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Lothar Baumgarten

born 1944

‘I Prefer it There Better than in Westphalia’ - ELDORADO 1968 - 1976 (Candide, Voltaire) 1968–76
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Biography

Lothar Baumgarten (5 October 1944 – 2 December 2018) was a German conceptual artist, based in New York and Berlin. His work includes installation and also film.

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Environmental art Conceptual art

Artworks

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  • Fish

    Lothar Baumgarten
    1985
  • Shaiprabowë

    Lothar Baumgarten
    1985
  • Equator

    Lothar Baumgarten
    1985
  • Metals

    Lothar Baumgarten
    1985
  • Yanomami

    Lothar Baumgarten
    1987
  • Mato Grosso

    Lothar Baumgarten
    1975
  • Land of the Spotted Eagle

    Lothar Baumgarten
    1983
  • Red Cloud

    Lothar Baumgarten
    1983
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