Christopher Wool
1955–
Introduction
Christopher Wool (born 1955) is an American artist. Since the 1980s, Wool's art has incorporated issues surrounding post-conceptual ideas.
Wikidata identifier
Q1087064
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Introduction
Wool attended both Sarah Lawrence College, New York, and The New York Studio School. His paintings typically feature stamped, stenciled, or screenprinted images of decorative patterns or words, though later works are made with a variety of gestures and media, including spray paint, to create mostly monochromatic abstract imagery. He has exhibited extensively internationally and was the subject of a retrospective at the Guggenheim, NY, in 2013.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, painter, photographer
ULAN identifier
500118710
Names
Christopher Wool
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