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Allan Sekula
1951-01-15 – 2013-08-10
Life & Legacy
Allan Sekula (January 15, 1951 – August 10, 2013) was an American photographer, writer, filmmaker, theorist and critic. From 1985 until his death in 2013, he taught at California Institute of the Arts. His work frequently focused on large economic systems, or "the imaginary and material geographies of the advanced capitalist world."
He received fellowships and grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Getty Research Institute, Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Atelier Calder and was named a 2007 USA Broad Fellow.
Occupation & Career
photographer, university teacher, visual artist, filmmaker, documentarian, art theorist, critic, teacher, documentary photographer, installation artist
Education
University of California, San Diego
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Guggenheim Fellowship
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Honors & Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Employer
California Institute of the Arts
Education & Institutions
University of California, San Diego
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