Tino Sehgal

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Tino Sehgal is a British-German artist known for his immaterial, choreographed “constructed situations” that exist only through live human interaction rather than physical objects.

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instanceOf conceptual artist
contemporary artist
performance artist
artisticMedium choreographed interaction
live performance
artisticPracticeFeature absence of physical art objects
oral contracts for sale of works
prohibition of photography and video documentation
awardReceived Golden Lion for Best Artist at the Venice Biennale NERFINISHED
Preis der Nationalgalerie für junge Kunst NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1976
educatedAt Folkwang University of the Arts NERFINISHED
Humboldt University of Berlin NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork conceptual art
contemporary art
dance
performance art
hasExhibitedAt Guggenheim Museum New York NERFINISHED
Museum of Modern Art New York NERFINISHED
Tate Modern NERFINISHED
Venice Biennale NERFINISHED
documenta 13 NERFINISHED
knownFor constructed situations
immaterial artworks
live human interaction–based works
language English
German
marketPractice refuses material certificates of authenticity
sells works through verbal agreements
movement institutional critique
relational aesthetics
nationality British
German
notableWork Instead of allowing some thing to rise up to your face dancing bruce and dan and other things NERFINISHED
Kiss NERFINISHED
These associations
This Progress NERFINISHED
This is propaganda NERFINISHED
This is so contemporary NERFINISHED
occupation artist
choreographer
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
residence Berlin NERFINISHED
studied dance
political economy
workCharacteristic exists only for the duration of the encounter
no written instructions publicly circulated
performed by trained interpreters or participants

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Turbine Hall hasNotableArtist Tino Sehgal
The Phillips Collection hasWorkBy Tino Sehgal