Jac Leirner

Brazilian · b. 1961 · Sculptor

Jacqueline "Jac" Leirner is a Brazilian artist. Leirner is best known for the sculptures and installations she creates from mundane objects and ephemera, including devalued… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Jac Leirner, Nomes (Names), 1989, found plastic bags and polyurethane foamNomes (Names)Phillips · $221,000≈ £140,971≈ €178,082Sign up to see
  2. Jac Leirner, Double Blue Chain, 1991, sewn bank notes on buckramDouble Blue ChainPhillips · $52,500≈ £39,845≈ €44,730Sign up to see
  3. Jac Leirner, Names, 1989, found plastic bagsNamesPhillips · $52,500≈ £34,835≈ €40,736Sign up to see

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Jacqueline "Jac" Leirner is a Brazilian artist. Leirner is best known for the sculptures and installations she creates from mundane objects and ephemera, including devalued bank notes, used envelopes, promotional tickets, empty packs of cigarettes and plastic shopping bags.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1961, São PauloOccupation SculptorWikidata Q1676900 ↗ULAN 500033133 ↗

In the collections of

TateMACBA Barcelona Museum of Contemporary ArtMuseum of Modern ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtStedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst

Museum representation from open data (Wikidata, museum collection datasets); links go to the museum or its collection record.

Also known as Jacqueline Leirner

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), MoMA collection data (CC0), Tate collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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