Ellen Cantor Explained
Ellen Cantor (1961–2013) was an American artist.[1] Cantor was known for combining pornography, politics, pop culture and the handmade in her paintings, drawings, sculptures, videos, and films.[2] Born in Detroit, Michigan to a Jewish family, Cantor completed her studies at Brandeis University in 1983 with a degree in painting. She went on to study at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1991.[3] [4]
Solo exhibitions and screenings
- Be My Baby, Delfina, London, 1999; XL Xavier LaBoulbenne, New York, 1998 and 1996; Feigen, Chicago, 1997; Cabinet, London, 1996; and Postmasters, New York, 1995.
- Video Drawing 1996-2001, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, 2000; Kunstbunker, Nuremberg, 2001.
- Ellen Cantor Cerith Wyn Evans, Kunsthalle Wien, 2002; Sketch, London, 2005; Prince Charles Cinema, London, 2005.
- Path of Sun – Road of Life, 1000000 mph, London, 2006
- Within a Budding Grove, Participant Inc, New York, 2008; White Cubicle, London, 2008; Abbt Projects, Zurich, 2007
- Subversive Cinema: Ellen Cantor, curated by Lux, Zoo art fair, London, 2009
- Serpentine Cinema: Film in Progress, Serpentine Gallery, curated by Nicola Lees/Victoria Brooks, London, 2009
- Séance de projection de films, La GAD, Gallerie Arnaud Deschin, Marseille, 2011
- The Dictator & the Maid, The Black Mariah, Cork, Ireland, curated by Dallas Seitz & The Black Mariah, 2014
- Ellen Cantor at and Cinderella Syndrome at Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco curated by Jamie Stevens and Fatima Hellberg, 2015–16[5]
Death and legacy
Cantor died on April 22, 2013, in her apartment in New York City after a year-long battle with lung cancer.[6]
References
- Web site: Ellen Cantor: Are You Ready For Love? - 80 Washington Square East Galleries - NYU Steinhardt. steinhardt.nyu.edu. 2016-11-01.
- Web site: Pleasure, Pain, and Politics: Ellen Cantor in New York - News - Art in America. www.artinamericamagazine.com. 18 October 2016 . 2016-11-01.
- Web site: Ellen Cantor. www.newmedia-art.org. 2016-11-01. 2016-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20161103215824/http://www.newmedia-art.org/cgi-bin/show-art.asp?LG=GBR&ID=430000000000182&na=CANTOR&pna=ELLEN&DOC=bio. dead.
- Web site: PORNOGRAPHY OF POWER. Everitt Howe. David. October 1, 2016. Art in America.
- Web site: CV Ellen Cantor.doc.
- News: Ellen Cantor (1961–2013). artforum.com. 2016-11-01.
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