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Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind

Artist

WA-00030814

DrawingConceptual ArtConstructivism

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

35

Works in Collection

69

Assets Indexed

0

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ154538 ULAN500023087

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7527
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/daniel-libeskind
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Daniel Libeskind is an American architect whose deconstructivist designs fracture building envelopes into jagged, interlocking forms that reject orthogonal geometry. His metallic, crystalline structures and diagonal spatial sequences create disorienting spatial experiences that anchor conceptually to historical trauma and memory. Working across museums, cultural institutions, and urban master plans, Libeskind's practice transforms architectural language into a vehicle for confronting collective loss and fragmentation.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Conceptual Art

Medium

Drawing

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum

Canonical record

Artworks (35)

Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album

Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album

2007 · Album page

Victoria and Albert Museum

World Trade Center, New York, NY

World Trade Center, New York, NY

2003 · Ink on paper

23 3/4 x 43 3/4 inches

Museum of Modern Art

Chicago Impressions, Travel Sketch

Chicago Impressions, Travel Sketch

1997 · Ink, black paint, and collaged paper

26.8 × 35.2 cm (10 9/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago Impressions, Travel Sketch

Chicago Impressions, Travel Sketch

1997 · Ink, black paint, and collaged paper

34.2 × 27 cm (13 1/2 × 10 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Berlin Museum with the Jewish Museum (Scale model, 1:100)

Berlin Museum with the Jewish Museum (Scale model, 1:100)

1989 · Wood and paper

11 1/2 x 119 x 99 1/2" (29.2 x 302.3 x 252.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

City Edge, Cloud Prop (Competition model)

1987 · Painted wood, wire, plexiglass, and paper

15 3/4 × 30 11/16 × 57 1/16" (40 × 78 × 145 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30 1/4" (56.8 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30 1/4" (56.8 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30 1/4" (56.8 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30 1/4" (56.8 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30 1/4" (56.8 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30 1/4" (56.8 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30 1/4" (56.8 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

30 1/4 x 22 3/8" (76.8 x 56.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus

1983 · Ink on paper

22 3/8 x 30 1/4" (56.8 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

35 published of 67 catalogued · 65 with image

MoMA
32 publishedof 64 catalogued62 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
Victoria & Albert
1 published1 img

Record

Images

Chicago Impressions, Travel Sketch (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago Impressions, Travel Sketch (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5

Movements2

Conceptual Art Constructivism

Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Victoria and Albert Museum

Record

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