Mark Prent
Canadian artist (1947-2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Prent RCA (born Poland, 1947, died USA, 2020) was a Canadian sculptor and performance artist that lived in the United States and was best known for the graphic realism of his figurative sculpture. Prent's sculptures have been described as disturbing and even brutal.[1] [2] His work was the subject of a 1972 lawsuit in which a gallery, exhibiting one of his works consisting of a butcher’s counter of human body parts, was charged with "exhibiting a disgusting object".[3] Prent was the subject of the 1976 documentary "If Brains Were Dynamite [You Wouldn't Have Enough to Blow Your Nose] - Mark Prent".[4]
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Mark Prent | |
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Born | 1947 (1947) Łódź, Poland |
Died | September 2, 2020(2020-09-02) (aged 72–73) St. Albans, Vermont |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | Sir George Williams University |
Known for | Sculpture, performance art |
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Elected | Royal Canadian Academy of Arts |
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