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Barbara Kasten

Barbara Kasten (born 1936) is an American artist from Chicago Illinois. Her work involves the use of abstract video and photograph projections.[1]

Barbara Kasten
Scene III, 2012
Born1936
Chicago, IL
NationalityAmerican
EducationCalifornia College of Arts and Crafts
Known forConceptual Art
MovementContemporary Art
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; National Endowment of the Arts Grant; Fulbright Hays Fellowship; Distinguished College Artist, Columbia College Chicago

Schooling and career edit

Kasten trained as a painter and textile artist at the University of Arizona (BFA), the California College of Arts & Crafts (MFA) with Trude Guermonprez, and a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań with Magdalena Abakanowicz.[2] She was influenced by the Bauhaus movement and László Moholy-Nagy.[3] After school, she turned to photography to encompass her interdisciplinary work, beginning in 1973 with the commercial process of diazotype and subjects reminiscent of performance art.[2] Working for over 40 years, she is often inspired by the act of depicting a three-dimensional space onto a two-dimensional plane.[4][5] She often uses mirrors, lights, and props for conceptually-based pieces.[6] As she continues her practice, her work has continued to pure abstraction.[7]

Kasten completed her Master in Fine Arts Degree in sculpture textile design from California College of Arts and Crafts in 1970.[8]

She has won many awards, notably the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 1982.[9]

In 2015, Kasten was given the first career survey of her work, entitled "Barbara Kasten: Stages" at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia.[10] It traveled to the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts where it was presented in conjunction with the Chicago Architecture Biennial.

Monographs edit

  • Barbara Kasten: Architecture & Film (2015–2020), edited by Stephanie Cristello. Texts by Stephanie Cristello, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Humberto Moro, and Mimi Zeiger. Milan: Skira, 2022. (ISBN 978-88-572-4719-9)
  • Barbara Kasten: The Diazotypes, edited by Ellen Alderman and Lisa Leshowitz, text by Alex Klein. Chicago: Graham Foundation; New York: DAP, 2015. (ISBN 9781938922886)
  • Barbara Kasten: Stages, JRP|Ringier, Zurich, essays by Alex Kitnick, Alex Klein, Jenni Sorkin (2015) (ISBN 9783037644102)
  • Barbara Kasten: Works 1986-1990, RAM, Tokyo, Japan, essays by Deborah Irmas, Meg Perlman, Michele Druon (1991) (ISBN 096307850X)
  • Constructs: Barbara Kasten, New York Graphic Society and The Polaroid Corporation, essay by Estelle Jussim (1985) (ISBN 0821215833)
  • How We See: Photobooks by Women, 10x10 Photobooks, (2018) (ISBN 9780692144299)[11]

Public collections edit

Selected solo exhibitions edit

  • "Barbara Kasten: Works", Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany (2020)[19]
  • "Sharjah Biennial 14: Leaving the Echo Chamber", Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E. (2019)[20]
  • "Intervention, 2018" at Creative Chicago: An Interview Marathon, AON Grand Ballroom, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois (2018)

References edit

  1. ^ "Barbara Kasten". Art:21. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Fulton, Lauren R. (2016). "On Paper, on Chairs: Barbara Kasten". Art in Print. 6 (4): 35–37. ISSN 2330-5606. JSTOR 26408710.
  3. ^ Fiske, Courtney (26 July 2012). "Reality at the Core: Q+A with Barbara Kasten". Art in America]. ISSN 0004-3214. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ^ Pearson, Anthony (1 November 2011). "Set Pieces". Frieze (Interview with Barbara Kasten). No. 143. ISSN 0962-0672. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ^ Myers, Holly (3 December 2011). "Art Review: Barbara Kasten at Gallery Luissoti". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. ^ Reuter, John (2012). "Barbara Kasten 20x24 Constructs". 20x24 Gallery. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  7. ^ Golden-McNerney, Regan (27 September 2011). "Eye Exam: Concrete Light". NewCity Art. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Barbara Kasten". Washington State Arts Commission. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Barbara Kasten - Fellow: Awarded 1982". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Barbara Kasten: Stages". Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  11. ^ Ishiuchi, Miyako; Lubben, Kristen; Abenavoli, Valentina (2018). Lederman, Russet; Tatskevich, Olga; Lang, Michael (eds.). How We See: Photobooks by Women. Book design by Laura Coombs. New York City: 10x10 Photobooks. ISBN 9780692144299. OCLC 1050446852.
  12. ^ "Barbara Kasten". Art Institute of Chicago. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Barbara Kasten". Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Barbara Kasten". Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Barbara Kasten". Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Barbara Kasten - born 1936". Tate. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Works - Barbara Kasten". New Mexico Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Architectural Site 19 (Pavilion for Japanese Art, LACMA, Los Angeles, CA)". Ackland Art Museum. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Barbara Kasten: Works". Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg. 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Barbara Kasten Various works (1986–2017)". Sharjah Art Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

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