Jessica Stockholder
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Jessica Stockholder is a sculptor and installation artist who has had exhibitions in Europe and USA, her works, "challenge boundaries, blurring the distinction among painting, sculpture and environment, and even breaching gallery walls by extending beyond windows and doors".
at the University of Victoria
in Victoria, Canada, and received an MFA
from Yale University
. In 2010 she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the Emily Carr College of Art. She is a pioneer
of installation art
, which mixes everyday consumer and household objects with high art traditions. Her works are often named after literary or theatrical works, and she is seen as having influenced a generation of artists.
Stockholder currently works as a director and professor of graduate studies in sculpture
at Yale University. Her work has been exhibited at Dia Center for the Arts, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; P.S. 1, New York; SITE Santa Fe; the Venice Biennale
; Kunstmuseum St. Gallen; and Centre Georges Pompidou
, Paris.
Stockholder's work appears deceptively simple at first; but looking deeper, however, reveals a hidden complexity: relationships that address the microcosmic vis-a-vis the macrocosmic place humans inhabit, and the importance of time and place in the hierarchy of a world-view.
Stockholder has said of her own work and approach that "My work developed through the process of making site-specific installations—site-specific sometimes in very specific ways but also just by virtue of being "art" in a room; there's at least that much going on between the work and its context; after all, paintings don't hang on trees. In all of the work I place something I make in relationship to what's already there. With installations it's the building, the architecture, or you might say it's the place that I work on top of; with the smaller pieces I work on top of or in relation to stuff that I collect. I don't see a dichotomy between formalism and something else. Form and formal relations are important because they mean something; their meaning grows out of our experiences as physical mortal beings of a particular scale in relationship to the world as we find it and make it. I don't buy that formalism is meaningless".
In 2009, The New York Times said of Stockholder: "For more than 25 years, Ms. Stockholder has been celebrated for site-specific sculptures and installations that challenge boundaries, blurring the distinction among painting, sculpture and environment, and even breaching gallery walls by extending beyond windows and doors".
Life and work
Stockholder studied paintingPainting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
at the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
in Victoria, Canada, and received an MFA
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. In 2010 she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the Emily Carr College of Art. She is a pioneer
Innovator
An innovator in a general sense, is a person or an organization who is one of the first to introduce into reality something better than before. That often opens up a new area for others and achieves an innovation.-History:...
of installation art
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
, which mixes everyday consumer and household objects with high art traditions. Her works are often named after literary or theatrical works, and she is seen as having influenced a generation of artists.
Stockholder currently works as a director and professor of graduate studies in sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
at Yale University. Her work has been exhibited at Dia Center for the Arts, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; P.S. 1, New York; SITE Santa Fe; the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
; Kunstmuseum St. Gallen; and Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais...
, Paris.
Stockholder's work appears deceptively simple at first; but looking deeper, however, reveals a hidden complexity: relationships that address the microcosmic vis-a-vis the macrocosmic place humans inhabit, and the importance of time and place in the hierarchy of a world-view.
Stockholder has said of her own work and approach that "My work developed through the process of making site-specific installations—site-specific sometimes in very specific ways but also just by virtue of being "art" in a room; there's at least that much going on between the work and its context; after all, paintings don't hang on trees. In all of the work I place something I make in relationship to what's already there. With installations it's the building, the architecture, or you might say it's the place that I work on top of; with the smaller pieces I work on top of or in relation to stuff that I collect. I don't see a dichotomy between formalism and something else. Form and formal relations are important because they mean something; their meaning grows out of our experiences as physical mortal beings of a particular scale in relationship to the world as we find it and make it. I don't buy that formalism is meaningless".
In 2009, The New York Times said of Stockholder: "For more than 25 years, Ms. Stockholder has been celebrated for site-specific sculptures and installations that challenge boundaries, blurring the distinction among painting, sculpture and environment, and even breaching gallery walls by extending beyond windows and doors".
Catalogues and Publications
- Doll, Nancy & Sultan, Terry. Jessica Stockholder. Kissing the Wall: Works, 1988-2003. Blaffer Gallery, Houston. 2003
- Special Offer. Kasseler Kunstverein. Kassel, Germany. 1999.
- Coming Off the Wall. Susquehanna Art Museum. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 1999.
- Jessica Stockholder: With Wanton Heed and Giddy Cunning Hedging Red and That's Not Funny. Centre for Visual Arts. Cardiff, Wales. 1999.
- Jessica Stockholder: First Cousin Once Removed or Cinema of Brushing Skin. The Power Plant. Toronto, Canada. 2000.
- Jessica Stockholder: Vortex in the Play of Theatre with the Real Passion (for Kay Stockholder).
- Verlag fur moderne Kunst, Nurnberg, Germany with Kunstmuseum St. Gallen. St. Gallen, Switzerland. 2001.
- Jessica Stockholder. K20 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf and Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum. Duisburg, Germany. 2002.
- Jessica Stockholder: Sam Ran Over Sand or Sand Ran Over Sam. Rice University Art Gallery. Houston, Texas. 2004.
- ART in Embassies Program: Contemporary American Art. United States Embassy Prague. ART in Embassies Program U.S. Department of State. Washington, DC. September, 2004.
- Jessica Stockholder: White Light Laid Frozen-Bright Longing and Soggy Up the Hill. Kunsthallen Brandts. Odense, Denmark. 2005.
External links
- http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_new=39384&int_sec=2 ArtDailyArtdailyArtDaily is an Internet-based media company founded in 1996 by editor-in-chief Ignacio Villarreal and a group of professionals in the art world. Its website is presented as an online newspaper, with content updated each day of the week. Its headquarters are located in Mexico City.- Content and...
review of Jessica Stockholder exhibition at the Museo Reina SofiaMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaThe Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is the official name of Spain's national museum of 20th century art . The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992 and is named for Queen Sofia of Spain...
in Madrid - http://www.jessicastockholder.info