Soil Thorton (b. 1990, USA)

An artist based in Brooklyn, New York, Thorton's multidisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture, photography, and installation. Their work examines identity politics, systems of order, and theory frameworks, often questioning how these structures shape perception and self-representation. Thorton explores external systems such as the art world's conventions as neutral frameworks that inform their creative decisions while allowing the artist's persona to recede.

Lawrence Weiner (b. 1942, Bronx, New York - 2021)

Weiner's practice centered on exploring language as a sculptural medium. He used typography, signs, and concise statements to convey the essence of materials, processes, and conditions of production. In 1968, he published a book in which artworks existed solely as linguistic propositions. Weiner's contributions to conceptual art were recognized with numerous awards, and his works are held in major contemporary art collections worldwide.

Meriç Algün (b. 1983, Istambul, Turkey)

Her experience navigating the bureaucratic processes of migration and citizenship has been central to her practice. Algün's work explores themes of identity, borders, movement between cultures, and the structures that shape belonging. She draws attention to the often invisible rules that govern our social and political realities.

Matías Fadbakken (b. 1973, Hobro, Denmark)

His work explores the circulation and collapse of cultural and visual information in contemporary society. Drawing on sources like pop culture, advertising, art history, and literature, he manipulates and deconstructs mass-produced images and industrial materials to interrogate how meaning is multiplied, erased, and distorted.

Ghislaine Leung (b. 1980, Sween Stockholm)

London-based artist whose work draws on legacies of Conceptual art and institutional critique, her work foregrounds the interdependent structures that underpin artistic production, including the institutional, economic, and personal

forces that shape it.

Alejandro Cesarco (b. 1975, Montevideo, Uruguay)

His work investigates the constructions and transmission of meaning, focusing on how acts of writing, reading, translating, misreading, repeating, and remembering shape understanding. His work is marked by an

emotional register in which language and affect intertwine to produce meta-narratives that engage with the

Legacy of Conceptual Art.

Débora DelMar (b. 1986, Mexico City, Mexico)

Her practice investigates the physical and symbolic impact of architecture as it relates to consumerism and surveillance in urban environments. She is particularly focused on the social consequences of these dynamics, addressing issues such as class, cultural hegemony, and gentrification.

William Anastasi (b. Philadelphia, PA, 1933)

A contemporary American artist considered a pioneer of Conceptual and Minimal Art. His interests lie in meditation and everyday experience rather than creating aesthetically beautiful objects. Anastasi explores the relationship between the human condition and its recording mechanisms, through the mediums of visual art, sound, and experience.

Kay Rosen (b. 1943, Corpus Christi, Texas)

Kay Rosen initially pursued academic studies in languages before shifting her focus to language-based art in 1968. This transition began her exploration into the visual and conceptual possibilities of words, transforming everyday language through paintings, drawings, murals, prints, collages, and videos.

Liam Gillick (b. 1964, Aylesbury, New York)

His practice explores the contemporary management of labor, time, and aesthetics, treating the exhibition as a medium. His work reflects on post-industrial modes of production, which reveal the dysfunctional aspects

of modern abstraction and architecture within a globalized neoliberal context, and rethinks the exhibition structurally.

Bedwyr Williams (b. 1974, St. Asaph, Wales)

Williams is known for his satirical approach to contemporary life, examining the tension between the absurd and the serious while often placing artists and curators in comically exaggerated scenarios. His work has been widely exhibited, reflecting a distinctive blend of verbal and visual storytelling infused with empathy and dark humor.

Hana Miletić (b. 1982, Zagreb, Croatia)

Herb practice bridges between photography and weaving. Drawing from her background in documentary and street

photography, she translates observed scenes into woven works, transforming everyday sights into acts of care and repair.

Ryan Gander (b. 1976, Chester, UK)

Gander's work invites a deep questioning of language and knowledge, and are invention of how artworks come into being and are experienced. His practice offers a system of clues-subtle, embedded, and open-ended-that encourages viewers to create their associations and interpretations.

Steve Bishop (b. 1983, Toronto, Canada)

His work investigates memory, perception, and the passage of time through everyday materials. Bishops' practice centers on using familiar objects to evoke shared experience. His work subtly engages with questions about how we experience time, how memory shapes our understanding of the present, and what it means to feel connected or isolated in the modern world.

Mario García Torres (b. 1975, Monclova, Mexico)

His work draws on the history of contemporary art, particularly post-minimalism and conceptual art. He revisits forgotten histories, constructs new narratives, and critically reflects on the mechanisms of the art world. García Torres challenges conventional storytelling and institutional structures. He is regarded as one of the most internationally recognized Mexican artists today.

Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki - Olivo) (b. 1989, Dallas, Texas)

Artist renowned primarily for her conceptual works in sculpture, installation, and performance. Her practice engages with ready-made objects and characters from popular culture while questioning the authority of various institutional

practices within the medical field, academia, and museum spaces.

Mimi Hope (b. 1994, London, UK)

Her practice explores the intersections of image, narrative, and material culture, often drawing on commercial aesthetics and social rituals to investigate contemporary desires and contradictions.

Louise Lawler (b. 1947, New York, USA)

She is known for her conceptual photographs of other artists' works in museums, storage rooms, auction houses, and private homes. Her work embraces ambiguity, recontextualizing artworks to restore their aesthetic autonomy subtly.

Jonathan Monk (b. 1969, Leicester, UK)

His work combines humor and irony with precise references to key artistic movements of the 20th century. Monk's practice involves reproducing, reinterpreting, and reexamining canonical works through inventive and often irreverent methods, such as wall paintings, monochromes, ephemeral sculpture, and photography.

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