Sentences with phrase «controversial artists ranging»

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One of the world's most controversial artists, Adel Abdessemed has conducted a relentless campaign to confront life's essential traumas through work that has ranged from videos of farm animals being slaughtered with a sledgehammer — drawing an outraged reaction at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2008 — to haunting emblems of the Holocaust.

Included in this group portrait are the famous: Roy Lichtenstein and his «Blam - Pow» comics panels, Andy Warhol, shy, shrewd and tough as nails, the power couple of Leo Castelli and Ileana Sonnabend; the infamous, such as the collector Robert Scull, who bought so heavily that his own dealer deemed him «vulgar»; and a variegated cast ranging from artists Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Indiana and James Rosenquist to pioneering dealer Ivan Karp, controversial curator Henry Geldzahler, media guru Marshall McLuhan, author Tom Wolfe and many, many others.

Known for his drippy disintegrating style, the French artist has prepared a series of paintings with topics ranging from the controversial kneeling of NFL players to the ever popular police department.

Contemporary Chinese artist Chen Wenling creates massive sculptures exploring topics that range from satirical to extremely controversial.

Her previous works range from an interview with controversial Puerto Rican artist Carlos Irizarry, subsequently interpreted through dance, to an observational documentary about the routine tasks of present - day anarchist communities in San Francisco.

Dana Shutz» controversial depiction of Emmett Till at this years Whitney Biennial initiated a wide ranging conversation about Identity and culture, the rights of an artist, and significance of their intentions.