Carolee Schneemann
Birth: 1939
Official Website: CaroleeSchneeman.com
Major Works: Vespers Pool (1999)
Catscan (1990)
Fresh Blood: A Dream Morphology (1983)
Fuses (1967)
Viet-Flakes (1965)
Meat Joy (1964)
Notes: “Transformed the definition of art, especially discourse on the body, sexuality, and gender. The history of her work is characterized by research into archaic visual traditions, pleasure wrested from suppressive taboos, the body of the artist in dynamic relationship with the social body.” (from official biography)
Has written several books, including Cezanne, She Was A Great Painter (1976), Early and Recent Work (1983); More Than Meat Joy: Performance Works and Selected Writings (1979, 1997).
Began her artistic career as a painter in the ’50s.
Was married to composer James Tenney.
Other Resources: IMDB: Profile
Brooklyn Rail: Profile
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