Please answer the following question: Read the bio below and try to give details on thomas lanigan-schmidt 's: - bgcolour - birth date - name - birth place Bio: thomas lanigan-schmidt -lrb- born 1948 -rrb- is an american artist who is also a veteran of the stonewall riots . lanigan-schmidt 's artwork incorporates materials such as tinsel , foil , cellophane , saran wrap and glitter , embracing kitsch and intentionally tacky . his work has been compared to that of florine stettheimer , who used cellophane in her sets for the gertrude stein/virgil thomson opera '' four saints in three acts '' ; his art was included in an exhibit of artists influenced by stettheimer . his work has also been likened to the religious-themed tinfoil-covered thrones of art brut artist james hampton . he is sometimes grouped with the pattern and decoration art movement , though he says that is '' retrospective craziness '' . his art is noted for its incorporation of catholic iconography . joe brainard is also cited as a forerunner with his use of decorative collage and queer and religious themes . lanigan-schmidt attended pratt institute in 1965-66 , was rejected by cooper union , and attended school of visual arts . lanigan-schmidt began by exhibiting his art in his own apartment ; an early major exhibit in 1969 was titled '' the sacristy of the hamptons '' . another home exhibit was titled '' the summer palace of czarina tatlina '' . in these early home exhibits , and also in at least one later recreation of an early exhibit , he guided visitors through the exhibit in drag in character as art collector ethel dull . while lanigan schmidt 's art is not widely known , he has received critical acclaim . he has been referenced as an antecedent to jeff koons in the intentional use of kitsch in art . lanigan-schmidt 's work has been included in major art museum survey exhibits . his art was in the 1984 venice biennale , and his trip there inspired his 1985 '' venetian glass series '' . his foil rats and drag queens produced in the 1970s were included in the 1995 exhibit '' in a different light '' at the berkeley art museum , which was curated by lawrence rinder and nayland blake . his art was...
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- bgcolour is # 6495ed- birth date is 1948- name is thomas lanigan-schmidt- birth place is elizabeth , new jersey ,