Tag Archives: Video
Autoportrait Day 103~ María Magdalena Campos-Pons
A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
Cuban-born artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons (born 1959)
Untitled, 1996 / Dye diffusion transfer print / Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL
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Born December 2~ Gülsün Karamustafa
Gülsün Karamustafa (born 1946, Ankara, Turkey) is a visual artist and filmmaker. Her installations, paintings, sculptures, and videos examine the complexities of gender, globalization, and migration.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCls%C3%BCn_Karamustafa
Prayer Rug with Elvis by Gülsün Karamustafa
1986 / Tapestry collage / 70-4/5″x41-1/3″ / Photo from SALT Research Library
Gülsün Karamustafa on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gulsun-karamustafa/
Further reading:
https://www.guggenheim.org/map/gulsun-karamustafa
http://www.hasta-standrews.com/scotland/2021/5/19/glsn-karamustafa-portraying-the-personal
https://m.bianet.org/english/art/248579-contemporary-artist-gulsun-karamustafa-receives-roswitha-haftmann-prize
Born September 20~ Adrian Piper
“Adrian Margaret Smith Piper (born September 20, 1948) is a first-generation Conceptual artist and analytic philosopher who was born in New York City.”
Adrian Piper’s “reconstructed” Wikipedia:
http://adrianpiper.com/removed-and-reconstructed-en.wikipedia-biography.shtml

Political Self-Portrait #2 (Race) by Adrian Piper
1978 / Photostat collage / 36″x24″ / Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection
Adrian Piper on Wikiart: https://bit.ly/3CvyDEv
Further reading:
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/about/feminist_art_base/adrian-piper
https://www.shadesofnoir.org.uk/creatives/portfolio/adrian-piper/
https://carnegiemuseums.org/magazine-archive/2001/marapr/awm1.htm
Born September 18~ Terry Braunstein
Terry Braunstein (born 1942) is an American multimedia artist whose work includes photography, installation, assemblage, painting, printmaking, video, sculpture, and large permanent public art.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Braunstein_(artist)

Two-page spread from The Untitled Book by Terry Braunstein
1981 / Color xerograph on paper / 10-3⁄4″x8-1⁄2″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC
Terry Braunstein on artist’s website: https://terrybraunstein.com/portfolio1/
Further reading:
https://art.metro.net/artworks/local-odysseys/
https://www.wescover.com/creator/terry-braunstein
https://www.publicartinpublicplaces.info/illuminations-2006-by-terry-braunstein
Born April 20~ Carrie Mae Weems
Carrie Mae Weems (born April 20, 1953) has developed a complex body of art employing images, text, fabric, audio, installation, and video.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Mae_Weems

After Manet by Carrie Mae Weems
2002 / C-print framed with concave glass / 32″ diameter, 4″depth / Jack Shainman Gallery, NYC
Carrie Mae Weems on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/carrie-mae-weems/
Further reading:
http://carriemaeweems.net/bio.html
https://www.moma.org/artists/7177
https://www.culturetype.com/2020/08/13/carrie-mae-weems-on-kitchen-table-series-not-simply-a-voice-for-african-american-women-but-more-generally-for-women/
RESIST COVID/TAKE 6! Carrie Mae Weems: http://socialstudiesproject.org/
American Artist Appreciation Month~ August 30
The Value of Sharpness: When it Falls by Nicholas Galanin
2019 / 60 porcelain hatchets / Dimensions variable / Peter Blum Gallery, NY, NY
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American Artist Appreciation Month~ August 26
Sample 1 by Mark Bradford
2015 / Mixed media on canvas / 62″x48″ / Hauser & Wirth art galleries
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Black History Month in Visual Arts~ February 23
Art Is…(Troupe with Mlle Bourgeoise Noire) by Lorraine O’Grady
1983/2009 / Chromogenic print / 16”x20” / Various collections
including Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
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How Lorraine O’Grady Transformed Harlem Into a Living Artwork in the ’80s—and Why It Couldn’t Be Done Today
https://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/in_focus/lorraine-ogrady-on-the-making-of-her-1980s-parade-performance-harlem-52996
See also: February 23~ African-American visual artists
https://schristywolfe.com/2018/02/23/february-23-african-american-visual-artists/
Hispanic Artists~Day 30
Dedans 2 by Juan Downey
1964 / Color intaglio / 15 1/4”x13 3/4” / Edition of 40
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Ballerina by Priscilla Monge
2000 / Mixed media / 15 3/4”x9”x10 1/5” / Tate Gallery, London