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Annette Frick

Bonn, Germany

Photography

Annette Frick, a German photographer, is renowned for her intimate and unflinching portraits and documentary series. Her work captures subcultures, marginalized communities, and personal narratives with profound empathy and raw authenticity. Frick's black-and-white photography often possesses a timeless quality, offering candid glimpses into the lives of her subjects and challenging societal stereotypes.

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Arthur Jafa

New York, USA

Film Installation Art

Influential African-American filmmaker, cinematographer, and curator whose powerful visual essays explore Black experience in the U.S. and globally.

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John Carter

New York, USA

Conceptual Art Film Sound Art

American filmmaker, photographer and sound artist whose poetic, narrative-driven works reflect on memory, identity, and place within Black diasporic discourse.

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Tim Breuer

Berlin, Germany

Photography Video Art

German artist merging photography, video, and installation to confront memory, archives, and social history through evocative minimal gesture.

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Andreas Fogarasi

Vienna, Austria

Installation Art Photography Sculpture

Austrian conceptual multidisciplinary artist (b. 1977) working in sculpture, video, photography and installation, critiquing urban representation, display and spatial economies.

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Pilvi Takala

Helsinki, Finland

Performance Art Video Art

Pilvi Takala (b. 1981, Finland) is a renowned performance artist and filmmaker known for her subtle interventions into social norms and power dynamics. Her work often involves infiltrating everyday environments and documenting reactions, revealing unspoken rules and challenging established structures.

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Sable Elyse Smith

Los Angeles, USA

Photography Sculpture Video Art

Sable Elyse Smith (b. 1986, USA) is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and filmmaker whose work investigates the carceral state, memory, and systemic violence. Her practice spans video, photography, text, and sculpture, often using abstraction to convey complex emotional and political landscapes.

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Marcel Odenbach

Cologne, Germany

Collage Installation Art Video Art

Odenbach's video installations and collages explore themes of history, memory, and cultural identity, using archival footage and found imagery.

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Luke Fowler

Glasgow, Scotland

Film Installation Art Sound Art

Fowler's films and installations explore themes of counterculture, social history, and the politics of representation, using a documentary approach.

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Martin Parr

Epsom, United Kingdom

Photography

Parr's photographic works, characterized by their saturated colors and ironic humor, explore themes of consumerism, tourism, and the banality of everyday life. His practice is marked by a sense of keen observation and social commentary.

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