Svetlana Kopystiansky
1950–

Introduction

Svetlana Kopystiansky (born (1950-11-11)11 November 1950 in Voronezh) is an American artist, active in New York City since 1988. She has a multimedia practice, including painting, photography, film, and video, with an investigation of language as her primary paradigm. On works in media of film and video, she collaborates with her husband Igor Kopystiansky. Her independent works and their joint works are shown internationally and held in museum and private collections around the world. Archives by Igor and Svetlana Kopystiansky are located at the Centre Pompidou, Kandinsky Library.

Wikidata identifier

Q23954867

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Country of birth

Russia

Roles

Artist, assemblage artist, conceptual artist, installation artist, painter, sculptor

ULAN identifier

500150584

Names

Svetlana Kopystiansky, Svetlana Kopistianskaya, Svetlana Kopystianski, Svetalana Kopystiansky, Svetlana Kopystjanskaja, Svetlana Grigorevna Kopystyanskaya

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