Carolyn Lazard
1987–

Introduction

Carolyn Lieba Francois Lazard (born 1987) is an American artist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lazard uses the experience of chronic illness to examine concepts of intimacy and the labor of living involved with chronic illnesses. Lazard expresses their ideas through a variety of mediums including performance, filmmaking, sculpture, writing, photography, sound; as well as environments and installations. Lazard is a 2019 Pew Foundation Fellow and one of the first recipients of The Ford Foundation's 2020 Disability Futures Fellows Awards. In 2023, Lazard was selected as a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, colloquially known as the "genius grant."

Wikidata identifier

Q61927043

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Roles

Artist

ULAN identifier

500490736

Names

Carolyn Lazard, Carolyn Lieba Francois Lazard

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On the Hour

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Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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