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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