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Martha Rosler (1943) Brooklyn, New York

Lives in Brooklyn, New York


Video, photo-text, installation & performance

• “Martha Rosler is an artist who works primarily with


images and texts. Most of her work concerns social
issues, which are manifested at sites as various as the
kitchen, the television set, the streets and the transport
systems.”
• “Rosler works in video, photo-text, installation, and
performance, and writes criticism. She has lectured
extensively nationally and internationally. Her work in the
public sphere ranges from everyday life — often with an
eye to women's experience — and the media to
architecture and the built environment.”
• Neufeld, Josh. "martha rosler: an artist...." martha rosler: an
artist.... http://www.martharosler.net/ (accessed September
13, 2009).
Jon Rubin () ,
Lives in Pittsburg, PA
Drawing, multi-disciplinary, video, installation, public projects

• “Jon Rubin is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work explores


the social dynamics of public places and the idiosyncrasies
of individual and group behavior. His solo and collaborative
projects include creating a game show for ideas, opening a
fake store in an indoor shopping mall, starting a restaurant
that secretly runs via take-out from its double across the
street, broadcasting an office's telephone conversations
through a talking piano, running a neighborhood truck that
gives away free homemade goods and services, operating a
radio station that only plays the sound of an extinct bird,
developing a hypnotized human robot army, producing a
cable access variety show at a senior center, and
developing a free nomadic art school. He has exhibited
video, drawings, installations and public projects
internationally including at The San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art; The Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo,
Mexico; The Rooseum, Sweden; Internationale Kurzfilmtage
Oberhausen, Germany; Nemo Film Festival, Paris; as well as
in backyards, living rooms, and street corners.”
• "JON RUBIN." JON RUBIN. http://www.jonrubin.net/index.php
(accessed September 13, 2009).
Alison Saar (1956) Los Angeles, California
Lives in California
Sculpture & installation

• “Her sculptures and installations explore themes of African


cultural diaspora and spirituality, and her studies of Latin
American, Caribbean and African art and religion have
informed her work. Saar’s fascination with vernacular folk
art and ability to build an oasis of beauty from cast-off
objects are evident in her sculptures and paintings. Saar’s
highly personal, often life-sized sculptures are marked by
their emotional candor, and by contrasting materials and
messages that imbue her work with a high degree of
cultural subtext.”
• Wikipedia contributors, "Alison Saar," Wikipedia, The Free
Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alison_Saar&oldid=291
(accessed May 22, 2009).
Betye Saar (1926) Los Angeles, California
Lives in Los Angeles, California
Assemblage

• “She began creating work typically consisting of found


objects arranged within boxes or windows, with items
drawing on various different cultures reflecting Saar's own
mixed heritage (African, Native American, Irish and
Creole).”
• “In the late 1960s Saar began collecting images of
Aunt Jemima, Uncle Tom, Little Black Sambo, and other
stereotyped ((African American)) figures from folk culture
and advertising. She incorporated them into collages and
assemblages, transforming them into provocative
statements of political and social protest. In the 1970s Saar
shifted focus again, exploring ritual and tribal objects from
Africa as well as items from African American folk
traditions. In new boxed assemblages, she combined
shamanistic tribal fetishes with images and objects evoking
the magical and the mystical.”
• Wikipedia contributors, "Betye Saar," Wikipedia, The Free
Encyclopedia,
Tom Sachs (1966) New York City, NY
Lives in NYC, NY
Sculpture

• “TOM SACHS is a sculptor, probably best known for his


elaborate recreations of various Modern icons, all of them
masterpieces of engineering and design of one kind or
another. In an early show he made Knoll office furniture out
of phone books and duct tape; later, he recreated Le
Corbusier's 1952 Unité d'Habitation using only foamcore
and a glue gun. Other projects have included his versions of
various Cold War masterpieces, like the Apollo 11 Lunar
Excursion Module, and the bridge of the battleship USS
Enterprise. And because no engineering project is more
complex and pervasive than the corporate ecosystem, he's
done versions of those, too, including a McDonald's he built
using plywood, glue, assorted kitchen appliances. He's also
done Hello Kitty and her friends in materials ranging from
foamcore to bronze.”
• "JON RUBIN." JON RUBIN. http://www.jonrubin.net/index.php
(accessed September 13, 2009).
Jenny Saville (1970) Cambridge, England
Lives in Silcily
Painting

• “Saville does not meet the usual public perception of the


YBAs as she has dedicated her career to traditional
figurative oil painting. Her painterly style has been
compared to that of Lucian Freud and Rubens. Her
paintings are usually much larger than life size. They are
strongly pigmented and give a highly sensual impression of
the surface of the skin as well as the mass of the body. She
sometimes adds marks onto the body, such as white
"target" rings.
• Since her debut in 1992, Saville's focus has remained on
the female body, slightly deviating into subjects with
"floating or indeterminant gender painting large scale
paintings of transsexuals and transvestites. Her published
sketches and documents include surgical photographs of
liposuction, trauma victims, deformity correction, disease
states and transgender patients.”

• Wikipedia contributors, "Jenny Saville," Wikipedia, The Free


Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jenny_Saville&oldid=30
Julia Scher (1954) Hollywood, California
Lives in Boston, Mass
Installation & performance

• Julia Scher's work focuses on the subjects surveillance and


cyber-sphere. Aiming at the exposure of dangers and
ideologies of monitoring systems, Scher creates temporary
and transitory web/installation/performance works that
explore issues of power, control and seduction.

• "Media Art Net | Scher, Julia: Biography." Media Art Net |


Homepage.
http://www.mediaartnet.org/artist/scher/biography/
(accessed September 13, 2009).
Carolee Schneemann (1939) Fox Chase, Pennsylvania
Lives in New York
Painting, photography, installation & performance

• “Carolee Schneemann, multidisciplinary artist. Transformed


the definition of art, especially discourse on the body,
sexuality, and gender. The history of her work is
characterized by research into archaic visual traditions,
pleasure wrested from suppressive taboos, the body of the
artist in dynamic relationship with the social body.”

• "Carolee Schneemann." Carolee Schneemann.


http://www.caroleeschneemann.com/index.html (accessed
September 13, 2009).
Josef Schulz (1966) Bishop’s Castle, Poland
Lives in Germany
Photography

• “I am extremely fond of the work of Josef Schulz, a German


photographer who studied under the likes of Thomas Ruff
and Bernd and Hilla Becher. In the same school of
photographic thought, Schulz photographs industrial, mass
manufactured architecture in all of its utilitarian beauty. His
minimal compositions avoid placing qualitative judgement
on these structures, instead exploring their form and
relationship to their surroundings. Schulz has depicted his
subject matter with formal detachment and found beauty in
the banality of contemporary industrial construction. In
addition, his work raises questions about photography's
ability to aesthetically enhance something that is in
essence, mundane.”
• The Exposure Project. "The Exposure Project: Josef Schulz."
The Exposure Project.
http://theexposureproject.blogspot.com/2007/08/josef-
schulz.html (accessed September 13, 2009).
Dana Schutz (1976) Livonia, Michigan
Lives in Brooklyn, New York
Painting

• “In Bomb Magazine[2], critic Mel Chin wrote that,


‘dissection and dismemberment abound in Dana Schutz's
work, all offset by sunny colors and a pert sense of humor.
Among other things, she has created a race of people who
eat themselves; a guy called Frank who is the last man on
Earth; a gravity-phobic person who has tied herself to the
ground; and a variety of characters that are spliced, for
different reasons, on operating tables. Schutz loves to give
her characters life and then cut them up. Yet hers is a
blithe cruelty, the curiosity of a child playing at being a
creator. Even when she hates, she does it with whimsy.’”
• Wikipedia contributors, "Dana Schutz," Wikipedia, The Free
Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dana_Schutz&oldid=28
(accessed April 27, 2009).
Beverly Semmes (1952) Washington, DC
Lives in New York City, New York
Sculpture, installation

• “Beverly Semmes first won attention with monumental


dresses and other large-scale clothing that powerfully
invoked the female body…Quirky thigh-high pottery vessels
in fluorescent red, seemingly of Greek folk ancestry but
hand-made by Ms. Semmes, stand around like exclamation
points. And in the middle of the gallery's floor is a huge
ovoid bathmat, put together entirely of flesh-colored Band-
Aids. (Enamored of these skin-stickers, Ms. Semmes also
constructed two wall pieces of colorful children's Band-Aids
that resemble patchwork quilts and presents a video close-
up of her Band-Aid clad feet.)…What can one say in the
face of this largesse, which certainly has charged overtones
of feminist meaning along with its undertones of female
underwear? Not much, except to note that Ms. Semmes is
an engaging fantasist and a clever manipulator of
architectural space.”
• GLUECK, GRACE. "ART IN REVIEW; Beverly Semmes -- 'In the O' - The New
Richard Serra (1939) San Francisco, California
Lives in New York & Nova Scotia
Sculpture, video

• “American minimalist sculptor and video artist known for


working with large scale assemblies of sheet metal. Serra
was involved in the Process Art Movement.”
• “Serra's earliest work was abstract and process-based
made from molten lead hurled in large splashes against the
wall of a studio or exhibition space. Still, he is better known
for his minimalist constructions from large rolls and sheets
of metal (COR-TEN-Steel). Many of these pieces are self-
supporting and emphasize the weight and nature of the
materials. Rolls of lead are designed to sag over time. His
exterior steel sculptures go through an initial oxidation
process, but after 8–10 years, the patina of the steel settles
to one color that will remain relatively stable over the
piece's life. Serra often constructs site-specific installations,
frequently on a scale that dwarfs the observer.”
• Wikipedia contributors, "Richard Serra," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Serra&oldid=311569635
Roger Shimomura (1939) Seattle, Washington
Lives in Lawrence, Kansas
Painting, printmaking, performance

• “Roger Shimomura's paintings, prints, and theatre pieces


address sociopolitical issues of Asian America and have
often been inspired by diaries kept by his late immigrant
grandmother for 56 years of her life.”
• “Roger Shimomura's work is an aesthetic and political
comparison between contemporary America and traditional
Japan. Using images from both cultures, Shimomura creates
a complicated layering of pictorial information and social
observation. As his paintings and prints are interpreted and
decoded by the viewer, Shimomura's tangled intentions are
revealed in a subtly political way.”
• Shimomura, Roger. "Roger Shimomura's Paintings, Performance and
Sculpture - Official Web Site." Roger Shimomura's Paintings, Performance
and Sculpture - Official Web Site. http://www.rshim.com/index.htm
(accessed September 14, 2009).
• "Roger Shimomura | Greg Kucera Gallery | Seattle." Greg Kucera Gallery |
Seattle. http://www.gregkucera.com/shimomura.htm (accessed September
14, 2009).
Roman Signer (1938) Appenzell, Switzerland
Lives in St. Gallen, Switzerland
Sculpture, installations photography, and video

• “Signer’s "action sculptures" involve setting up, carrying


out, and recording "experiments" or events that bear
aesthetic results. Following carefully planned and strictly
executed and documented procedures, the artist enacts
and records such acts as explosions, collisions, and the
projection of objects through space. Video works like Stiefel
mit Rakete (Boot with Rocket) are integral to Signer’s
performances, capturing the original setup of materials that
self-destruct in the process of creating an emotionally and
visually compelling event. Signer gives a humorous twist to
the concept of cause and effect and to the traditional
scientific method of experimentation and discovery, taking
on the self-evidence of scientific logic as an artistic
challenge”
• Carnegie Museum of Art. "Roman Signer." Carnegie Museum of Art.
http://www.cmoa.org/international/html/art/signer.htm (accessed
September 14, 2009).
Ross Sinclair (1966) Glasgow, Scotland
Lives in St. Glasgow, Scotland
Sculpture, installations, photography, painting

• “As part of Ross Sinclair's recent show, he ran a stall in one of


London's street markets for a day. You could buy T-shirts, mugs, key
rings, and pens, all bearing the legend "I ?? Real Life." For Sinclair,
"real life" is not something that exists but something dreamed of or
longed for, something that exerts itself as an idealized possibility out
of the more immediate situation of cultural uncertainty.”
• “I came to realise his working process was far closer to that of a
musician than that of an artist. I fell into a sort of ‘unplugged’ session
to find Sinclair improvising on a range of influences as likely to
include history, MTV, current affairs, counter culture and personal
experience as art theory, history and technique. Sinclair has a
project, and its not based on a ‘one hit wonder’ philosophy, its a life
mission. What interests Sinclair is to establish an inquiry into the
indivisible juncture between mediated experiences and real
experiences. He is not seeking to criticise one and champion the
other, but rather to measure, research and exhibit the relationship
between the two.”
• Michael Archer "Ross Sinclair". ArtForum. FindArticles.com. 13 Sep, 2009.
Shahzia Skander (1969) Lahore, Pakistan
Lives in New York & Texas
Miniature painting, painting, installations, performance, drawing,
mixed media

• “Sikander specializes in Indian and Persian miniature


painting, a traditional style that is both highly stylized and
disciplined. While becoming an expert in this technique-
driven, often impersonal art form, she imbued it with a
personal context and history, blending the Eastern focus on
precision and methodology with a Western emphasis on
creative, subjective expression. In doing so, Sikander
transported miniature painting into the realm of
contemporary art. Reared as a Muslim, Sikander is also
interested in exploring both sides of the Hindu and Muslim
“border,” often combining imagery from both—such as the
Muslim veil and the Hindu multi-armed goddess—in a single
painting. Sikander has written: ‘Such juxtaposing and
mixing of Hindu and Muslim iconography is a parallel to the
entanglement of histories of India and Pakistan.’”
• "Art:21 . Shahzia Sikander . Biography . Documentary Film | PBS." PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/sikander/index.html (accessed September
Charles Simonds (1945) New York
Lives in New York & Texas
Sculpture, installation

• “he made miniature ‘dwellings’ out of tiny unfired clay


bricks…Simonds saw these dwellings as the habitation of a
mythic race of Little People, which he divided into three
sorts according to the design of dwelling they lived in:
circular, spiral or linear. These people were described in his
text Three Peoples (1975). The dwellings were often
constructed as if partially ruined, and this suggestion of the
life and death of a community was further emphasized by
the fragility of the constructions. Simonds made much of
his work in random sites in cities, intending them to be
focal points for the local community rather than outdoor
museum displays.”
• "artnet.com: Resource Library: Simonds, Charles." artnet - The Art World
Online. http://www.artnet.com/library/07/0788/T078840.asp (accessed
September 14, 2009).
SIMPARCH (1996) Las Cruces, New Mexico
Operates out of New Mexico
Sculpture, installation, mixed media

• “SIMPARCH is an American artist collective that was


founded in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1996. Presently this
group is organized and maintained by Matthew Lynch and
Steve Badgett. Their practice involves large-scale, usually
interactive installations and works that, as the group's
name suggests, examine simple architecture, building
practices, site specificity and materials that may be
salvaged, recycled or generally brought together with a
kind of d.i.y. attitude. Often collaborating with other artists,
builders, art critics, graffiti artists, filmmakers, and skate
boarders, and musicians, SIMPARCH works at providing
sites which allow for social interaction and experimentation
with design and materials.”
• Wikipedia contributors, "Simparch," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simparch&oldid=282049670
(accessed April 6, 2009).
Alexis Smith (1949) Los Angeles, CA
Lives in Los Angeles, CA
Installation, Collage, mixed media

• “Selection is key to the success of any collage artist and


Smith’s esthetic remains specifically pre-internet. She has
always incorporated bits and pieces reminiscent of the
Southern California of her childhood, then redolent of
orange groves and rife with movie stars. Yet, what used to
be swap-meet kitsch has taken on an aura of rarity with
passing time.”

• Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter. "AN ALEXIS SMITH REVIVAL." artnet - The Art


World Online. http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/smith/smith5-19-
09.asp (accessed September 14, 2009).
Kiki Smith (1954) Nuremberg, Germany
Lives in New York City, NY
Sculpture, mixed media

• “an American artist classified as a feminist artist, a


movement with beginnings in the twentieth century. Her
Body Art is imbued with political significance, undermining
the traditional erotic representations of women by male
artists, and often exposes the inner biological systems of
females as a metaphor for hidden social issues. Her work
also often includes the theme of birth and regeneration,
sustenance, and frequently has Catholic allusions. Smith
has also been active in debate over controversies such as
AIDS, gender, race, and battered women.”

• Wikipedia contributors, "Kiki Smith," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,


http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kiki_Smith&oldid=294478456
(accessed June 4, 2009).

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