Candice Breitz

Candice Breitz
Born1972
Johannesburg, South Africa
Alma mater
Known forvideo art
Websitewww.candicebreitz.net

Candice Breitz (born 1972)[1] is a South African white Jewish 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 57th Venice Biennale.[7]

Early life and education

Breitz was born in Johannesburg.[1] She holds degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, the University of Chicago, and Columbia University.[8]

Work

Breitz uses found video footage, appropriating video from popular culture.[9] She is represented by KOW (Berlin), Kaufmann Repetto (Milan / NYC) and the Goodman Gallery (Johannesburg / Cape Town / London).[citation needed]

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.[10]

Created as part of Performa Commissions for the Performa Biennial, New York City (2009)[11] is her first live performance. Exploring themes of identity and inclusion, this evening length play follows the formula of a television sitcom. New York City involves four sets of identical twins in two separate but identical productions.

Academic career

Breitz has been a tenured professor at the Braunschweig University of Art since 2007.[citation needed]

Personal life

She currently lives in Berlin.[citation needed]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

References

  1. ^ a b Great women artists. Phaidon Press. 2019. p. 76. ISBN 978-0714878775.
  2. ^ White Cube Archived 16 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
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  4. ^ "Prix International d'Art Contemporain | Fondation Prince Pierre". www.fondationprincepierre.mc (in French). Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Candice Breitz: Love Story". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Candice Breitz". www.candicebreitz.net. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. ^ "The Jewish Museum". thejewishmuseum.org. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Candice Breitz". Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Russeth, Andrew (12 May 2017). "Alec Baldwin and Julianne Moore Address Refugee Crises in Candice Breitz's Piece in South Africa's Pavilion". ARTnews. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Performa Archive". Performa Archive. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  12. ^ Johnson, Ken. "Art in Review". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "Kunsthaus Bregenz". www.kunsthaus-bregenz.at. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Extra! « Mahala". Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Candice Breitz: The Character | ACMI". acmi.net.au.
  16. ^ "Candice Breitz: Love Story". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Vorschau_Details – Kunstmuseum Stuttgart". kunstmuseum-stuttgart.de.
  18. ^ Seymour, Tom. "Mohau Modisakeng and Candice Breitz to represent South Africa at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  19. ^ Greenberger, Alex (2 November 2016). "Candice Breitz and Mohau Modisakeng Will Represent South Africa at the 2017 Venice Biennale". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

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