Spencer Tunick

(American, born 1967)

Spencer Tunick is a contemporary American photographer whose unique practice centers around the nude, photographing massive crowds of nude people in complex performances. Describing his work as human installation, Tunick's practice stems from an investigation of the divide between identity and privacy. His photographs simultaneously expose uniqueness while objectifying the mass of individuals, creating a kind of human landscape. “For me, the nude body is like a raw material,” he has said. “Another artist might use oil or clay. I love the fact that, en masse, it can be turned into an infinite number of shapes or abstractions, while the setting I choose—rural, urban, indoors, or out—is like a canvas.” His elaborate shoots can entail hundreds to thousands of nude volunteers, who are captured in specific places of national interest, often with the goal of highlighting social or environmental concerns. Born on January 1, 1967 in Middletown, NY, Tunick received a BA from Emerson College in 1988. He has widespread success for his work, garnering support and commissions from nonprofits such as Greenpeace and the Dream Amsterdam Foundation. Since 1994, the artist has arranged over 70 large-scale nude installations in the United States and abroad. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Spencer Tunick News

Politics

Spencer Tunick Stages a Mass Nude Photo Shoot Outside Facebook HQ to Protest the Platform's Nipple Censorship

by Caroline Goldstein
Spencer Tunick Stages a Mass Nude Photo Shoot Outside Facebook HQ to Protest the Platform's Nipple Censorship
People

Artist Spencer Tunick Is Looking for an Army of Nude Models in New York City to Help Him Fight Facebook Censorship

by Caroline Goldstein
Artist Spencer Tunick Is Looking for an Army of Nude Models in New York City to Help Him Fight Facebook Censorship
Art World

Spencer Tunick Revisits Dead Sea Installation to Highlight Environmental Damage

by Lorena Muñoz-Alonso
Spencer Tunick Revisits Dead Sea Installation to Highlight Environmental Damage

Spencer Tunick Artworks

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Spencer Tunick (202 results)
Dream Amsterdam

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Dream Amsterdam

Plazzart

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Dead Sea 15, 2011

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Dead Sea 15, 2011

Robert Funk Fine Art

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Austria 16 (Ernst Happel Stadion, Kunsthalle , 2008

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Austria 16 (Ernst Happel Stadion, Kunsthalle , 2008

Galerie Ernst Hilger

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Austria 8 (Ernst Happel Stadion, Kunsthalle , 2008

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Austria 8 (Ernst Happel Stadion, Kunsthalle , 2008

Galerie Ernst Hilger

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Austria 2 (Ernst Happel Stadion, Kunsthalle..., 2008

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Austria 2 (Ernst Happel Stadion, Kunsthalle..., 2008

Galerie Ernst Hilger

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Miami Beach 4, Sagamore, 2007

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Miami Beach 4, Sagamore, 2007

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Wall Street, 1992

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Wall Street, 1992

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Our Taxi Driver, 1992

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Our Taxi Driver, 1992

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Maine, 1997, 1997

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Maine, 1997, 1997

Sale Date: October 3, 2023

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Vienna Austria 2, 2008

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Vienna Austria 2, 2008

Sale Date: May 15, 2023

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23RD STREET AND TENTH AVENUE, NYC 1, 1999, 1999

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23RD STREET AND TENTH AVENUE, NYC 1, 1999, 1999

Sale Date: April 28, 2023

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Buffalo Central Terminal, 2004

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Buffalo Central Terminal, 2004

Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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Daryl Isaacs' Doctor's Office in SoHo, 2012

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Daryl Isaacs' Doctor's Office in SoHo, 2012

Sale Date: January 5, 2023

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Chambers Street, NYC 1, 1999, 1999

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Chambers Street, NYC 1, 1999, 1999

Sale Date: February 6, 2022

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Montauk 3 (Surfer's Beach), 2009

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Montauk 3 (Surfer's Beach), 2009

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

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NEWCASTLE & GATESHEAD (BALTIC)

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NEWCASTLE & GATESHEAD (BALTIC)

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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Untitled [Chambers Street, Manhattan],, 1998

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Untitled [Chambers Street, Manhattan],, 1998

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Pennsylvania, 1998

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Pennsylvania, 1998

Sale Date: October 8, 2021

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Spencer Tunick, b. 1967 | Maine, 1997

Spencer Tunick

Spencer Tunick, b. 1967 | Maine, 1997

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Untitled 12, 2002

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Untitled 12, 2002

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Untitled 5, 2002

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Untitled 5, 2002

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Spencer Tunick b.1967, 2000

Spencer Tunick

Spencer Tunick b.1967, 2000

Sale Date: September 7, 2021

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Spencer Tunick b.1967, 2000

Spencer Tunick

Spencer Tunick b.1967, 2000

Sale Date: September 7, 2021

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23RD STREET & 10TH AVE NYC, 1999

Spencer Tunick

23RD STREET & 10TH AVE NYC, 1999

Sale Date: August 21, 2021

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