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Women in colorful traditional dresses perform a dance in Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia, as a crowd with umbrellas watches in the background.
Black and white photo of the First International Dada Fair in Berlin, 1920, showing Raoul Hausmann, Hannah Hoch, Dr. Burchard, Johannes Baader, Wieland Herzfelde, Mrs. Herzfelde, Otto Schmalhausen, George Grosz, and John Heartfield standing among Dada artworks, posters, and mannequins in a crowded gallery.
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Claude Cahun
Claude Cahun
French writer, photographer, Surrealist, and performance artist
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist
Ana Mendieta
Ana Mendieta
Cuban-born artist
Banksy: Girl with Balloon
Banksy
British graffiti artist
Solange
Solange
American singer, songwriter and actress
Yoko Ono wearing a light-colored top hat, dark sunglasses, and a black suit jacket, standing in front of a colorful abstract background.
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and musician
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Eduardo Kac
Brazilian American artist
Meret Oppenheim
Meret Oppenheim
Swiss artist
Tania Bruguera: The Burden of Guilt
Tania Bruguera
Cuban performance artist
Francis Alÿs: REEL-UNREEL
Francis Alÿs
Belgian-born conceptual artist
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
American artist
Pia Camil
Pia Camil
Mexican performance and multimedia artist
Schneemann, Carolee
Carolee Schneemann
American multimedia artist
Marina Abramovic smiles at the camera, wearing a black top and drop earrings, with straight dark hair against a red background with partial white text.
Marina Abramović
Yugoslav-born performance artist
Tracey Emin sits on the floor in front of her installation My Bed, which features an unmade bed surrounded by personal items, on display at Christie's in London.
Tracey Emin
British artist
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Bruce Nauman
American artist
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Lisa Anne Auerbach
American artist
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Laurie Anderson
American performance artist and author
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Adrian Piper
American conceptual and performance artist
Chris Burden
Chris Burden
American artist