John Sanborn (media artist)

John Sanborn (born 1954) is a key member of the second wave of American video artists that includes Bill Viola, Gary Hill, Dara Birnbaum and Tony Oursler. Sanborn's body of work spans the early days of experimental video art in the 1970s through the heyday of MTV music/videos and interactive art to digital media art of today.

John Sanborn
John Sanborn in 2017, Paris, France
Born (1954-11-24) November 24, 1954
Huntington, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationNYU, ESEC
Known for
  • Video art
  • performance art
  • media installations
  • collaborations
Notable work
  • "Ear to the Ground"
  • "Act III"
  • "Perfect Lives"
  • "PICO"
StyleAbstract storytelling
SpouseSarah Cahill
ElectedChevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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