Identity Exploring Aspects of Personality through Art
Questions How do we define ourselves? Are we always the same self? What categories do societies use to define us? What happens when we don’t fit into these categories?
Personal Political Cultural Historical
Examining Sexual Identity
Auguste Rodin, The Kiss, 1884
Steve Walker, Ties, 1998
Marsden Hartley, Portrait of a German Officer, 1914
Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob AKA Claude Cahun
Claude Cahun
Claude Cahun, The Mystery of Adam, 1927
Claude Cahun
Claude Cahun, Self Portrait, 1927
Keith Haring
Keith Haring, Untitled, 1982
Keith Haring
David Faulk
David Faulk, Eye-Hand Lulu, 2005
David Faulk, Group 1, 2003
David Faulk, I’m Sorry Little Girl, 1998
David Faulk,Long Arm Lulu, 2005
David Faulk, State Series: Kansas, 2005
David Faulk, Little Hand Lulu, 2003
David Wojnarowicz, Untitled,
David Wojnarowicz, Untitled, 1988
David Wojnarowicz, The Death of American Spirituality,
David Wojnarowicz, Stones Weep, 1989
David Wojnarowicz, Card
David Wojnarowicz, History Keeps Me Awake At Night,
Michael Johnstone, Beach, 2006
Michael Johnstone, Ms. Vera’s Day Book, 2005
Michael Johnstone, Fellini, 2005
Michael Johnstone, Church, 2005
Michael Johnstone, NYC, 2005
Identifying the Feminine
Anita Kunz, Girls will be Girls, 2007
Lauren Bergman, This is the Life,
Niki de St.Phalle, Hon, 1996
Patricia Piccinini, Big Mother, 2005
The Guerrilla Girls
Ana Mendiata
Ana Mendiata, Untitled, Cosmetic Facial Variations
Ana Mendieta, Tree of Life, 1977
Ana Mendieta, Silueta Works in Mexico, 1972
Ana Mendieta, Untitled, 1973
Ana Mendieta,
Ana Mendieta
Miriam Shapiro
Miriam Shapiro,
Miriam Shapiro, Adam and Eve,
Miriam Shapiro, The Poet, 1984
Miriam Shapiro, Mother Russia, 1994
Miriam Shapiro
Barbara Krueger
Barbara Krueger, Your Body is a Battleground, 1989
Barbara Krueger, Untitled (We don’t need another Hero), 1987
Barbara Krueger
Identifying Heritage
Faith Ringgold, The Flag is Burning #2
Faith Ringgold, Change, 1986
Faith Ringgold, Flag Story, 1985
Faith Ringgold, The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles,
Faith Ringgold, Wanted: Douglas, Tubman, Truth, 1997
Faith Ringgold, Flag for the Moon, Die Nigger, 1969
Betye (middle) and Alison Sarr (left) and a sister who I don’t know.
Betty Saar, Blow Top Blues, 1997
Betty Saar, Black Crows in the White Section Only, 1972
Betty Saar, Blue Plate Special, 1993
Betty Saar, House of Ancient Memory, 1989
Betty Saar, Tango, 2005
Alison Saar, Mirror, Mirror, 2007
Alison Saar, Spiral Betty, 2006
Alison Saar, Sapphire,
David G. Romero, Auto-de-fe-costume, 2008
Nahum Zenil, Wedding Portrait
Nahum Zenil, Little Heads, A Strange Occurrence, 1983
Nahum Zenil, Ex Voto, 1987
Nahum Zenil, Frida in My Heart, 1991
Nahum Zenil
Siona Benjamin
Siona Benjamin, Directions on How We Wear an Indian Jewish Sari, 2005
Siona Benjamin, Finding Home #46, 2006
Siona Benjamin, Finding Home #53, 2006
Siona Benjamin, Finding Home #80, 2006
Siona Benjamin, Finding Home #89, 2006
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas,
Frida Kahlo, My Nurse and I, 1937
Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait as a Tahuna - Diego on my Mind, 1943
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo, Without Hope, 1945