Vanessa Beecroft

(Italian, born 1969)

Vanessa Beecroft is an Italian performance artist, photographer, and painter known for her large-scale, conceptual performances, or “living paintings,” which are often performed by nude or semi-clothed women. She was born on April 25, 1969 in Genoa, Italy and first studied at the Civico Liceo Artistico Nicolò Barabino in Genoa. At the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007, she staged one of her most famous performances, B61, Still Death! Darfur Still Deaf?, a response to the Darfur genocide. In this work, Sudanese women laid face down, simulating corpses. She has also staged performances at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1998, the Gagosian Gallery in London in 2000, and at the Gagosian Gallery in California. As an artist whose work is frequently compared to fashion events, Beecroft has worked with designers and celebrities. In 2010, she art directed Kanye West’s Runaway video, and since then she has frequently collaborated with the rapper on choreography for his tours and fashion shows. West and Beecroft collaborated on Nebuchadnezzar, an opera that premiered in 2019, and she has also photographed his wife, Kim Kardashian. She lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

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Navy seals, 1999–1999

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Navy seals, 1999–1999

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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VB 35, 1998, Solomon R. Guggenheim..., 1998–1998

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VB 35, 1998, Solomon R. Guggenheim..., 1998–1998

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Untitled (VB35.354.AL-Guggenheim Museum , 1998–1998

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Untitled (VB35.354.AL-Guggenheim Museum , 1998–1998

Sale Date: September 26, 2002

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Everything that's interesting is new..., 1996–1996

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Everything that's interesting is new..., 1996–1996

Sale Date: September 26, 2002

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VB29 (Performance, 1997, Le Nouveau..., 1997–1997

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VB29 (Performance, 1997, Le Nouveau..., 1997–1997

Sale Date: June 28, 2002

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VB36 (Performance, 1998, Galerie fuer..., 1998–1998

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VB36 (Performance, 1998, Galerie fuer..., 1998–1998

Sale Date: June 28, 2002

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VB, 34, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 1998–1998

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VB, 34, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 1998–1998

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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VB, 26, Galleria Lia Rumma, Naples, 1997–1997

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VB, 26, Galleria Lia Rumma, Naples, 1997–1997

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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Spiral Wacoal Art enter, Tokyo, Japan, 1999–2000

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Spiral Wacoal Art enter, Tokyo, Japan, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 20, 2002

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VB 29, Le Nouveau Musée, Lyon, France, 1997–1997

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VB 29, Le Nouveau Musée, Lyon, France, 1997–1997

Sale Date: June 20, 2002

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VB 31 - Institute of Contemporary Art,..., 1997–1997

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VB 31 - Institute of Contemporary Art,..., 1997–1997

Sale Date: May 30, 2002

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VB 11 - Galerie Analix, Genève, 1995–1995

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VB 11 - Galerie Analix, Genève, 1995–1995

Sale Date: May 30, 2002

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Sans titre, 1994–1994

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Sans titre, 1994–1994

Sale Date: May 30, 2002

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VB 39, US Navy seals, Museum of..., 1999–1999

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VB 39, US Navy seals, Museum of..., 1999–1999

Sale Date: May 16, 2002

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VB 29.008 Musée Lyon, 1997–1997

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VB 29.008 Musée Lyon, 1997–1997

Sale Date: May 16, 2002

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VB 36.048.VB Galerie für..., 1998–1998

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VB 36.048.VB Galerie für..., 1998–1998

Sale Date: May 15, 2002

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Untitled, 1996–1996

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Untitled, 1996–1996

Sale Date: May 14, 2002

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Jen, 1996–1996

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Jen, 1996–1996

Sale Date: May 14, 2002

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VB 09: Ein blonder Traum, 1995–1995

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VB 09: Ein blonder Traum, 1995–1995

Sale Date: May 14, 2002

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VB43, 2000–2000

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VB43, 2000–2000

Sale Date: May 13, 2002

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Sans titre, 1993–1993

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Sans titre, 1993–1993

Sale Date: March 18, 2002

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Sans titre, 1993–1993

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Sans titre, 1993–1993

Sale Date: March 18, 2002

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Vanessa Beecroft

"VB 29" - Le Nouveau Musée, Lyon, 1997–1997

Sale Date: February 8, 2002

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Play, 1995–1995

Vanessa Beecroft

Play, 1995–1995

Sale Date: February 8, 2002

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