Julie Becker
1972–2016
Introduction
Julie Becker (1972–2016) was an American artist, best known for her 1996 installation, Researchers, Residents, A Place to Rest. Her work addresses themes of temporariness, social mobility, and imagination as they apply to domestic and commercial spaces. Installation, sculpture, photography, and video were Becker’s usual mediums, although her later work is characterized by drawing and assemblage.
Becker was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and earned both her BFA and MFA from CalArts. Her work has appeared at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Hessel Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, and the Migros Museum of Contemporary Art. Her work is represented by Greene Naftali Gallery.
Becker spent the majority of her adult life living in Echo Park, and died by suicide in 2016 at the age of 43.
Wikidata identifier
Q29035350
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Introduction
Becker studied at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin in 1991, then earned both a BFA and MFA at CalArts. She presented work at São Paulo Biennial, 1996, where she was the youngest participant. Her work has been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Her work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, installation artist, photographer, video artist
ULAN identifier
500330200
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