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Artists›Taryn Simon

Taryn Simon

1975

WA-00100522

PhotographyContemporary

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1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%

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Gagosianhttps://gagosian.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/taryn-simon
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Taryn Simon is an American multidisciplinary artist who works in photography, text, sculpture, and performance.

Source: Gagosian · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (2)

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Chapter XI from "A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I-XVIII"

2008 · Inkjet prints

Frame (Portrait Panel): 84 × 62 1/2 in. (213.4 × 158.8 cm) Frame (Annotation Panel): 84 × 10 1/2 in. (213.4 × 26.7 cm) Frame (Footnote Panel): 84 × 31 13/16 in. (213.4 × 80.8 cm) Installed Dimensions: 84 in. × 9 ft. 10 13/16 in. (213.4 × 301.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cryopreservation Unit, Cryonics Institute, Clinton Township, Michigan

2004 · Chromogenic print

a. framed: 37 1/4 × 44 3/4 in. (94.6 × 113.7 cm) b. label: 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (16.5 × 11.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met
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