Maria Petschnig
Maria Petschnig | |
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Klagenfurt, Austria | |
Nationality | Austrian |
Alma mater | Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Royal College of Art Wimbledon College of Arts |
Notable work | Vasistas (2013) Petschsniggle (2013) |
Website | Official website |
Maria Petschnig (born 1977) is an Austrian artist and filmmaker based in
Biography
Early life
Petschnig was born in 1977 in
Art
Petschnig started her professional career in the year 2000. In her earlier videos, she frequently made use of her own body in outlandish, psychological and awkward scenarios.[7] Through her artworks, Petschnig raises social, psychological and existential issues while complicating the viewing experience.[8][9] She makes her audience aware and often uncomfortable about their voyeuristic inclinations.[2][10]
Karen Rosenberg of The New York Times argued that Petschnig's work can seem like a gentler version of Viennese Actionism's extreme body art or of the gender-bending epics of Matthew Barney.[3] The art critic, Jerry Saltz, reviewed her work in the New York Magazine and wrote that her strange videos depict that she is the Franz Kafka of the art world.[11]
In 2010, Petschnig's works were included in the Greater New York exhibition at the MoMA PS1 of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[12] In 2013, her artworks Petschsniggle and Vasistas were exhibited nationally as well as internationally.[4] Both of her artworks received critical reviews from multiple reputed news agencies including ARTnews and The New York Times.[1][3] In 2015, Black Dog Publishing printed a monograph on Petschnig's videos titled Nineteen Videos 2002 - 2015.[13]
In 2021, Petschnig produced her first documentary film, Uncomfortably Comfortable. The film chronicles the life of a homeless person, Marc, who lives in his car in New York City. The film premiered at the 45th Duisburger Filmwoche, where it received the Arte-Dokumentarfilmpreis (ARTE Documentary Award) for the year 2021.[14] Phuong Le in The Guardian called it a commendably transparent documentary. Over the period of nearly 20 years, Petschnig's artworks and videos have been featured in multiple exhibitions and film festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam and Anthology Film Archives.[15][16] She has also given talks on her work at Columbia University, Vassar College, The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Moscow, National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Yekaterinburg and The New School.
Recognition
Besides having received the ARTE-Dokumentarfilmpreis, Petschnig is a recipient of the
Filmography
Year | Title | Length |
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2002 | saucy slips & kinky curves | 3 min |
2003 | peep | 7 min |
2006 | Scopophilic | 3 min |
2007 | KIP MASKER | 3 min |
2007 | MINNIE | 6 min |
2008 | Pareidolia | 4 min |
2008 | Holodeck | 2 min |
2009 | Born to Perform | 20 min |
2010 | Episoden & Windows | 17 min |
2010 | De Niña A Mujer | 11 min |
2011 | An Evening at Home | 7 min |
2011 | Commercial Break | 1 min |
2011 | Coaching Sessions | 4 min |
2012 | Unwind at the Lost & Find | 3 min |
2013 | Vasistas | 5 min |
2013 | Petschsniggle | 7 min |
2013 | steppin' out for lunch | 6 min |
2014 | C. | 28 min |
2017 | 0000.0078-I | 2 min |
2017 | Poké, garden | 22 min |
2019 | THE FEEDBACK | 7 min |
2019 | AXxoN N. | 3 min |
2020 | 2042__Weniger_Zu_wenig | 14 min |
2020 | Happy Birthday Anthology Film Archives! | 2 min |
2021 | Uncomfortably Comfortable | 72 min |
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References
- ^ a b c Goodman, Matthew Shen (3 September 2013). "Maria Petschnig". Art in America. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Maria Petschnig: Voyeurism, Intimacy and Fantasy". MutualArt.com. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Rosenberg, Karen (30 May 2013). "MARIA PETSCHNIG: 'Petschnigs' '". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b Chamberlain, Colby (September 2013). "Maria Petschnig On Stellar Rays". Artforum. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b "MariaMaria Petschnig With the Door Closed". Western Exhibitions. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Maria Petschnig - Filmmaker". Six Pack Films. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Maria Petschnig, "Petschnigs'"". Time Out. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Heinrich, Will (21 May 2013). "On View Maria Petschnig: Petschnigs at On Stellar Rays". The New York Observer. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Epstein, Edward M. (5 May 2013). "A Romp Through A Flesh-Colored Universe: Maria Petschnig's Video Installations". Art Critical. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Goodman, Matthew Shen (3 August 2015). "Voyeur Tedium". Leap. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Saltz, Jerry (26 November 2017). "Maria Petschnig: Thanks". New York. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Greater New York 2010 - PS1". Museum of Modern Art. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Maria Petschnig Director, Video Artist". Film Shop. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Festival/Preisträger:innen der 45. Duisburger Filmwoche". Duisburger Filmwoche (in German). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Maria Petschnig at IFFR". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "MARIA PETSCHNIG - Film notes". Anthology Film Archives. Retrieved 26 February 2022.