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Vanessa Beecroft — VB35.270.MST; VB35.330.MST from Performance, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Vanessa Beecroft

VB35.270.MST; VB35.330.MST from Performance, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

Two chromogenic prints by Vanessa Beecroft document her live performance at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, capturing a tableau of models standing in silent, near-motionless arrangement within the iconic rotunda. The photographs preserve the tension between the human body and institutional space, with the figures' uniformity and stillness evoking themes of objectification, identity, and the aestheticization of the female form. Flush-mounted and presented as a pair, the prints blur the boundary between performance documentation and autonomous works of art.

Medium
Two chromogenic prints, flush-mounted.

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November 3, 2016

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Vanessa Beecroft, VB35.270.MST; VB35.330.MST from Performance, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

Two chromogenic prints by Vanessa Beecroft document her live performance at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, capturing a tableau of models standing in silent, near-motionless arrangement within the iconic rotunda. The photographs preserve the tension between the human body and institutional space, with the figures' uniformity and stillness evoking themes of objectification, identity, and the aestheticization of the female form. Flush-mounted and presented as a pair, the prints blur the boundary between performance documentation and autonomous works of art.

Medium
Two chromogenic prints, flush-mounted.
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Related themes

Conceptual Photography, Photography, Figure Study, Performance Art, Minimalist Aesthetic, Conceptual Art, Installation Documentation, Flesh Tones, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, American Artist, Staged Performance, Chromogenic Print, Figurative Art, Late 20th Century, Female Artist, Museum Installation, Figurative

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