Eleanor Antin

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Eleanor Antin (born 1935 in New York City, New York) is a performance artist, film-maker and installation artist. Sometimes compared to contemporaries such as Carolee Schneemann and Judy Chicago, Antin's work is largely concerned with issues of identity and the role of women in society.

In a famous performance work of 1972, Carving: A Traditional Sculpture, Antin photographed her naked body at successive stages during a month of crash-dieting.

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