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April 2, 2009
Mary Ellen Strom & Ann Carlson
Body and Camera
Through the lens of the historic record and art history, Ann Carlson and Mary Ellen Strom employ tactics of spectacle and humor to provide critical re-evaluations of cultural and historical narratives. Displayed as immersive projections or installations, their work simultaneously fuses video art’s tendencies towards the visually spectacular and its legacy as a tool for social change. Carlson and Strom examine the moving body within a range of ”landscapes”: the physical western vista, the economic terrain of late-capitalist America, and the artistic tradition of constructing these literal and ideological images.
With support from the UM Department of the History of Art, the UM Department of Dance, and MOCAD - Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
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Selected Bibliography
- Ann Carlson and Mary Ellen Strom at Alexander Gray Associates..
- Ann Carlson and Mary Ellen Strom Alexander Gray Associates.
- Yung, Susan. 2003. Geyser Land. The Village Voice 48, no. 39 (September 24): 80..
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