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Artists›Tony Oursler

Tony Oursler

1957

WA-00000996

New York, NY, USA

ContemporaryInstallation ArtVideo Art

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

138

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ571399

MoMA

Field Verification (7 fields)

3 cross-verified · 4 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
WebsiteWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityArtsy + Unknown· 85%
BiographyUnknown· 20%
Primary mediumUnknown· 20%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (4)

Lehmann-Maupinhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/tony-oursler
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/tony-oursler
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Lisson-Galleryhttps://www.lissongallery.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7489
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Movement

Contemporary

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Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Cleveland Museum of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (15)

Imponderable

2015 · 5-D multimedia installation (color, sound)

90 min.

Museum of Modern Art

Surveillance; Alien/Houston St. Deli from Exit 99

1999 · Screenprint from a portfolio of seven screenprints and one etching and aquatint

composition: 25 x 16 3/4" (63.5 x 42.5cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 21 15/16" (76 x 55.8cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Pressure (Flesh/Red)

1996 · Citizen 30 PC projector, VCR, video, tripod, wood, Plexiglas, ceramic, and water

53 x 11 x 11" (134.6 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled from the Museum in Progress project Portraits of Artists

1996 · Lithograph, offset printed

sheet: 18 1/2 x 12 3/8" (47 x 31.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Six

1996 · Six-channel video (color, sound), projectors, tripods, video cassette players, and acrylic paint on fiberglass

Each sphere, approximately 18" (45.7 cm) in diameter. Overall dimensions variable, Museum installation 11' 5" x 34' 9" x 28' (347.9 x 1059.1 x 853.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Talking Light (for Parkett no. 47)

1996 · Multiple of CD, light bulb, and sound organ kit

Museum of Modern Art

Mylanta/Soventol/Nootpon/Advil

1994 · Watercolor and pencil on four pieces of paper

14 x 11" (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Camcorder 9

1993 · Watercolor and graphite on paper, laminated

11 1/4 x 14 3/8" (28.6 x 36.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Model Release

1992 · fabric (yellow) with painted text

Overall: 161 x 181 cm (63 3/8 x 71 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Instant Dummies

1992 · green and clear glass capsule, cloth

Overall: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Sex Plotter

1992 · cloth, hair, video projector, tripod

Overall: 20 x 62 x 150 cm (7 7/8 x 24 7/16 x 59 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Spin Out

1983 · Video (color, sound)

16:02 min.

Museum of Modern Art

The Weak Bullet

1980 · Video (color, sound)

12:41 min.

Museum of Modern Art

The Loner

1980 · Video (color, sound)

30 min.

Museum of Modern Art

Life of Phillis

1979 · Video (black and white, sound)

55:23 min.

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

15 published of 29 catalogued · 16 with image

MoMA
12 publishedof 26 catalogued16 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Model Release
1992 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Instant Dummies
1992 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sex Plotter
1992 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

9 assets

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Movements3

Contemporary Installation Art Video Art

Collections3

Cleveland Museum of Art Christie's Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Background

Education

California Institute of the Arts

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