From the Exhibit at the San Antonio Museum of Art: PERFORMING IDENTITY THROUGH THE PORTRAIT. Excellent for Comparative Study.
Excerpt from the gallery catalogue: "...The artists represented in this gallery confront and disrupt our assumptions about perceived identities by manipulating the genre of portraiture: photographing, on a massive scale, a woman's designer heels caked in mud, appropriating caricatures as a comment against stereotypes and racism, and recreating a self-portrait of Frida Kahlo using one's own body. These 'portraits' thus become complex portrayals of contemporary life and identity and encompass a more holistic representation of our time."
Excerpt from the gallery catalogue: "...The artists represented in this gallery confront and disrupt our assumptions about perceived identities by manipulating the genre of portraiture: photographing, on a massive scale, a woman's designer heels caked in mud, appropriating caricatures as a comment against stereotypes and racism, and recreating a self-portrait of Frida Kahlo using one's own body. These 'portraits' thus become complex portrayals of contemporary life and identity and encompass a more holistic representation of our time."
Kehinde Wiley "David Lyon"
Christian Marclay "Silent Rage"
Eldzier Cortor "L'Abbatoire IV"
Diane Arbus "Identical Twins, Roselle, NJ"
Kara Walker "Boo Hoo"
Kelly O'Connor "Snap"
Lawrence Lee "Black Circle"
Marilyn Minter "Runs"
Vincent Valdez from the "America's Finest" Series
Yasumasa Morimur "An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo"
