Fred Wilson

American · b. 1954 · Painter, Printmaker

Fred Wilson is an American artist of African-American and Caribbean heritage. He received a BFA from Purchase College, State University of New York. Wilson challenges colonial… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Fred Wilson, Untitled (Bast), 1992, plasterUntitled (Bast)Phillips · $35,280≈ £26,544≈ €29,123Sign up to see
  2. Fred Wilson, Shatter, 2003, 5 Murano glass candlesticks, water, food coloringShatterPhillips · $20,625≈ £16,012≈ €18,443Sign up to see
  3. Fred Wilson, Portrait of S.A.M., 1993, chromogenic print, in 11 partsPortrait of S.A.M.Phillips · $20,000≈ £15,417≈ €17,883Sign up to see

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Fred Wilson is an American artist of African-American and Caribbean heritage. He received a BFA from Purchase College, State University of New York. Wilson challenges colonial assumptions on history, culture, and race – encouraging viewers to consider the social and historical narratives that represent the western canon. Wilson received a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" in 1999 and the Larry Aldrich Foundation Award in 2003. Wilson represented the United States at the Biennial Cairo in 1992 and the Venice Biennale in 2003. In May 2008, it was announced that Wilson would become a Whitney Museum trustee replacing Chuck Close.

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Born 1954, The BronxOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q5496574 ↗ULAN 500231677 ↗

In the collections of

TateArt Institute of ChicagoHessel Museum of ArtMichael C. Carlos MuseumMuseum of Modern ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSmithsonian American Art MuseumStudio Museum in HarlemWhitney Museum of American Art

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conceptual art

Also known as Fred J. Wilson

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), MoMA collection data (CC0), Tate collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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