Julie Becker

Julie Becker (1972–2016) was an interdisciplinary American artist.[1] She earned her BFA and MFA at CalArts in Los Angeles.[1][2] Becker earned early acclaim for her 1996 installation Researchers, Residents, A Place to Rest.[3][4] Her works have appeared at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Hessel Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, and the Migros Museum of Contemporary Art.[5][6][4][1] Her work is represented by Greene Naftali Gallery.[7]

Julie Becker
Born1972
Los Angeles, California
Died2016 (aged 43–44)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
EducationCalifornia Institute of the Arts (BFA, MFA)
Known forContemporary Art
Notable work
Researchers, Residents, A Place to Rest (1996)

References
  1. "Julie Becker (1972–2016)". artforum.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  2. "Chris Kraus on Julie Becker". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  3. Becker, Julie; Bürgi, Bernhard; Kunsthalle Zürich (1997-01-01). Julie Becker: researchers, residents, a place to rest. Zürich: Kunsthalle Zürich. OCLC 50092902.
  4. "Guggenheim Museum website".
  5. "Julie Becker". The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  6. "Julie Becker | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  7. "Julie Becker". www.greenenaftaligallery.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10.


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