Matt Mullican
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| Born | September 18, 1951 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, teacher |
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Matt Mullican (born September 18, 1951) is an American artist and educator. He is the child of artists Lee Mullican and Luchita Hurtado.[1] Mullican lives and works in both Berlin and New York City.[2]
Early life and education
Matt Mullican was born on September 18, 1951, in Santa Monica, California, to parents Lee Mullican and Luchita Hurtado.[3] His mother was Venezuelan-born.[4] In childhood he lived in Caracas, Venezuela for one year.[3]
Mullican received his BFA degree from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in 1974.
Career
He rose to prominence as a member of The Pictures Generation along with such artists as Troy Brauntuch, Jack Goldstein, David Salle, James Welling, Sherrie Levine, Cindy Sherman, Louise Lawler, Richard Prince and Robert Longo. His work is concerned with systems of knowledge, meaning, language, and signification. Mullican also works with the relationship between perception and reality, between the ability to see something and the ability to represent it.[5]
Since the 1970s, Mullican has been known for his performances done while under hypnosis.[6][7] During these performances, Mullican channels an alter ego known as 'That Person', who displays extreme and erratic behavior. Drawings made by Mullican while hypnotized are frequently exhibited and attributed to 'That Person'.[8]
Mullican's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally since the early 1970s at venues including
Teaching
Mullican was a professor at the
References
- ^ Rea, Naomi (August 14, 2020). "'Her Legacy Has Only Just Begun': Luchita Hurtado, the Protean Artist Who Gained Renown in Her Final Decade, Has Died at 99". Artnet News. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "Matt Mullican: Between Sign and Subject - Announcements". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Miranda, Carolina A. (August 14, 2020). "Painter Luchita Hurtado, who became an art star in her late 90s, has died at 99". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Bigman, Alexander R. (November 29, 2019). "The World According to Matt Mullican". ARTnews.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Hinojosa, Lola. "Untitled (Matt Mullican Under Hypnosis: Zurich)". Museo de Reina Sofia.
- ^ White, Roger (June 12, 2006). "Matt Mullican". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Pasori, Cedar (April 12, 2018). "Virtual reality and hypnosis are Matt Mullican's choice art tools". Interview Magazine.
- ^ Artforum "[1]"
Further reading
- Tenconi, Roberta; ISBN 978-8857241173.
