Mierle Laderman Ukeles
1939–

Introduction

Mierle Laderman Ukeles (born 1939) is a New York City-based artist known for her feminist and service-oriented artworks, which relate the idea of process in conceptual art to domestic and civic "maintenance". Since 1977, she has been the Artist in Residence (unsalaried) of the New York City Department of Sanitation.

Wikidata identifier

Q14564647

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Introduction

American(?) artist.

Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, installation artist, performing artist, photographer, video artist

ULAN identifier

500002812

Names

Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Mierle Ukeles

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