Carolee Schneemann

Carolee Schneemann
Schneemann (2008)
Born(1939-10-12)October 12, 1939
Fox Chase, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 2019(2019-03-06) (aged 79)
New Paltz, New York, U.S.
EducationBard College (BA)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MFA)
Known forVisual art, performance art
MovementFeminist art, Neo-dada, Fluxus, happening

Carolee Schneemann (October 12, 1939 – March 6, 2019)[1] was an American visual experimental artist, known for her multi-media works on the body, narrative, sexuality and gender.[2] She received a B.A. in poetry and philosophy[3] from Bard College and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois. Originally a painter in the Abstract Expressionist tradition, Schneeman was uninterested in the masculine heroism of New York painters of the time and turned to performance-based work,[4] primarily characterized by research into visual traditions, taboos, and the body of the individual in relation to social bodies.[5] Although renowned for her work in performance and other media, Schneemann began her career as a painter, saying: "I'm a painter. I'm still a painter and I will die a painter. Everything that I have developed has to do with extending visual principles off the canvas."[6] Her works have been shown at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the London National Film Theatre, and many other venues.

Keynote address given by Schneemann on October 23, 2008

Schneemann taught at several universities, including the California Institute of the Arts, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Hunter College, Rutgers University, and SUNY New Paltz. She also published widely, producing works such as Cézanne, She Was a Great Painter (1976) and More than Meat Joy: Performance Works and Selected Writings (1979). Her works have been associated with a variety of art classifications, including Fluxus, Neo-Dada, performance art, the Beat Generation, and happenings.[7]

  1. ^ "Carolee Schneemann Pioneering Feminist Artist Dies Age 79". Artlyst. 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ Smith, Isabella (9 March 2016). "Carolee Schneemann on Feminism, Activism and Ageing". AnOther magazine.
  3. ^ "Carolee Schneemann | Biography, Art, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. ^ "Carolee Schneemann | artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. ^ Schneemann, Carolee (October 25, 2014). "Notes on Fuseology: Carolee Schneemann Remembers James Tenney". Border Crossings Magazine (Interview). Interviewed by Robert Enright.
  6. ^ "Carolee Schneemann Art, Bio, Ideas". The Art Story. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  7. ^ Morgan, Robert C.; Schneemann, Carolee; Cameron, Dan; Stiles, Kristine; Strauss, David Levi (Winter 1997). "Carolee Schneemann: The Politics of Eroticism". Art Journal. 56 (4): 97–100. doi:10.2307/777735. JSTOR 777735.