About this episode

This episode features an interview with artist Gillian Wearing, who explores identity through masks and staged portraits.

Gillian Wearing arbeitet mit Masken, Rollen und inszenierten Porträts. Dabei geht es ihr nicht um Verkleidung, sondern um die Frage, wie Identität im Bild entsteht und wer sie kontrolliert. Die Turner-Preisträgerin von 1994 bewegt sich zwischen Dokumentation und Inszenierung. In dieser Folge geht es um eine Künstlerin, die das Gesicht zur Oberfläche macht und die Maske als Methode nutzt. Shownotes Signs that say what you want them to say and not Signs that say what someone else wants you to say, I’M DESPERATE, 1992-93 https://artinwords.de/wp-content/uploads/gillian-wearing/Gillian-Wearing-desperate-e1581333619707.jpg Sixty Minute Silence, 1996, Video (Projektion) https://artinwords.de/wp-content/uploads/gillian-wearing/Gillian-Wearing-Sixty-Minut.jpg https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-43924730 Me As Arbus, 2008 https://bordercrossingsmag.com/images/made/images/articles/_resized/Wearing-1_795_1000_90.jpg Me As Sander, 2012 https://artinwords.de/wp-content/uploads/gillian-wearing/Gillian-Wearing-Me-as-Sande-e1581333748232.jpg Self Portrait as my Brother Richard Wearing, 2003…

People in this episode

Host: dieMotive

Guest: Gillian Wearing

Topics covered

• identity
• photography
• art
• masks
• portraits
• documentation
• staging

Keywords

• Gillian Wearing
• identity
• photography
• art
• masks
• portraits
• Turner Prize

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Signs that say what you want them to say and not Signs that say what someone else wants you to say, I’M DESPERATE, Sixty Minute Silence, Me As Arbus, Me As Sander, Self Portrait as my Brother Richard Wearing, Me As

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