Sentences with phrase «become leading figures»

By the early 1960s, Warhol and Rosenquist had translated the commercial techniques they had mastered into fine art and become leading figures in the movement known as Pop Art.»

Her acclaimed curatorial program at The Society has consistently been an early presenter of artists — for example, Louise Bourgeois (1981), Jeff Wall (1983), Mike Kelley (1988), Juan Muñoz (1990), and Kara Walker (1997)-- who have gone on to become leading figures in today's contemporary art world.

[1] There, Parrish joined other students who have become leading figures in the classical art revival, including Jacob Collins, founder of the Grand Central Academy of Art where Parrish is now an instructor.

The Tezos Foundation shared that Ryan Jesperson, «who became a leading figure in the Tezos community in recent months» and previously served as COO of FinTech company Divvy, will replace Gevers as president.

Nestorius became the leading figure in this controversy.

Speculation has continued to rumble on over Neymar's future at Barcelona, as the easy suggestion is that he wants to get out of Lionel Messi's shadow and become the leading figure at a club.

It is the Englishman's versatility that makes him so valuable and he is starting to become a leading figure in the Tottenham dressing room.

With six goals and three assists in 25 Premier League appearances for United in the 2016 - 17 campaign, Mata has become a leading figure for Mourinho at Old Trafford - with the Portuguese insisting the player is more suited to his United side than the Chelsea team he oversaw.

He became a leading figure in the Rochester civil rights movement, for which he received numerous awards.

«It would probably be good for me to sit gracefully in this seat and become a leading figure in the industry, however, I can not do this.

Since Lutz Bacher's first MATRIX exhibition in 1993, the Berkeley - based artist has become a leading figure in contemporary art; she was the subject of a retrospective at MoMA PS1 in 2009 and was included in the 2012 Whitney Biennial.

Taking fashion photographs with an essence of elegance and humour, Leiter soon became a leading figure in his field.

German painter, Max Beckmann began his artistic career as a traditional painter before becoming a leading figure in the Expressionist movement.

After the war, Vedova became a leading figure in the Italian art scene and quickly gained the attention of influential European art critics.

This style subsequently gave way to a sustained period of abstraction, as Guston became a leading figure in New York's abstract expressionist scene of the 1950s along with Jackson Pollock, a former school friend of Guston's in California.

Bourgeois joined the New York Students Art League, befriending artists who became leading figures of the abstract expressionist school, including Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock and Robert Motherwell.

In the course of a tragically brief career he became a leading figure of what is now called the School of Paris.

With an extensive look into the Len Lye Foundation collection and archives, this exhibition considers the breadth of Lye's activity in this important but often overlooked period, charting Lye's progress from experimental filmmaking to becoming a leading figure of the 1960s Kinetic art movement.

Since Lutz Bacher's first MATRIX exhibition in 1993, the artist has become a leading figure in contemporary art.

He became a leading figure in the 1990s movement known as the Mission School, after the city's celebrated Mission District.

In the 1960s, Sir Anthony Caro became a leading figure of British sculpture [90] along with a younger generation of abstract artists including Isaac Witkin, [91] Phillip King and William G. Tucker.

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And how the defense argued that case could lead to first lady Melania Trump becoming a key figure in a Cohen case moving forward.

Weidenfeld later became a British citizen, and became one of the UK's leading social and intellectual figures.

When he figured out what he really needed from his board, everything became clear for him and he was able to lay out clear expectations for the kinds of leads he was hoping to generate out of his board.

The investor group, led by American private - equity firm Silver Lake, now has to figure out how to convince more Skype users to actually pay for the communications service, all the while fending off Google, which is becoming a major competitor.

As part of the deal, Geometric CEO and founder Gary Marcus, a neural science professor at New York University and leading figure in A.I., became director of the A.I. Labs team at Uber based in San Francisco.

He then became a public figure as the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a leading investor on ABC's hit show «Shark Tank.»

One day, he's cornered by a dishevelled and eccentric older co-worker named Tommy, who sees that he's lost and becomes his shaman figure, introducing Blake to the «Lead Without a Title» philosophy of personal maximization.

Samantha Wallace, who leads the technology practice for Korn Ferry's division that focuses on mid-level search, said the Facebook hiring drive reflects the difficulty companies are having in figuring out how to best take advantage of A.I. and how to not become overly confident in it at the same time.

Milan is becoming a major cultural destination that could attract creative businesses away from London, according to leading figures in the city for its design week.

No, not the David Hogg, of Parkland, who has become one of the most recognizable figures of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas student - led #NeverAgain movement.

... came up with an idea that led to the foundation of a company called Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm that went on to claim a major role in the Leave campaign for Britain's EU membership referendum, and later became a key figure in digital operations during Donald Trump's election campaign.

Tebow, who has become a religious figure because of his late game heroics and devout Christian faith, led the Broncos to the playoffs this year.

Not only in texts but also on buildings the elaboration of the visible word became a major art form, especially as representation of the human figure was not allowed lest it lead to idolatry.

Murray, who after remarrying took the name Madalyn Murray O'Hair, became the major figure held responsible (by her opponents) for «taking God out of the schools» — an epithet she welcomed while leading a controversial atheist organization.

His death and the scandal provoked by it, when he had become one of the leading figures of the Church, was a sort of posthumous vendetta, one of those favors that the gods bestow on those whom they love.

That led to the First Council of Nicaea where the emperor assembled Christian leaders from the entire empire to settle a key question: Was Jesus born divine or did he become enlightened due to an ascetic lifestyle a la Buddha and similar preceding religious figures.

[13] Charles Birch became one of the leading figures in framing and gui (ling the World Council of Churches Conference on Faith, Science and the Future that was held at MIT in 1979, which focused on the quest for a «just peace and sustainable» society — one now replaced by the title «justice, peace and the integrity of creation.»

Consider the scary alternative: Durant leaves, emerges as an even bigger star and becomes the MJ - like figure to lead a top Nike challenger to glory.

However, his daughter Corinne suggested to the BBC that her father is a victim of a scheme led by figures «behind the scenes» whose aim is to try and remove him from his position as president which, as it failed on Friday in the election, she believes will soon become old news.

Diouf's attitude had led to him being extremely unpopular on Merseyside, and it came as no shock when he was loaned to Bolton Wanderers at the beginning of the 2004/05 season and he soon became a cult figure around these parts.

Arsenal broke their transfer record to sign Fekir's former team - mate Alexandre Lacazette last summer and the forward's departure has led to Fekir becoming a key figure in Lyon's side.

Wilkinson became a national figure in 1936 as MP for Jarrow, when she led a march of the town's unemployed to London, petitioning for the right to work.

Lansbury, the Labour leader until the 1935 election in November, became notorious for his personal commitment to pacificism but other high - profile figures in the Labour movement didn't share his commitment, hence the very personal attack on him by Ernest Bevin, who was a leading personality in the trade union movement at the time — if you check out his Wikipedia entry.

Ironically, if Day had been given endorsements and back slaps on any of those lines in 2013 he may have not been forced to create the independent movement that has led him to become a transformative figure in local politics.

In his more than three decades leading the Buffalo Teachers Federation, Philip Rumore has become one of the most influential and controversial figures in the city's education landscape.

Silver's arrest came after he had led the Assembly for over 20 years, becoming one of the most powerful and savvy figures in New York state politics.

There, his piano - playing skills helped make him a leading figure in the Footlights dramatic club and he became its president in 1951.

And now, those politicians are eager to distance themselves after Seabrook became the best - connected figure to fall in a sweeping corruption investigation led by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

This article highlights how the issue has become an important one in Vermont with many third party figures and independents leading the charge.