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James Lee Byars

~~Born:~~ April 10, 1932; Detroit, Michigan, United States
~~Died:~~ May 23, 1997; Cairo, Egypt
~~Nationality:~~ American
~~Art Movement:~~ Conceptual Art, Post-Minimalism
~~Field:~~ painting, sculpture, performance, installation, collage
~~Wikipedia:~~ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lee_Byars
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James Lee Byars (born April 10, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan – died May 23, 1997 in Cairo, Egypt) was an artist specializing in installation sculpture and in performance art. Byars' notable performance works include "The Death of James Lee Byars" and "The Perfect Smile".

Recent exhibitions include I'm Full of Byars: James Lee Byars - Eine Hommage, Kunstmuseum Bern; Milton Keynes Gallery, London (2008); Klein / Byars / Kapoor, Musee d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, Nice; ARoS Kunstmuseum, Aarhus (2012); "James Lee Byars: 1/2 an Autobiography", Museo Jumex, Mexico City (2013 - 2014) and MoMA PS1, New York (2014); "FLEX", Kent Fine Art, New York (2014), and "James Lee Byars", Random Institute, Zurich (2014). In 2013 James Lee Byars was included in the 55th Venice Biennale, The Encyclopedic Palace.

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~~Wikipedia:~~ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lee_Byars

James Lee Byars

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