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Rebecca Horn

1944–2024

Paradise Widow 1975
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Biography

Rebecca Horn (24 March 1944 – 6 September 2024) was a German visual artist best known for her installation art, film directing and body modifications such as Einhorn (Unicorn), a body-suit with a very large horn projecting vertically from the headpiece. While living in Paris and Berlin, she worked in film, sculpture and performance, directing the films Der Eintänzer (1978), La ferdinanda: Sonate für eine Medici-Villa (1982) and Buster's Bedroom (1990).

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Artworks

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  • Ballet of the Woodpeckers

    Rebecca Horn
    1986
  • Orlando

    Rebecca Horn
    1988
  • Concert for Anarchy

    Rebecca Horn
    1990
  • Performances I

    Rebecca Horn
    1972
  • Performances II

    Rebecca Horn
    1973
    On display at Tate St Ives part of Modern Art and St Ives
  • The Gigolo

    Rebecca Horn
    1978
  • Berlin Exercises: Dreaming under Water

    Rebecca Horn
    1974–5
  • The Ravens Half Moon

    Rebecca Horn
    2001
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    Body Extensions and Isolation

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