Susan Kaprov Explained

Susan Kaprov (born 1946, New York City) is an American multi-disciplinary artist whose work spans the fields of photography, painting, graphic design, and installation art.[1]

Kaprov became widely recognized in 1975 for photomontages that combined the use of scanners, Haloid Xerox machines, and office copiers.[2] In 2019 sixteen of these experimental works were acquired by the Whitney Museum of American Art.[3]

Education

Susan Kaprov studied biology and art history at the City College of New York (CCNY) and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970. From 1971 to 1973, she studied architecture, graphic design, and fine arts at Dartmouth College and New York City Technical College in 1979.

Career

In 1975 Kaprov's self-portraits and photomontages were seen at the Rosa Esman Gallery[4] and then in a group exhibition later that year.[5] When these self-portraits debuted to the public at The Vassar College Art Gallery in September 1976, art critic Peter Frank identified Kaprov as one of the most successful artists in the medium at that time.

The exhibition at Vassar College was followed a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art titled, "Prints: Acquisitions 1973–1976"[6] [7] In 1978 Kaprov's first solo show at the Terry Dintenfass Gallery titled "Parts of a World" presented a new print portfolio titled "Remembrance of Things Present" (1977–78)[8] in addition to a selection of paintings.[9] Her next series, titled "White Light Drawings", was exhibited at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.[10]

In 1981 the Brooklyn Museum acquired "20th Century Dilemma I"[11] [12] This installation reflected a collaged, grid structure on a monumental scale. By 1989 Kaprov had produced public art installations for a number of several organizations.[13]

In 2004 Kaprov produced "Time Travelers" for the Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden, Connecticut.[14] "Urban Helix" (2006) a fired, enamel-on-glass installation was commissioned as a permanent installation at New York University's Polytechnic Institute.[15]

In 2011, Kaprov was selected from a national competition to create a ten-minute, single-channel animated sports video for the University of Iowa’s Carver–Hawkeye Arena,[16] merging live-action sports team footage with original hand-drawn animation.[17]

In 2013, Kaprov conducted a participatory puzzle-making project, entitled Piecing it Together at the Museum of Modern Art.[18] Two more commissions[19] [20] were completed between 2012 and 2014 respectively.

Examples of Kaprov's work are represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[21] the Museum of Modern Art,[22] the Smithsonian,[23] the Brooklyn Museum[24] the Rose Art Museum,[25] the art gallery at Rowan University,[26] and the Visual Studies Workshop.[27]

Fellowships and grants

Select solo exhibitions

Select public art commissions

Personal life

Kaprov was married to the physicist David Stoler until his death in 2018.[38]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Susan Kaprov . MacDowell . MacDowell Artists: Susan Kaprov . April 8, 2021.
  2. Web site: Reviews: Susan Kaprov . Frank. Peter. Fall 1976 . Women Art Magazine . April 8, 2021. page 28.
  3. Web site: Susan Kaprov 1946- . Whitney Museum of American Art . April 8, 2021.
  4. Prints & Portfolios Published . May–June 1975 . The Print Collector's Newsletter . 6 . 2 . 43–45 . 44129898 . April 7, 2021. Volume 6, Number 2, page 44.
  5. Web site: Group Shows: C.W. Post Art Faculty Invitational Exhibition . Joyce Kozloff, Judy Seigel, Shirley Fuerst, Pat Passlof, Therese Schwartz, and Susan Schwalb . September 1975 . JSTOR . April 7, 2021. Women's Art Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 4, page 2.
  6. Web site: Prints: Acquisitions, 1973–1976 Image 4 . November 1976 . MoMA Prints: Acquisitions, 1973-1976 . April 8, 2021.
  7. Web site: Prints: Acquisitions 1973-1976 . 26 November 1976 . The Museum of Modern Art . April 8, 2021. Number 97.
  8. The Print Collector's Newsletter . September–October 1978 . JSTOR . 9 . 4 . 120–124 . Art in Print Review . 44130448 . April 8, 2021. Volume 9, Number 4, page 122-23.
  9. Web site: Solo Shows: Susan Kaprov . November 1978 . Independent Voices: Women Artists Newsletter . April 7, 2021. Volume 4, Number 5, page 5.
  10. Web site: Arts & Leisure Guide . 19 March 1978 . The New York Times . April 8, 2021.
  11. Web site: 20th Century Dilemma I by Susan Kaprov, 1980-81 . The Brooklyn Museum . April 8, 2021.
  12. Lubell, Ellen. “Susan Kaprov at the Brooklyn Museum.” Art in America, December 1981, 146.
  13. Business to Business.“Photomontages Enliven Public Spaces,” June/July 1989, 42.
  14. Web site: Susan Kaprov . Palm Desert Artist Registry . April 8, 2021.
  15. Web site: Urban Helix by Susan Kaprov . 2014 . New York University . April 8, 2021.
  16. Web site: Susan Kaprov, Artwork by Susan Kaprov . 2011 . University of Iowa . April 8, 2021.
  17. Web site: Going the Distance by Susan Kaprov . University of Iowa Media Production . 3 October 2011 . YouTube . April 8, 2021.
  18. Web site: Piecing It Together: A Family Artist Talk with Susan Kaprov . Frisch. Cari. 6 March 2013 . Inside/Out at the Museum of Modern Art. 6 April 2021.
  19. Web site: Susan Kaprov, Brooklyn NY . BRIC Artist Registry . April 8, 2021.
  20. Web site: Las Vegas: Arts in Transit Along the Sahara Express . December 2013 . Infrastructure USA . April 8, 2021.
  21. Web site: Strange Mirror, 1989 by Susan Kaprov . The Metropolitan Museum of Art . April 8, 2021.
  22. Web site: MoMA Art and Artists: Susan Kaprov, American, born 1946 . The Museum of Modern Art . April 8, 2021.
  23. Web site: Susan Kaprov . Smithsonian . Archives of American Art . April 8, 2021.
  24. Web site: Susan Kaprov . The Brooklyn Museum . April 8, 2021.
  25. Web site: Photographs, Self-Portrait, Solo, Susan Kaprov . The Rose Art Museum . April 8, 2021.
  26. Web site: Catalogue of the Sylvia Sleigh Collection . Rowan University Art Gallery . April 8, 2021.
  27. Web site: Susan Kaprov . Visual Studies Workshop . April 8, 2021.
  28. Book: Edmunds, Allan . 2004 . "Three Decades of American Printmaking: The Brandywine Workshop Collection" . 199, 218 . 978-1555952419.
  29. Web site: Dintenfass, Terry: Kaprov, Susan, 1978-1979 . Smithsonian . Archives of American Art . April 8, 2021.
  30. Book: CUE The Weekly Magazine of New York Life . "Galleries: Hayden Planetarium: White Light Drawings by Susan Kaprov thru April 30th" . 1978 . Cue Publishing Company . April 8, 2021. 239.
  31. Web site: Exhibitions: CAPS Grantees from Brooklyn . April–June 1981 . The Brooklyn Museum . April 8, 2021.
  32. Web site: ART: Museums: Brooklyn Museum: Susan Kaprov Twentieth Century Dilemma thru 6/7...CAPS Grantees From Brooklyn thru 6/7 . 8 June 1981 . New York Magazine . April 8, 2021. page 82.
  33. Web site: "Almanac: Solo Exhibitions: Susan Kaprov: Compositions for Night, paintings, drawings, cartoons" . June 1987 . Independent Voices: Women Artists Newsletter . April 7, 2021. Volume 12, Number 2, page 6.
  34. Web site: SUSAN KAPROV: Nature...last modified . June–July 2000 . Stamford Museum & Nature Center . April 8, 2021.
  35. Web site: Artwork the Final Touch for U.S. Courthouse . Chamness . Monica . 20 March 2002 . Jacksonville Daily Record . April 8, 2021.
  36. Web site: Green Hill Center in Greensboro, NC, Offers Exhibitions to Celebrate NC's Wright Brothers' Celebration . July 2003 . Carolina Arts . April 8, 2021.
  37. Web site: Polytechnic University. Changing the First 150 Years . Rodengen . Jeffrey L. . 2003 . New York University, Tandon School of Engineering . April 8, 2021. page 392.
  38. Web site: In Memoriam: David Stoler . 25 April 2018 . The Optical Society . April 8, 2021.