Photography
Work on Paper
Appropriation
20th Century Art
Popular Culture
Related to Religion
United States
Psychedelic
Decay
Grotesque
Erotic
Light as Subject
Collecting and Modes of Display
Focus on Materials
Tangled Forms
Mortality
Engagement with Mass Media
Related to Music
Color Photography
Illustration
Photography
Anthropomorphism
Performing Arts
Painting
Humor
Text
Process-Oriented
Nude
Human Figure

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