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Also known as Leonard Charles Huai, Leonard Charles Huia Lye, Lye

New Zealand artist, film maker and poet (1901–1980)

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1. Len Lye, born Leonard Charles Huia Lye (5 July 1901, Christchurch, New Zealand - 15 May 1980, Warwick, New York), was a New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. 2. Len Lye sings from fetal memory. With the aimlessness of a child, his vocal melodies weave between thoughtful chord progressions, offering a glimpse of an intimately familiar yet simultaneously unknowable world. Len roars with the desperate honesty of Neutral Milk Hotel <a href="h

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
New Zealand
Place of birth
Christchurch
Place of death
Warwick
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
film
Residence
New York City
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Len Lye
date of birth
1901-07-05
date of death
1980-05-15
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has works in the collection
Whitney Museum of American Art
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