Published by Hatje Cantz. Edited by Vanessa Joan Müller, Bettina Steinbrügge. Text by Lisa E. Bloom, Andrea Bowers, Haden Guest, Ingrid Luquet-Gad, Jason McBride, Christiane Meyer-Stoll, Olaf Nicolai, Letizia Ragaglia, Alexandro Segade, Bettina Steinbrügge.
For more than 50 years, Eleanor Antin (born 1935) has been a distinctive voice in postmodernism, traversing conceptual art and feminist movements. Her projects, often photographic series or performances, scrutinize the historic and contemporary roles of women, darkened by consumerist commentary on the ideal feminine. Crash dieting, Schick razors, mascara and pill bottles all play starring roles in her most famous works. This most comprehensive monograph to date accompanies Antin's first retrospective in 25 years and her first ever in Europe. Each commissioned text dives into a different facet of her work: her life in New York and San Diego; her Jewish identity; her feminist activism; her unfailing humor; her performances and films; and the impact of her art on younger generations of artists. It also features a complete exhibition history, a comprehensive list of works and a timeline of her life.
Published by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University. Edited with text by Emily Liebert. Foreword by Deborah Cullen. Text by Huey Copeland, Malik Gaines, Alexandro Segade, Henry Sayre. Interview by Emily Liebert.
From 1972 to 1991, Eleanor Antin (born 1935) created multiple personae of different genders, races, professions, historical contexts and geographic locations. The artist called this motley group--which includes a deposed king, an exiled film director, ambitious ballerinas and hard-working nurses--her "selves." The selves’ manifestations were as diverse as their stories: some were embodied by Antin and captured in photographs and on video; others had paper doll surrogates; at times their existence was known only through the drawings, texts and films they had ostensibly left behind. As she explored the fleeting nature of the self, Antin used fiction, fantasy and theatricality to examine the ways that history takes shape, scrutinizing the role that visual representation plays in that process. Multiple Occupancy: Eleanor Antin’s "Selves" is the first project to focus exclusively on this critical body of work.
PUBLISHER The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University
BOOK FORMAT Paperback, 7.5 x 9.75 in. / 128 pgs / 59 color / 12 bw.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 1/31/2014 Out of stock indefinitely
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: SPRING 2014 p. 109
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9781884919305TRADE List Price: $25.00 CAD $34.50 GBP £22.00
Published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Artwork by Eleanor Antin. Contributions by Lisa Bloom. Text by Graham Beal, Howard Fox.
For more than three decades Southern California artist Eleanor Antin has been an acclaimed figure on the American art scene. During that time she has created a body of work that is remarkable for its inventiveness, its wit and its poignancy. This is the first comprehensive survey of this pioneer in the development of video, performance, conceptual and installation art.
PUBLISHER Los Angeles County Museum of Art
BOOK FORMAT Paperback, 6.5 x 9.5 in. / 264 pgs / 60 color / 100 bw.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 5/2/1999 Out of print
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: FALL 1999
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9780911291278TRADE List Price: $24.95 CAD $27.50
Multiple Occupancy: Eleanor Antin's "Selves"
Eleanor Antin