Known for film making, assemblage, drawing, painting, collage, photographs, and conceptual events, Bruce Conner has been a hard working artist who has spent much of his life searching for artistic truth. He is best known for his assemblage, but turned to other mediums after 1964 because he did not want to be only associated with one style. He has achieved much fame but shows little interest in its trappings.

In fact, he has refused to be photographed and often does not sign his work. As a prank, he sent a notice of his death to "Who's Who in American Art," and exhibited a series of his collages under the name of his friend, Dennis Hopper. However, a Walker Art Gallery retrospective in 2000 has given him much public exposure.

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