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Nan Hoover

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American-Dutch artist (1931-2008)

United StatesArtistsLived 1931 to 2008 · aged 77
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Nan Hoover was a Dutch/American-expatriate artist who is known for her pioneering work in video art, photography and performance art. She spent almost four decades living and working in the Netherlands. She also used the mediums of drawing, painting, photography and film and created art objects and sculptures.

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Nan Hoover in the Video Studio of the Art Academy, DüsseldorfNan Hoover in the Video Studio of the Art Academy, Düsseldorf"The Ls" in the Hardenberg Railway Station, the Netherlands, in 1990 (realization by Richard Hefti)."The Ls" in the Hardenberg Railway Station, the Netherlands, in 1990 (realization by Richard Hefti).FLORA by Nan Hoover, CCA Glasgow, 2007FLORA by Nan Hoover, CCA Glasgow, 2007

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Nan Hoover was a Dutch/American-expatriate artist who is known for her pioneering work in video art, photography and performance art. She spent almost four decades living and working in the Netherlands. She also used the mediums of drawing, painting, photography and film and created art objects and sculptures. One of the main themes of her art was light and motion. The rigorous, minimalist handling of her means as well as the intense concentration with which she performed within spaces of light and shadow are the most salient characteristics of her artistic work.

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United States
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Artist
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deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2008 · aged 77
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