Candice Breitz
Candice Breitz | |
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Born | 1972 Johannesburg |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Artist, photographer, video artist, art historian, new media artist |
Style | video art, installation artwork |
Website | http://www.candicebreitz.net |
Candice Breitz (born 1972)[1] is a South African artist who works primarily in video and photography.[2][3] She won a 2007 Prince Pierre de Monaco Prize.[4] Her work is often characterized by multi-channel moving image installations, with a focus on the “attention economy” of contemporary media and culture,[5] often represented in the parallelism of the identification with fictional characters and celebrity figures and widespread indifference to global issues.[6] In 2017, she was selected to represent South Africa at the Venice Biennale.[7]
Life
Breitz was born in Johannesburg.[1] She currently lives in Berlin, and has been a tenured professor at the Braunschweig University of Art since 2007. Breitz uses found video footage, appropriating video from popular culture.[8] Breitz is represented by KOW (Berlin), Kaufmann Repetto (Milan / NYC) and the Goodman Gallery (Johannesburg / Cape Town / London). Breitz holds degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, the University of Chicago, and Columbia University.[9] She has been holding lectures and workshops at institutions such as Zentrum Paul Klee,[10] Stony Brook Manhattan,[11] Smith College Museum of Art,[12] and the mentorship program Forecast.[13]
Work
Breitz's 2016 seven-channel installation, Love Story, shares the personal narratives of six individuals who have fled their countries in response to a range of oppressive conditions: Sarah Ezzat Mardini, who escaped war-torn Syria; José Maria João, a former child soldier from Angola; Mamy Maloba Langa, a survivor from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Shabeena Francis Saveri, a transgender activist from India; Luis Ernesto Nava Molero, a political dissident from Venezuela; and Farah Abdi Mohamed, an idealistic young atheist from Somalia.[14]
Exhibitions
- Yvon Lambert, "Him + Her", New York, 2009[15]
- Kunsthaus Bregenz, "Candice Breitz: The Scripted Life", Bregenz, 2010[16]
- Iziko South African National Gallery and Standard Bank Gallery, "Candice Breitz: Extra!", Johannesburg, 2012[17]
- Australian Centre for the Moving Image, "Candice Breitz: The Character", Melbourne, 2013[18]
- Museum of Fine Arts, Candice Breitz: Love Story, Boston, 2016[19]
- Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, "Candice Breitz: Ponderosa", Stuttgart, 2016[20]
References
- ^ a b Phaidon Editors (2019). Great women artists. Phaidon Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0714878775.
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- ^ "Kunsthaus Bregenz" (PDF).
- ^ "Prix International d'Art Contemporain | Fondation Prince Pierre". www.fondationprincepierre.mc (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ "Candice Breitz: Love Story". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "CANDICE BREITZ". www.candicebreitz.net. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "The Jewish Museum". thejewishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ Spont, M. (2010). "Analyzing Mass Media through Video Art Education: Popular Pedagogy and Social Critique in the Work of Candice Breitz". Studies in Art Education. 51 (4): 295–314. doi:10.1080/00393541.2010.11518810. S2CID 193017284.
- ^ "Candice Breitz". Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ Bern, Zentrum Paul Klee, Monument im Fruchtland 3, CH-3000. "Lecture Candice Breitz". Zentrum Paul Klee. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Art History & Criticism Lecture Series". Department of art. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ College, Smith. "Miller lecture—Candice Breitz: From A to B and Back Again". Smith College Museum of Art. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Open Call for Forecast". Berlin Art Link. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Russeth, Andrew (2017-05-12). "Alec Baldwin and Julianne Moore Address Refugee Crises in Candice Breitz's Piece in South Africa's Pavilion". ARTnews. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ Johnson, Ken. "Art in Review". query.nytimes.com.
- ^ "Kunsthaus Bregenz". www.kunsthaus-bregenz.at.
- ^ "Extra! « Mahala".
- ^ "Candice Breitz: The Character | ACMI". 2015.acmi.net.au.
- ^ "Candice Breitz: Love Story". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ "Vorschau_Details - Kunstmuseum Stuttgart". kunstmuseum-stuttgart.de.
Further reading
- Perryer, Sophie (2004). 10 Years 100 Artists: Art In A Democratic South Africa. Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 1868729877.