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.

Vanessa Beecroft Artworks

Vanessa Beecroft (826 results)

Vanessa Beecroft

"VB26.050" (Performance, 1997, Lia..., 1997–1997

Sale Date: February 9, 2001

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Vanessa Beecroft

"VB35" (Performance, 1998 Solomon..., 1998–1998

Sale Date: February 9, 2001

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Show (Performance Solomon R. Guggenheim , 1998–1998

Vanessa Beecroft

Show (Performance Solomon R. Guggenheim , 1998–1998

Sale Date: February 9, 2001

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

Vanessa Beecroft

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

Sale Date: February 8, 2001

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VB35, performance, Solomon R...., 1998–1998

Vanessa Beecroft

VB35, performance, Solomon R...., 1998–1998

Sale Date: February 8, 2001

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Vanessa Beecroft

"VB 36.048. VB" - Performance, La..., 1998–1998

Sale Date: January 29, 2001

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Vanessa Beecroft

"VB 21.016.ALI" (Performance, La Galerie Massimo

Sale Date: January 29, 2001

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Vanessa Beecroft

"VB 29" (Performance, Le Nouveau ..., 1997–1997

Sale Date: January 29, 2001

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Vanessa Beecroft

"VB 18", 1996–1996

Sale Date: December 16, 2000

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Senza titolo, 1996–1996

Vanessa Beecroft

Senza titolo, 1996–1996

Sale Date: November 28, 2000

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VB35 (Performance, 1998 Solomon..., 1998–1998

Vanessa Beecroft

VB35 (Performance, 1998 Solomon..., 1998–1998

Sale Date: November 17, 2000

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Untitled (US Navy), 1999–1999

Vanessa Beecroft

Untitled (US Navy), 1999–1999

Sale Date: November 17, 2000

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VB34 (Moderna Museet Stockholm, Sweden..., 1998–1998

Vanessa Beecroft

VB34 (Moderna Museet Stockholm, Sweden..., 1998–1998

Sale Date: November 17, 2000

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Untitled

Vanessa Beecroft

Sale Date: November 14, 2000

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Blue, 1996–1996

Vanessa Beecroft

Blue, 1996–1996

Sale Date: November 14, 2000

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Untitled, 1994–1994

Vanessa Beecroft

Untitled, 1994–1994

Sale Date: November 14, 2000

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VB 34, performance detail - Royal..., 1998–1998

Vanessa Beecroft

VB 34, performance detail - Royal..., 1998–1998

Sale Date: October 26, 2000

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VB 35, performance detail - Solomon R...., 1998–1998

Vanessa Beecroft

VB 35, performance detail - Solomon R...., 1998–1998

Sale Date: October 26, 2000

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VB 21, performance detail, Massimo de..., 1996–1996

Vanessa Beecroft

VB 21, performance detail, Massimo de..., 1996–1996

Sale Date: October 25, 2000

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Vanessa Beecroft

"VB 36, 1998" (Performance detail -..., 1998–1998

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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Untitled (Performance detail-Moderna..., 1998–1998

Vanessa Beecroft

Untitled (Performance detail-Moderna..., 1998–1998

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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Fac-simile (Performance Milan Italy), 1994–1994

Vanessa Beecroft

Fac-simile (Performance Milan Italy), 1994–1994

Sale Date: June 28, 2000

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Show (Performance Solomon R. Guggenheim , 1998–1998

Vanessa Beecroft

Show (Performance Solomon R. Guggenheim , 1998–1998

Sale Date: June 28, 2000

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

Vanessa Beecroft

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

Sale Date: May 19, 2000

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