Pope.L
- Introduction
- Pope.L (also known as William Pope.L, born 1955 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American visual artist best known for his work in performance art, and interventionist public art. However, he has also produced art in painting, photography and theater. He was included in the 2002 Whitney Biennial and is a Guggenheim Fellow and a recipient of the Creative Capital Visual Arts Award. Pope.L was also included in the 2017 Whitney Biennial.
- Wikidata
- Q2547113
- Nationalities
- American, African American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Conceptual Artist, Installation Artist, Performance Artist
- Names
- William Pope.L, William Pope Lancaster
- Ulan
- 500332876
Exhibitions
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member: Pope.L,
1978–2001 Oct 21, 2019–Feb 1, 2020
MoMA
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410: At the Border of Art and Life
Oct 21, 2019–Sep 20, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Clifford Owens: Anthology
Nov 13, 2011–May 7, 2012
MoMA PS1
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Staging Action: Performance in Photography since 1960
Jan 28–May 9, 2011
MoMA
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Silicone Valley
Feb 11–Apr 30, 2007
MoMA PS1
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Pope.L has
7 exhibitionsonline.
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Pope.L Thunderbird Immolation a.k.a. Meditation Square Piece 1978
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Pope.L Times Square Crawl a.k.a. Meditation Square Piece 1978
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Pope.L Egg Eating Contest (Basement version) 1990
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Pope.L Aunt Jenny Chronicles 1991
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Pope.L How Much is that Nigger in the Window a.k.a. Tompkins Square Crawl 1991
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Pope.L Mal Content 1992
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Pope.L Black Domestic a.k.a. Cow Commercial 1994
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Pope.L Foraging (The Air Itself/Dark Version) 1995
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Pope.L Real Kitsch #5 1995
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Pope.L Member a.k.a. Schlong Journey 1996
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Pope.L Sweet Desire a.k.a. Burial Piece 1996
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Pope.L Sweet Desire a.k.a. Burial Piece (window version) 1996
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Pope.L ATM Piece 1997
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Pope.L Eating the Wall Street Journal (3rd version) 2000
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Pope.L Eracism (version 8b) 2000
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Pope.L Snow Crawl 1992 - 2001
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Pope.L The Black Factory Archive 2003–ongoing
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Pope.L Keepsake 2008
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Pope.L The Great White Way: 22 miles, 9 years, 1 street 2001 - 2009
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Pope.L Dressing Up for Civil Rights 2019
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