Editing Hans Haacke (section)

{{short description|German-born artist (born 1936)}}
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'''Hans Haacke''' (born August 12, 1936) is a German-born artist who lives and works in New York City. Haacke is considered a "leading exponent" of [[institutional critique]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/i/institutional-critique|title=Institutional critique – Art Term|last=Tate|website=Tate|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095914252|title=Hans Haacke|website=Oxford Reference|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref> and is considered to be the most harsh and consistent critic of museums among the Euro-American artists of his time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Terry |title=Thinking contemporary curating |date= |publisher=Independent Curators International |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-916365-86-8 |series=ICI perspectives in curating |location=New York |pages=120}}</ref>