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Korean by Jo Baer

Korean

Jo Baer · 1962

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DETAILS
Artist
Jo Baer
Date
1962
Location
Van Abbemuseum
ART MOVEMENTS
Minimalism
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THE ARTIST

Jo Baer

1929–2025 · United States

Minimalist who made edges shimmer, then shocked the art world by abandoning abstraction for 'radical figuration.'

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