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Kurant
Kurant is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Agnieszka Kurant (born 1978), Polish conceptual artist * Willy Kurant (1934–2021), Belgian cinematographer See also * Courant (other) {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Kurant
Willy Kurant (15 February 1934 – 3 April 2021) was a Belgian cinematographer. Kurant began as a documentary cameraman before establishing himself as a director of photography for such filmmakers as Agnès Varda, Jean-Luc Godard, Orson Welles, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jerzy Skolimowski, Chris Marker, Maurice Pialat, and Louis C.K. Early life Kurant was born in 1934 in Liège, Belgium, the son of two Polish immigrants, Jankiel Icek Kurant and Tema Feuer. Kurant lived in Liège until the age of eight, when, due to World War II, he was forced to move to the Belgian countryside with his older sister and her husband. Kurant was later sent to an orphanage, where he lived until the age of 17. As a teen, Kurant read issues of ''American Cinematographer'' magazine at an American Cultural Center.He was the nephew of the German cinematographer Curt Courant (1899-1968). Career Kurant was initially reluctant to pursue a career as a cinematographer, instead studying still photography. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnieszka Kurant
Agnieszka Kurant (born 1978) is a Polish interdisciplinary conceptual artist. She examines how economic, social, and cultural systems work in ways that blur the lines between reality and fiction. Biography Kurant was born in 1978 in Łódź, Poland. She is of Jewish heritage, although was raised Catholic. Kurant only found out that her mother was Jewish and that her grandparents were Holocaust survivors when she was a teenager. She studied at the University of Łódź and holds an MA in Curating from Goldsmiths College in London. Kurant is particularly interested in “the economy of the invisible,” which she explores in her work by creating imaginary locations, information systems, facts, and realities. Her work has been exhibited widely, including the Venice Biennale 12th International Architecture Exhibition, and is in the permanent collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Her work has been reviewed in major publications such as ''The New York Times'', '' Art in Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |