Dirk Bach

?–2012

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Dirk Bach was a German-American performance artist whose practice centered on the body as a site of psychological and social investigation. Working from the 1980s onward, he developed durational and interventionist performances that engaged with themes of identity, vulnerability, and public space. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Bach treated the performer's physical presence and endurance as primary material for examining social and psychological states.

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