Sentences with phrase «controversial figures working»

Richard Prince is one of the most high profile and controversial figures working in contemporary art today.

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The contribution he made to the Church there has only recently been acknowledged - his work being overshadowed by the somewhat controversial figure of Bishop Polding who had been novice master at Downside.

One leader of the 2nd Amendment Coalition just so happens to be Rus Thompson, a controversial Tea Party figure who worked on Carl Paladino's failed 2010 gubernatorial bid.

Wiesenfeld, a conservative Democrat who worked briefly for the Pataki administration, is a controversial figure who has engaged in some high - profile verbal battles over the years, including an effort to block the playwright Tony Kushner from receiving an honorary degree.

In November 2012, the artist's controversial Revisionist Art Series opened in New York with large silkscreen works that satirised lofty public figures and celebrities within the format of famous magazine covers, re-contextualizing the familiar graphics and iconography with vivacity and a maverick sense of the absurd.

Although she is known for a number of collaborations with ex-partner Ulay, the figure has unapologetically been a pioneer in her own right, inviting huge audiences to a multitude of controversial works, including The Artist is Present at MoMA, New York (2010).

Notorious for his controversial and ethically dubious video - works, Santiago Sierra is a contentious and well - known figure in the field of contemporary art.

He is a controversial figure for some people, who may think the work looks too easy.

A controversial figure on the Anglo - French art scene at the turn of the twentieth century, Wynford Dewhurst is most famous for his 1908 work The Picnic, in the collection of Manchester Art Gallery.

One of the earliest works in this survey of 25 artists who have engaged with the human figure over the past quarter century is Bear and Policeman by the controversial American Jeff Koons, who is about to be the subject of a retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York.

Commenting on today's figures, leading graduate internship provider, Inspiring Interns called on the Government to give more priority to graduate unemployment including by reviewing the controversial Work Experience Programme to ensure that high quality placements are available to graduates.