ArtistsLiliane Lijn
Liliane Lijn

Liliane Lijn

1939
Mixed Media
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Liliane Lijn is an American-born artist who was the first woman artist to work with kinetic text, exploring both light and text as early as 1962; and in addition, she is in all likelihood the first woman artist to have exhibited a work incorporating an electric motor. She has lived in London since 1966.

Source: Tate · Trust score: 95% · Updated 7d ago

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Artsy artwork: Industrial Landscapes (1971)
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Artsy artwork: Spinning (1983)
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Artsy artwork: Revealing (2001)
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Liliane Lijn 2025 BHO 5453
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Liliane Lijn 2025 BHO 5444
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Liliane Lijn, in her London studio, February 2014
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Circle of Light plus more lights (50716244271)
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