Alix Pearlstein Explained

Alix Pearlstein
Birth Date:1962
Birth Place:New York City
Nationality:American
Field:Video art, performance art
Website:www.alixpearlstein.com
Education:Cornell University

Alix Pearlstein (born 1962) is an American visual artist, who is particularly well known for her work in video art and performance art. Currently, Pearlstein is on the faculty of the M.F.A Program at School of Visual Arts in New York City, New York[1] and serves on the Board of Governors of The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.

Early life and education

Alix Pearlstein was born in 1962 in New York City, New York. In 1983 she attained a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University.[1] In 1988 she attained a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from the State University of New York at Purchase in Purchase, New York.[1]

Career

Pearlstein creates work that can oftentimes combine elements of performance, video art, sculpture and conceptual art.[2] Having exhibited in New York since 1988, Beginning her career as a sculptor, Pearlstein has exhibited in New York since 1988, and started producing video in 1992.[3] Her work often features elements of comedy and dead-pan humor.[2] She has stated that she consciously evades genre.[4] Pearlstein's art draws inspiration from Post-Minimal, structuralist film,[5] postmodern dance, and Conceptual artists such as Dan Graham, particularly looking at the use of space in film and video. In many of her works, Pearlstein gives unscripted, mise-en-scène instructions to performers, resulting in long, suspenseful shots. She received a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award (2011).

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Public collections

Pearlstein's work can be found in a number of public institutions, including:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.alixpearlstein.com/Alix_Pearlstein_CV.pdf "Alix Pearlstein CV"
  2. Web site: Alix Pearlstein - Biography . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220414074520/https://www.eai.org/artists/alix-pearlstein/biography . 14 April 2022 . 28 February 2015 . Electronic Arts Intermix.
  3. Smith. Roberta. Sep 13, 2002. Family Tensions and Joy, Played but Not Spoken.. New York Times. ProQuest.
  4. News: Pilson . John . 1 January 2013 . Alix Pearlstein (Interview) . Bomb Magazine . 122 . live . 7 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129083328/https://bombmagazine.org/articles/alix-pearlstein/ . 29 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Alix Pearlstein . 2019-05-02 . Foundation for Contemporary Arts.
  6. Web site: 2006 . Alix Pearlstein The King, the Mice and the Cheese . 28 February 2015 . MIT List Visual Arts Center . en.
  7. News: Smith . Roberta . 16 October 2008 . An Attack on Foam Core and on the Status Quo . en-US . The New York Times . 28 February 2015 . 0362-4331.
  8. Maul. Tim. 2008. The Kitchen. Art in America. 96. 10. 182–183. Academic Search Complete.
  9. Web site: 2009 . Sung Hwan Kim & Clemens von Wedemeyer & Alix Pearlstein & Sven Augustijnen & Aurélien Froment . dead . https://archive.today/20150228210346/http://camstl.org/exhibitions/front-room/sung-hwan-kim-clemens-von-wedemeyer-alix-pearlstein-sven-augustijnen-aurlien-froment/#selection-185.0-185.93 . 28 February 2015 . Contemporary Art Museum - St. Louis.
  10. Web site: 2014 . PLATFORM 14: Alix Pearlstein, The Park . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160629111746/http://www.decordova.org/art/exhibition/platform-14-alix-pearlstein-park-0 . 29 June 2016 . 28 February 2015 . deCordovar - Sculpture Park and Museum.
  11. Web site: Alix Pearlstein. www.alixpearlstein.com. 2019-05-02.
  12. Web site: 2001 . Three Major Series Engage Diverse Points of View in the Cinematic Experience . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134837/http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/press-room/releases/press-release-archive/2001/689-february-28-film-series . 2 April 2015 . 28 February 2015 . Guggenheim.
  13. Web site: 2013 . Artists' Film International: Spring 2013 - Neha Choksi, Kaia Hugin, Alix Pearlstein . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030012/https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/artists-film-international-neha-choksi-kaia-hugin-alix-pearlstein/ . 4 March 2016 . 28 February 2015 . Whitechapel Gallery . en.
  14. Web site: Alix Pearlstein . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810061204/https://www.moma.org/artists/35449 . 10 August 2022 . 28 February 2015 . The Museum of Modern Art . en.

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