Terry Fox (artist)
Terry Alan Fox (1943 – 14 October 2008) was an American Conceptual artist known for his work in performance art, video, and sound. He was of the first generation conceptual artists and he was a central participant in the West Coast performance art, video and Conceptual Art movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Fox was active in San Francisco and in Europe, living in Europe in the latter portion of his life. Biography Fox was in 1943 born in Seattle, Washington. At the age of seventeen in 1960, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease. His Hodgkin’s Disease was later referencing the cycles of illness and wellness in several artworks. He studied art at Cornish College of the Arts (1961), while working at Boeing Aircraft. He continued his studies at Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma (1962). Fox was largely self taught in video art. He was in remission of Hodgkin's Disease by 1972. Fox was an important figure in post-minimal sculpture, conceptual art, performance, and video art on the West Coast. Before permanently moving to Europe, he was based in San Francisco in the late 1960s and 1970s and was associated with the underground art scene. Fox moved