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Encyclopedia > Elizabeth Diller

Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio (known as Diller + Scofidio) are the first architects to win a MacArthur Prize -- the so-called "genius grant." Their work is highly conceptual, and like their contemporary Daniel Libeskind, they were famous long before they had ever made a building. Much of their output has consisted of electronic art and performance. In 2003, they were the subject of major retrospective at the Whitney Museum. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution. ... The aluminium clad east face of the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. ... Electronic art is art which makes use of electronic media or, more broadly, refers to technology and/or electronic media. ... A street musician with accordion in Bremen A performance comprises an event in which generally one group of people (the performer or performers) behave in a particular way for the benefit of another group of people (the viewer or viewers, or audience). ... The Whitney Museum of American Art is an art gallery and museum in New York City founded in 1931 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. ...



 

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