Hans Haacke

Kody made mention of reading an article on Hans Haacke, and I came across him as an important systems artists in the Francis Halsall article as well.

Haacke is a German-American artist known for his critique of social and political systems. In the 1960s he began critiquing the institutions of the art world and tried to expose the exchange between the museums/galleries, corporations, and artists more clearly. 

Moma Poll, 1970

Shapolsky et al. Manhattan Real Estate Holdings, A Real Time Social System, as of May 1, 1971

Later, Haacke became critical of political leaders and histories, especially in regards to censoring the arts.

Part of On Social Grease installation, 1975

Germania, 1993

Sanitation, 2000

This blogger writes a post on Haacke as well.