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Art21: Ann Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
Hamilton's art installations often combine soundtracks with cloth, filmed footage, organic materials, and objects. She is also interested in verbal and written language and works with photographs and performance.
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Art21: Jenny Holzer

For Students 9th - 10th
This look at art in the 21st century focuses on artist Jenny Holzer. Her combination of language, poetry, and projection creates unique installations.
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Art21: Judy Pfaff

For Students 9th - 10th
Pfaff is a pioneer of the art installation movement which began in the 1970s. Her work incorporates the use of steel, fiberglass, and plaster as well as salvaged signage and natural elements such as tree roots.
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Art21: Martin Puryear

For Students 9th - 10th
Puryear?s monumental objects and public installations are made in wood, stone, tar, wire, and various metals. He was a self-trained craftsman before becoming an artist and relies heavily on his earlier trade within his current work.
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Art21: Mel Chin

For Students 9th - 10th
This artist enjoys infusing art into unlikely places and uses current culture, such as technology, to bring about awareness of global issues.
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Khan Academy: Yayoi Kusama, Narcissus Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
The pinnacle of Yayoi Kusama's success is the art installation "Narcissus Garden" where she staged stage 1,500 mass-produced plastic silver globes on the lawn outside the Italian Pavilion. View pictures and read the symbolism behind...