James Lee Byars
- Introduction
- James Lee Byars (April 10, 1932, Detroit, Michigan – May 23, 1997, Cairo, Egypt) was an American conceptual artist and performance artist specializing in installations and sculptures, as well as a self-considered mystic. He was best known for his use of personal esoteric motifs, and his creative persona that has been described as 'half dandified trickster and half minimalist seer'.Byars' notable performance works include The Death of James Lee Byars and The Perfect Smile, and in terms of multiple sculptures, the many letters he wrote that were composed as decorated sculptures.
- Wikidata
- Q882861
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Conceptual Artist, Installation Artist, Performance Artist, Sculptor
- Names
- James Lee Byars, James Lee Byers
- Ulan
- 500089748
Exhibitions
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Degree Zero: Drawing at Midcentury
Through Jun 5
MoMA
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James Lee Byars
Aug 17–Sep 7, 2014
MoMA
Performance program
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James Lee Byars: 1/2 an Autobiography
Jun 15–Sep 7, 2014
MoMA PS1
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1969
Oct 25, 2009–Apr 5, 2010
MoMA PS1
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NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith
Oct 19, 2008–Jan 26, 2009
MoMA PS1
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James Lee Byars has
14 exhibitionsonline.
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James Lee Byars Painting 1959
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James Lee Byars Untitled 1959
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James Lee Byars Untitled 1959
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James Lee Byars Bird c. 1960
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James Lee Byars The Performable Square 1963
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James Lee Byars Untitled Object 1962–64
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James Lee Byars Untitled 1962–64
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James Lee Byars The Mile-Long Paper Walk 1964–65
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James Lee Byars, Su Braden, Walter De Maria, Richard Hamilton, Kasper König, Julien Levy, Sol Mednick, Irving Petlin, Nancy Reitkopf, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, Various Artists S.M.S. No. 1 1968
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James Lee Byars Black Dress from S.M.S. No. 1 1968
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James Lee Byars Ceinture-queue 1969
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James Lee Byars Hat for Three Persons 1969
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James Lee Byars Mask for Two Persons, [Masque pour deux personnes] 1969
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James Lee Byars Dress for Five Persons 1969
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James Lee Byars The Pink Silk Airplane 1969
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James Lee Byars The Black Book 1971
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James Lee Byars Untitled before 1971
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James Lee Byars The Table of Perfect 1989
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Georg Baselitz, James Lee Byars, Jörg Immendorff, Per Kirkeby, Markus Lüpertz, A.R. Penck (Ralf Winkler), Various Artists Krater und Wolke 1-5 1982–90
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James Lee Byars F (Figure) 1994
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