Gary Hill | |
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 Gary Hill, The Psychedelic Gedankenexperiment, 2011 | |
| Born | April 4, 1951 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Known for | Art Performance Sculpture Electronic Art New Media Art |
| Notable work | Electronic Linguistic (1977), Happenstance (part one of many parts) (1982-83), Why Do Things Get in a Muddle? (Come on Petunia) (1984), Incidence of Catastrophe (1987-88), Tall Ships (1992), HanD HearD (1995-96), Frustrum (2006) |
| Awards | MacArthur, Guggenheim, Rockefeller, Leone d'Oro |
Gary Hill (born April 4, 1951) is an American artist who lives and works in Seattle, Washington. Often viewed as one of the foundational artists in video art, based on the single-channel work and video- and sound-based installations of the 1970s and 1980s, he in fact began working in metal sculpture in the late 1960s. Today he is best known for internationally exhibited installations and performance art, concerned as much with innovative language as with technology, and for continuing work in a broad range of media. His longtime work with intermedia explores an array of issues ranging from the physicality of language, synesthesia and perceptual conundrums to ontological space and viewer interactivity. The recipient of many awards, his influential work has been exhibited in most major contemporary art museums worldwide.