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Dara Friedman

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Dara Friedman
Dara Friedman (2019)
Born
Dara Friedman

1968
Bad Kreuznach, Germany
Websitedarafriedman.com

Dara Friedman (born 1968, Bad Kreuznach, Germany) is an artist who creates film and video works that use a carefully orchestrated filming and editing process, often collaborating with individuals and communities to capture the expressive qualities of the human body.[1]

Background

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Friedman was raised between Palm Beach County and Bad Kreuznach, Germany.[1] Her mother is an artist and her father was a Jewish doctor in the United States Army and stationed in Germany during her youth.[2] As a child, she took dance lessons and would attend dress rehearsals at the Düsseldorf Ballet where her aunt, Bernhild Thormaehlen [de], was a dancer.[2] Dancers and performers feature frequently in Friedman's works, such as Dancer (2011), Play (Parts 1 & 2) (2013), Rite (2014), and Mother Drum (2015–16). In 2022, she was a Visiting Artist at the School of Art + Art History at University of Florida.[3]

She received her BA from Vassar College in 1990, and studied at the Städelshule in Frankfurt from 1989 to 1991. In 1994 she received an MFA, Motion Pictures from the School of Communication at the University of Miami.[1] Friedman studied under Austrian artist and Structural film pioneer Peter Kubelka, and describes her work as a form of poetry that communicates visually without a reliance on verbal or traditional, narrative storytelling.[2]

In 1992, she moved to Miami where she continues to participate as an active member in the artistic community.[4]

Work and career

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"Bim Bam," 1999, 16mm film installation with two slot-loading projectors, metal armature and non-sync sound

Friedman's film and video work is regarded for its ability to reduce film to its most basic, material essences in ways that create emotionally compelling, visceral experiences.[1] She often works in 16mm and Super 8 film formats, although also using standard and high-definition cameras. A rigorous planning and editing process creates a visceral visual experience that is complemented by the unpredictability of the human subjects she often works with.[1] The artist establishes relationships with the people who perform directly for her camera, sometimes identified through a casting call, in order to create intimate filming environments that capture an element of natural spontaneity.[5] Although these films do not have linear narratives, the calculated presentation of bodies in motion encourages the viewer to connect with the subjects and places on screen.[6] Since the 1990s, Friedman has created film, videos, and installations that integrate these elements of structured and dynamic visuals.[7] She is represented by Gavin Brown's enterprise, who has consistently featured Friedman's work since 1998.[8]

Exhibitions

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The artist's first mid-career survey was organized by the Pérez Art Museum Miami, and curated by René Morales in 2017. The show featured fifteen installations spanning 20 years of her video works.[9] A monographic catalog was produced by the museum in commemoration of the exhibition and the artist's career milestone.[9]

In 2024, Friedman's piece Romance (2001) is included in The Days That Build Us, organized by PAMMTV, the video art streaming platform, at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida. The 32-minute film captured the affective interactions and kisses of seventy couples in public spaces. The work of Dara Friedman is exhibited next works by Tania Candiani, Rivane Neuenschwander, Deborah Jack, and Miguel Ángel Rojas.[10]

Solo exhibitions

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Solo exhibitions of Friedman's work have also include:

  • 1998: Dara Friedman: Total, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
  • 2001: Dara Friedman, SITE Santa Fe[11]
  • 2002: Dara Friedman, Kunstmuseum Thun[12]
  • 2005: Dara Friedman: Sunset Island, The Kitchen[13]
  • 2007: Musical, Public Art Fund[14]
  • 2009: Musical, The Museum of Modern Art
  • 2009: Shooting Gallery, Julia Stoschek Collection[15]
  • 2012: Dara Friedman: Dancer, Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh[16]
  • 2012: Dara Friedman: Dancer, Miami Art Museum
  • 2013: Dara Friedman: Dancer, Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle
  • 2013: Hammer Projects: Dara Friedman, Hammer Museum[17]
  • 2014: Dara Friedman: Projecting, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit[18]
  • 2014: Play (Parts 1 & 2), Hammer Museum[19]
  • 2017: Mother Drum, Aspen Art Museum[20]
  • 2018: Dara Friedman: Perfect Stranger, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida[21]
  • 2019/20: Dara Friedman: Temple Door - Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg, Germany[22]

Collections

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Among the public collections holding work by Friedman are the Austrian Film Museum, Vienna; Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Pérez Art Museum Miami;[23] Saint Louis Museum of Art; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.[1]

Awards

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Friedman has been recognized with the following awards:[1]

  • 2019: Guggenheim Fellowship
  • 2016: South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship
  • 2012: Hammer Museum Artist Residency
  • 2000: Rome Prize, American Academy in Rome
  • 1999: Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant
  • 1998: South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship
  • 1997: New Forms Miami, Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs

Personal life

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Friedman is married to artist Mark Handforth. They live and work in Miami with their two daughters.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Morales, René (2017). Dara Friedman : Perfect Stranger. Morales, René,, Steiner, Rochelle,, Subotnick, Ali,, Pérez Art Museum Miami. Miami, Florida. ISBN 9783791356877. OCLC 982089381.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c Miller, James H. (December 9, 2017). "Dara Friedman: From the stage to the screen". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  3. ^ "Visiting Artist Lecture: Dara Friedman". arts.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  4. ^ Sokol, Brett (2017-11-15). "An Artist Turns Her Lens on a New Art City: Miami". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  5. ^ a b Macsweeny, Eve (November 10, 2017). "Dara Friedman's Gripping Films Capture the Human and the Extraordinary". Vogue. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  6. ^ Tschida, Anne (January 11, 2018). "Miami artist's videos are known around the world. Now, locals can see them too". Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  7. ^ Pollack, Barbara (December 6, 2017). "'Existentialist in a Bikini': Artist Dara Friedman on Her Ascendant Life and Work in Miami". ArtNews. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  8. ^ "Gavin Brown's enterprise: Dara Friedman".
  9. ^ a b "Dara Friedman: Perfect Stranger". www.pamm.org.
  10. ^ "The Days That Build Us • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  11. ^ "Dara Friedman - SITE Santa Fe". SITE Santa Fe. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  12. ^ "Dara Friedman at Kunstmuseum Thun". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  13. ^ "The Kitchen presents the premiere of a new video installation Dara Friedman: Sunset Island" (PDF).
  14. ^ "Musical". www.publicartfund.org. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  15. ^ "Dara Friedman: Shooting Gallery". Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  16. ^ "Dara Friedman: Dancer opens at CAM Raleigh on January 28th | MFA|EDA Viewfinder". mfaeda.org. Archived from the original on 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  17. ^ "Hammer Projects: Dara Friedman | Hammer Museum". hammer.ucla.edu.
  18. ^ Green, Roger (2014-10-02). "Dara Friedman at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit". ARTnews. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  19. ^ "Dara Friedman: PLAY, Parts 1 & 2 - Hammer Museum". The Hammer Museum. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  20. ^ "Dara Friedman: Mother Drum - Aspen Art Museum". Aspen Art Museum. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  21. ^ "Dara Friedman: Perfect Stranger • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  22. ^ "Exhibition – Dara Friedman: Temple Door". kvhbf.de. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  23. ^ "Dara Friedman • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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