Joan Jonas
1936–
Introduction
Joan Jonas (born July 13, 1936) is an American visual artist and a pioneer of video and performance art, "a central figure in the performance art movement of the late 1960s". Jonas' projects and experiments were influential in the creation of video performance art as a medium. Her influences also extended to conceptual art, theatre, performance art and other visual media. She lives and works in New York and Nova Scotia, Canada.
Wikidata identifier
Q453808
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Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, performance artist, sculptor, video artist
ULAN identifier
500058309
Names
Joan Jonas
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed October 28, 2024.