Hudson Marquez (born in 1947
in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) is a painter,
storyteller, writer, and video artist, whose work includes many paintings, installations with the art collective
Ant Farm
A formicarium or ant farm is a vivarium which is designed primarily for the study of ant colonies and how ants behave. Those who study ant behavior are known as myrmecologists.
History
The formicarium was invented by Charles Janet, a French ...
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Cadillac Ranch
''Cadillac Ranch'' is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, US. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm.
The installation consists of ten Cadilla ...
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TVTV video productions. In his own words, he was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He got out as soon as possible. His travels finally led him to San Francisco where he helped found the Ant Farm, an arts collective that was very active in the late '60s/early '70s. He became addicted to video and in 1972 started the video group TVTV. This group of small format video pioneers had a great run, producing a number of award-winning documentaries for PBS.
References
External links
Official Website-- This site is no longer online.
*http://www.artslant.com/chi/articles/show/33427
conversation-with-hudson-marquez
Artists from New Orleans
Writers from New Orleans
Living people
1947 births
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