John Fekner

John Fekner
Born
John Fekner

October 6, 1950
New York City, U.S.
EducationNYIT Lehman College
Known forArt, Multimedia, Poetry, Music, Video

John Fekner (born 1950) is an American artist known for his spray painted environmental and conceptual outdoor works.

Fekner's has created paintings, cast paper reliefs, video, music recordings and performance works, sculpture, photography and computer-generated work. Fekner has addressed issues involving concepts of perception and transformation, as well as specific environmental and sociological concerns such as urban decay, greed, chemical pollutants, mass media and Native American Indians.[1]

  1. ^ Gumpert, Lynn, Curator, "New Work New York at the New Museum" Exhibition catalog essay, January 30 – March 25, 1982. p. 12-15