German installation artist Rebecca Horn dies aged 80

German installation artist Rebecca Horn dies aged 80

Born in 1944, Horn’s surreal and witty work used birds, mechanics and masks to create ‘art machines’ and visual representations of sound

Rebecca Horn, the German installation artist known for her surreal and sensual “art machines” incorporating musical instruments, bird feathers and mechanical engineering, has died aged 80, her foundation has confirmed.

According to the Moontower Foundation, Horn’s death was on Friday evening in Bad König, in her native western German Odenwald region.

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