Dan Graham

Dan Graham
Graham in 2007 (photo: Monica Boirar)
Born(1942-03-31)March 31, 1942
DiedFebruary 19, 2022(2022-02-19) (aged 79)
New York City, U.S.
EducationSelf-taught
Known forConceptual art, installation art, sculpture, photography, writing, video art, performance art, education, art critic, closed-circuit television
Notable workPerformer/Audience/Mirror, Rock My Religion, Two-way Mirror Cylinder Inside Cube, Don't Trust Anyone Over 30, Yin/Yang
MovementMinimalism, conceptual art
AwardsCoutts Contemporary Art Foundation Award, Skowhegan Medal for Mixed Media, French Vermeil Medal

Daniel Graham (March 31, 1942 – February 19, 2022) was an American visual artist, writer, and curator in the writer-artist tradition. In addition to his visual works, he published a large array of critical and speculative writing that spanned the spectrum from heady art theory essays, reviews of rock music, Dwight D. Eisenhower's paintings, and Dean Martin's television show. His early magazine-based art predates, but is often associated with, conceptual art. His later work focused on cultural phenomena by incorporating photography, video, performance art, glass and mirror installation art structures, and closed-circuit television. He lived and worked in New York City.[1]