Joan Jonas
1936–
Introduction
Joan Jonas (born July 13, 1936) is an American visual artist and a pioneer of video and performance art, and one of the most important artists to emerge in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Jonas' projects and experiments were influential in the creation of video performance art as a medium. Her influences also extended to conceptual art, theatre, performance art and other visual media. She lives and works in New York and Nova Scotia, Canada.
Wikidata identifier
Q453808
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Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, performance artist, sculptor, video artist
ULAN identifier
500058309
Names
Joan Jonas
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed March 18, 2024.
11 works
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The Shape, The Scent, The Feel of Things
2004 -
Script for Upside Down and Backwards
1980 -
Reflection
1979 -
Mirage
1976/2001 -
Twilight
1975, printed 2003 -
Songdelay
1973 -
Organic Honey's Visual Telepathy
1972 -
Vertical Roll
1972 -
Left Side Right Side
1972 -
Nova Scotia Beach Dance #1
1971, printed 2004 -
Nova Scotia Beach Dance #2
1971, printed 2004