James Lee Byars was an American conceptual artist and performance artist specializing in installations and sculptures, as well as a self-considered mystic. He was best known for his use of personal esoteric motifs, and his creative persona that has been described as 'half dandified trickster and half minimalist seer'. Byars was born Detroit, Michigan, and died in Cairo, Egypt.
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Works in Collection
14 works
Bird
James Lee Byars
c. 1960
Ceinture-queue
James Lee Byars
1969
Dress for Five Persons
James Lee Byars
1969
Hat for Three Persons
James Lee Byars
1969
Krater und Wolke 1-5
Georg Baselitz
1982–90
Mask for Two Persons
James Lee Byars
1969
Painting
James Lee Byars
1959
S.M.S. No. 1
Su Braden
1968
The Pink Silk Airplane
James Lee Byars
1969
The Table of Perfect
James Lee Byars
1989
Untitled
James Lee Byars
1959
Untitled
James Lee Byars
before 1971
Untitled
James Lee Byars
1959
Untitled Object
James Lee Byars
1962–64