Tiny Split Character, 2003
Ink, collage, and contact paper on Mylar
Framed: 41 x 29 in. (104.1 x 73.7 cm)
Collection of Linda and Paul Gotskind, courtesy of Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer
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Wangechi Mutu Tiny Split Character, 2003 Ink, collage, and contact paper on Mylar Framed: 41 x 29 in. (104.1 x 73.7 cm) Collection of Linda and Paul Gotskind, courtesy of Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects Photo: Robert Wedemeyer
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As we study the exploration of culture in art, we will be featuring several artists represented in the exhibit, "Unbound: Contemporary Art After Frida Kahlo" at the MCA Chicago. The first artist in our series is Shirin Neshat.
Shirin Neshat on Iran and her works. In this video, she discusses the installation film, "Turbulent" (1998) which was a featured work in the Unbound: Contemporary Art After Frida Kahlo exhibit.
For more information on Shirin Neshat, including a biography and related articles check out the artist page on Artsy.net.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres (American, b. Cuba, 1957–1996)"Untitled" (The End), 1990. Offset prints on paper, 22 x 28 x 22 in. (55.9 x 71.1 x 55.9 cm). Restricted gift of Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz; Bernice and Kenneth Newberger Fund 1995.111 © The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation, courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery Félix González-Torres (American, 1957–1996). "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), 1991. Candies individually wrapped in multicolored cellophane, endless supply. Overall dimensions vary with installation, ideal weight: 175 lb. The Art Institute of Chicago; promised gift of Donna and Howard Stone. Courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York © The Félix González-Torres Foundation "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) was featured in the "HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture" at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
IB FOCUS: CULTURAL and personal RELEVANCE AND CURATORIAL PRACTICE; beginning the comparative study
STEP 1. create an artist page on kahlo step 2. compare and contrast kahlo's work with another artist from the exhibition"This exhibition highlights four themes in Kahlo’s paintings to examine their continued relevance to international artists: the performance of gender, issues of national identity, the political body, and the absent or traumatized body. The exhibition includes work by: Francis Alÿs and Enrique Huerta, Margot Bergman, Sanford Biggers, Louise Bourgeois, Martin Soto Climent, Eugenio Dittborn, Yang Fudong, Julio Galan, Nan Goldin, Thomas Houseago, Frida Kahlo, Nelson Leirner, José Leonilson, Ana Mendieta, Beatriz Milhazes, Donald Moffett, Celia Alvarez Muñoz, Wangechi Mutu, Shirin Neshat, Helio Oiticica, Catherine Opie, Gabriel Orozco, Angel Otero, Jack Pierson, Rosângela Rennó, Daniela Rossell, Doris Salcedo, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson, and Valeska Soares." (MCA Exhibit Website above)
Choose one artist from one of the exhibit themes that resonates the most with you and ties into your own work thematically, either conceptually or technically. |
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