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Sarah Sze | |
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Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Boston, Massachusetts, US |
Alma mater | Yale University, BA 1991 School of Visual Arts, MFA 1997 |
Known for | Sculpture |
Spouse | Siddhartha Mukherjee |
Awards | MacArthur Fellow 2003 US Representative for the Venice Biennale 2013 |
Website | sarahsze |
Sarah Sze (/ˈziː/; born 1969) is an American artist and professor of visual arts at Columbia University.[1] Sze's work explores the role of technology, information, and memory with objects in contemporary life utilizing everyday materials.[2] Her work often represents objects caught in suspension. Drawing from Modernist traditions, Sze confronts the relationship between low-value mass-produced objects in high-value institutions, creating the sense that everyday life objects can be art.[3] She has exhibited internationally and her works are in the collections of several major museums.