Carolee Schneemann
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| - | '''Carolee Schneemann''' (b. [[1939]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[performance artist]], known for her [[body art|discourses on the body]], [[human sexuality|sexuality]] and [[gender]]. She received a B.A. from Bard College and an M.F.A. from the University of Illinois. A member of the [[Fluxus]] group, her work is primarily characterized by research into visual traditions, [[taboo]]s, and the body of the individual in relationship to social bodies. Her most famous works include ''[[Transformative Actions|Eye Body: 36 Transformative Actions]]'' ([[1963]]), ''[[Meat Joy]]'' ([[1964]]), ''[[Fuses]]'' ([[1967]]), and ''[[Interior Scrol]]l'' ([[1975]]) | + | '''Carolee Schneemann''' (b. [[1939]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[performance artist]], known for her [[body art|discourses on the body]], [[human sexuality|sexuality]] and [[gender]]. She received a B.A. from Bard College and an M.F.A. from the University of Illinois. A member of the [[Fluxus]] group, her work is primarily characterized by research into visual traditions, [[taboo]]s, and the body of the individual in relationship to social bodies. Her most famous works include ''[[Eye Body|Eye Body: 36 Transformative Actions]]'' ([[1963]]), ''[[Meat Joy]]'' ([[1964]]), ''[[Fuses]]'' ([[1967]]), and ''[[Interior Scrol]]l'' ([[1975]]) |
| She has published widely, producing works such as ''Cezanne, She Was a Great Painter'' (1976) and ''More than Meat Joy: Performance Works and Selected Writings'' ([[1997]]). | She has published widely, producing works such as ''Cezanne, She Was a Great Painter'' (1976) and ''More than Meat Joy: Performance Works and Selected Writings'' ([[1997]]). | ||
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| - | In 1975, Schneemann performed ''Interior Scroll'', a [[Fluxus]] piece featuring her use of text and body. In her performance, Schneemann entered wrapped in a sheet, under which she wore an apron. She disrobed and then got on a table where she outlined her body with dark paint. Several times, she would take "action poses", similar to those in figure drawing classes. Concurrently, she read from her book ''Cezanne, She Was a Great Painter''. Following this, she dropped the book and slowly extracted from her [[vagina]] a scroll which she read from. Schneemann's feminist scroll speech, according to performance theorist Jeanie Forte, made it seem as if "[Schneemann]'s vagina itself is reporting [...] sexism". | ||
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Carolee Schneemann (b. 1939) is an American performance artist, known for her discourses on the body, sexuality and gender. She received a B.A. from Bard College and an M.F.A. from the University of Illinois. A member of the Fluxus group, her work is primarily characterized by research into visual traditions, taboos, and the body of the individual in relationship to social bodies. Her most famous works include Eye Body: 36 Transformative Actions (1963), Meat Joy (1964), Fuses (1967), and Interior Scroll (1975)
She has published widely, producing works such as Cezanne, She Was a Great Painter (1976) and More than Meat Joy: Performance Works and Selected Writings (1997).
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