1941 born in Mamou, Louisiana, US
2020 died in Southampton, New York, US

Light was the preferred artistic means of Keith Sonnier who was one of the trailblazers towards a «new sculpture» in the 1970s. Until then, the neon tube was mainly known from advertising and the everyday life. Keith Sonnier though combined it with glass, fabric, latex or metal, in order to emphasize the sensual and emotional qualities of theses materials. The artist also realized numerous projects of art in architecture, among which his work for Munich’s new airport (1989-92) is a particularly important.