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Eduardo Kac

Eduardo Kac

1962
InstallationPerformance ArtContemporary
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
10
Works in Collection
14
Assets Indexed
2
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Movements
  • • Performance Art
  • • Contemporary
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About

Why this artist matters now

Eduardo Kac is a Brazilian and American contemporary artist whose portfolio encompasses various forms of art including performance art, poetry, holography, interactive art, digital and online art, and BioArt. Recognized for his space art and transgenic works, Kac works with biotechnology to create organisms with new genetic attributes. His interdisciplinary approach has seen the use of diverse mediums, from fax and photocopying to fractals, RFID implants, virtual reality, networks, robotics, satellites, telerobotics, virtual reality and DNA synthesis.

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Artworks (10)

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Rough Chant III – Homage to Luis Martín Santos (Abesti gogorra III – Homenaje a Luis Martín Santos) (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Rough Chant III – Homage to Luis Martín Santos (Abesti gogorra III – Homenaje a Luis Martín Santos) (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Eduardo Kac (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
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Contemporary
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Representation & Collections

In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Victoria and Albert Museum
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