David Antin
1932–
Introduction
David Abram Antin (February 1, 1932 – October 11, 2016) was an American poet, art critic, performance artist, and university professor.
Wikidata identifier
Q5230808
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Introduction
Antin received an MA in linguistics from City College of New York. He is known for his "talk poems;" improvised performances that combined storytelling, criticism, and poetry. He taught at the University of California San Diego for 25 years. He received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities and received the PEN Los Angeles Award for Poetry in 1984. He wrote essays for many periodicals, including Artforum.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, author, critic, installation artist, performance artist, poet
ULAN identifier
500332267
Names
David Antin, David Abraham Antin
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