L.A. Raeven

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L.A. Raeven
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
co-founder
Angelique Raeven
co-founder
Liesbeth Raeven
Website Official website

L.A. Raeven is a name for Liesbeth and Angelique Raeven, Dutch twins and collaborative artist duo known for installation art, video art, and performance art. [1] [2] [3] They live in Amsterdam. [4] [5]

They were born in 1971 in Heerlen, Netherlands. [5] Some of their artwork focuses on the love-hate tension they feel in a twin relationship, as well as identity, and thinness. [2] [6] [7] [8] Their video installation which includes two films that form a diptych, Wild Zone 1 (2001) and Wild Zone 2 (2002) are works focused on the body autonomy and malleability of one's own body (in pursuit of thinness). [4] It has been compared to work by Gilbert and George. [4]

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