Rebecca Horn

Rebecca Horn
Horn in 2012
Born(1944-03-24)24 March 1944
Michelstadt, Gau Hesse-Nassau, Greater German Reich
Died6 September 2024(2024-09-06) (aged 80)
Bad König, Hesse, Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationHochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (1964–1970)[1]
Known forSculpture, installation art, performance art and film
Websitewww.rebecca-horn.de

Rebecca Horn (24 March 1944 – 6 September 2024) was a German visual artist best known for her installation art, film directing and body modifications such as Einhorn (Unicorn), a body-suit with a very large horn projecting vertically from the headpiece. While living in Paris and Berlin, she worked in film, sculpture and performance, directing the films Der Eintänzer (1978), La ferdinanda: Sonate für eine Medici-Villa (1982) and Buster's Bedroom (1990).[2]

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  2. ^ Brenson, Michael. Buster Keaton Inspires a Spooky German Film. The New York Times. 4 November 1990