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Michael Smith (born 1951) is an American artist known for his performance, video and installation works. He emerged in the mid-1970s at a time when performance and narrative-based art was beginning to claim space in contemporary art. Included among the Pictures Generation artists, he also appropriated pop culture, using television conventions rather than tropes from static media. Since 1979, much of Smith's work has centered on an Everyman character, "Mike," that he has portrayed in various domestic, entrepreneurial and artistic endeavors. Writers have described his videos and immersive installations as "poker-faced parodies" that sit on the edge between art and entertainment, examining ideas, cultural shifts and absurdities involving the American dream, consumerism, the art world, and agi

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  • ميخائيل سميث (أستاذ جامعي) (ar)
  • Michael Smith (Künstler) (de)
  • Michael Smith (performance artist) (en)
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  • ميخائيل سميث (بالإنجليزية: Michael Smith)‏ هو فنان أداء أمريكي، ولد في 8 مارس 1951 في شيكاغو في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • Michael Smith (* 3. August 1951 in Chicago) ist ein US-amerikanischer Video- und Performancekünstler. (de)
  • Michael Smith (born 1951) is an American artist known for his performance, video and installation works. He emerged in the mid-1970s at a time when performance and narrative-based art was beginning to claim space in contemporary art. Included among the Pictures Generation artists, he also appropriated pop culture, using television conventions rather than tropes from static media. Since 1979, much of Smith's work has centered on an Everyman character, "Mike," that he has portrayed in various domestic, entrepreneurial and artistic endeavors. Writers have described his videos and immersive installations as "poker-faced parodies" that sit on the edge between art and entertainment, examining ideas, cultural shifts and absurdities involving the American dream, consumerism, the art world, and agi (en)
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  • Michael Smith (en)
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