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Robert Wilson
Bob Wilson
American stage director and playwright (1941–2025).
Wikipedia | Robert Wilson (Director)
Statements about
Robert Wilson
Sex or Gender
Male
Occupation
27 items
Theatrical Director
Playwright
Architect
Scenographer
Lighting Designer
Illustrator
Film Actor
Visual Artist
Choreographer
Painter
Video Artist
Performance Artist
Installation Artist
Screenwriter
Film Director
Director
Artist
Writer
Speaker
Actor
Musician
Theatre Designer
Composer
Theatre Maker
Designer
Draftsperson
Graphic Artist
Country of Citizenship
United States
Instance Of
Human
Place of Birth
Waco
Date of Birth
10/4/1941
Official Website
http://www.robertwilson.com/
Given Name
Robert
Member Of
Academy of Arts, Berlin
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Family Name
Wilson
Educated At
Pratt Institute
Described by Source
UbuWeb
mediakunst.net
Image
Represented By
Paula Cooper Gallery
Albert Baronian Gallery
Electronic Arts Intermix
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Media Distributor
Has Works in the Collection
16 items
Belvedere
Städel Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Museum of Modern Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kunsthaus Zürich
Applies to Part
:
Video 50
Kunsthaus Zürich
Applies to Part
:
Stations
LIMA
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
HAM Helsinki Art Museum
ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
MTA Arts & Design Permanent Art Collection
Hessel Museum of Art
Print Collection
Location
:
New York Public Library Main Branch
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Whitney Museum of American Art
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Different From
Robert Willson
Name in Native Language
Robert Wilson
Notable Work
My Coney Island Baby
Deafman Glance
Einstein on the Beach
Genre
Public Art
Award Received
11 items
Steiger Award
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Bessie Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Berliner Bär
(1997)
Point in Time
:
1997
Europe Theatre Prize
(1997)
Point in Time
:
1997
Medaille Für Kunst Und Wissenschaft (Hamburg)
(2009)
Point in Time
:
2009
Honorary Doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University
(11/19/2013)
Point in Time
:
11/19/2013
Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal
(4/30/2014)
Point in Time
:
4/30/2014
Goethe Medal
(2014)
Point in Time
:
2014
Praemium Imperiale
(2023)
Point in Time
:
2023
Date of Death
7/31/2025
Place of Death
Water Mill
Cause of Death
Cancer
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Pseudonym
Bob Wilson
Language of Work or Name
:
English
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Stage Name
Start of Work Period
1964
Field of Work
Experimental Theatre
Directing
Choreography
Performance Artwork
Visual Arts
Sound Art
Lighting Design
External Pages About Robert Wilson
ISNI
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
MusicBrainz Artist
Radio France Person
Facebook Username
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