Born in Lima, Ohio, in 1956, Ann Hamilton's one person exhibitions include presentations at Moderne Museet Stockholm (2005); MASS MoCA, North Adams, Mass. (2003); the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2002); the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1994); and Dia Art Foundation, New York (1993). In 1998, she represented the United States at the Venice Biennial.

Richard Serra was born in San Francisco in 1939. He lives and works in New York and Nova Scotia, Canada.