Keith Sonnier (1941 - 2020)

Keith Sonnier

Keith Sonnier was an American sculptor and artist of the post-minimalist tradition who practiced video art and light art. Sonnier was one of the first artists to use light in sculpture in the 1960s and was one of the most successful in this technique. Keith Sonnier was part of the process-art and arte povera movement, his installations aimed to develop the viewer's ultimate attention and thinking.

Date and place of birt:	31 july 1941, Mamou, USA
Date and place of death:	18 july 2020, Southampton, USA
Nationality:	USA
Period of activity:	XX, XXI century
Specialization:	Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Art style:	Arte Povera, Light art, Postminimalism, Process art, Video art