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Gordon Matta-Clark

1943 - 1978

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Gordon Matta-Clark (born Gordon Roberto Matta-Echaurren; June 22, 1943 – August 27, 1978) was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s. He was also a pioneer in the field of socially engaged food art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Matta-Clark is the 77th most popular artist (down from 71st in 2019), the 6,445th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,337th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Gordon Matta-Clark ranks 77 out of 125Before him are Heorhiy Narbut, Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Lado Gudiashvili, Hu Zhengyan, Gilbert Baker, and Mary Delany. After him are Annette Messager, Aleksandr Golovin, Daniel Hopfer, Antonie Brentano, Dan Graham, and Luigi Serafini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Gordon Matta-Clark ranks 414Before him are Leslie Uggams, Sharon Gless, Dante Ferretti, Larry Coryell, Jean-Louis Bruguès, and Tony Joe White. After him are Carole Caldwell Graebner, Susan Clark, Ricardo Pavoni, Manfred Eicher, Mike Barrett, and Ion Ciubuc. Among people deceased in 1978, Gordon Matta-Clark ranks 171Before him are Alexander Gerschenkron, Jorge Cafrune, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Duncan Grant, Jack Oakie, and Gotthard Handrick. After him are František Šterc, Ali Soilih, Lennie Tristano, Theo Lingen, Léon Damas, and Gene Tunney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gordon Matta-Clark ranks 6,446 out of 20,380Before him are Eve (1978), Brutus Beefcake (1957), John Romita Jr. (1956), Pauline Pfeiffer (1895), Arthur Laffer (1940), and Joss Whedon (1964). After him are Eudora Welty (1909), Walter Burley Griffin (1876), Greg K. (1965), Louis Jordan (1908), Eric Shinseki (1942), and Stephen Breyer (1938).

Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Gordon Matta-Clark ranks 16Before him are Bill Viola (1951), Vito Acconci (1940), Robert Indiana (1928), James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Mary Blair (1911), and Gilbert Baker (1951). After him are Dan Graham (1942), Maud Wagner (1877), Carolee Schneemann (1939), Martha Rosler (1943), Art Babbitt (1907), and Edward Kienholz (1927).