In conjunction with The Art League’s May “The Feminist Movement in Art Exhibit,” Wilson’s talk will focus on her work and the work of Franklin Furnace. A reception to meet Wilson begins at 6:30 pm and the lecture will begin at 7:00 pm.
Tickets are free, but space is limited, so register today!
About Martha Wilson:
Over the past four decades, Wilson has created innovative photographic and video works that explore her female subjectivity through role-playing, costume transformations, and “invasions” of other people’s personae. Esteemed for both her solo artistic production and her maverick efforts to champion creative forms that are “vulnerable due to institutional neglect, their ephemeral nature, or politically unpopular content,” she has been described by New York Times critic Holland Cotter as one of “the half dozen most important people for art in downtown Manhattan in the 1970s.” In 1976 she founded Franklin Furnace, an artist run space that champions the exploration, promotion and preservation of artist books, temporary installation, performance art, as well as online works. These contemporary avant-garde art forms challenge institutional norms, question the role of the artist in society, and flex expectations about what constitutes acceptable art mediums. She has received fellowships for performance art from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts.
