Candice Breitz

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Candice Breitz
Born1972
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Known forvideo art

Candice Breitz (born 1972)

South African white 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]

Life

Breitz was born in

Braunschweig University of Art since 2007. Breitz uses found video footage, appropriating video from popular culture.[8]
Breitz is represented by KOW (Berlin), Kaufmann Repetto (Milan / NYC) and the Goodman Gallery (Johannesburg / Cape Town / London). Breitz holds degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, the University of Chicago, and Columbia University.[9] She has been holding lectures and workshops at institutions such as Zentrum Paul Klee,[10] Stony Brook Manhattan,[11] Smith College Museum of Art,[12] and the mentorship program Forecast.[13]

Work

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.[14]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

References

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  2. ^ White Cube Archived 16 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Kunsthaus Bregenz" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  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.
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  9. ^ "Candice Breitz". Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  10. ^ Bern, Zentrum Paul Klee, Monument im Fruchtland 3, CH-3000. "Lecture Candice Breitz". Zentrum Paul Klee. Retrieved 24 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Art History & Criticism Lecture Series". Department of art. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  12. ^ College, Smith. "Miller lecture—Candice Breitz: From A to B and Back Again". Smith College Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Open Call for Forecast". Berlin Art Link. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Johnson, Ken. "Art in Review". query.nytimes.com.
  16. ^ "Kunsthaus Bregenz". www.kunsthaus-bregenz.at. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Extra! « Mahala". Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Candice Breitz: The Character | ACMI". 2015.acmi.net.au.
  19. ^ "Candice Breitz: Love Story". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Vorschau_Details - Kunstmuseum Stuttgart". kunstmuseum-stuttgart.de.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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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