Darren Bader

1978–

Introduction

Darren Bader is an American conceptual artist known for works that explore the conditions under which art is produced and experienced. In a 2018 profile, Nikil Saval claimed "Bader's work, in other words, challenges and provokes the viewer to ask what precisely art is."

His practice spans sculpture, installation, instruction-based works, digital projects, and socially engaged situations.

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Q55235737

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2015

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On the Hour

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Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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