Maker/Artist
Schneemann, Carolee
American photographer, performance artist, and video artist, 1939-2019
Known for a multidisciplinary practice that spanned 60 years, particularly performances that dealt with issues of gender and sexuality. She considered herself a painter but worked in multiple media, including photography and motion pictures. Her works are held in the collections of the Museum der Moderne in Salzburg, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, New York’s MoMA, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, London’s Tate Modern, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
