Lygia Clark
Brazilian artist (1920–1988)
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Summary
Lygia Clark was born on October 23, 1920[1], in Belo Horizonte[2]. She died on April 25, 1988[3], in Rio de Janeiro[4]. She worked as a painter[5], sculptor[6], university teacher[7], performance artist[8], and installation artist[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,100 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: September 23, 1920[11]
- Date of death: April 26, 1988[12], 1988[13]
- Country of citizenship: Brazil[14]
- Occupation: artist[15], visual artist[16]
- Field of work: painting[17], visual arts[18], objet d'art[19], installation art[20], performance artwork[21], art of sculpture[22]
- Employer: University of Paris[23]
- Member of: Grupo Frente[24], neo-concrete movement[25]
- Sex or gender: female[26]
- Movement: Antropophagia[27]
- Commons category: Lygia Clark[28]
- Cause of death: myocardial infarction[29]
- Family name: Clark[30]
- Given name: Lygia[31]
- Pseudonym: Clark, Lygia Pimentel Lins[32]
- Catalog: Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros[33]
- Student of: Roberto Burle Marx[34], Árpád Szenes[35], Isaac Dobrinsky[36], Fernand Léger[37], Zélia Salgado[38]
- Manner of death: natural causes[39]
- Described by source: Concise Dictionary of Women Artists[40]
- Participant in: documenta x[41]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Portuguese[42], French[43]
Why It Matters
Lygia Clark has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
FAQs
Where was Lygia Clark born?
Lygia Clark was born in Belo Horizonte[2].
Where did Lygia Clark die?
Lygia Clark died in Rio de Janeiro[4].
What did Lygia Clark do for work?
Lygia Clark worked as a painter[5], sculptor[6], university teacher[7], performance artist[8], and installation artist[9].