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Carolee Schneemann

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Carolee Schneemann
Born October 12, 1939
Died March 6, 2019
Place of Birth Fox Chase/ Burholme, PA

Carolee Schneemann, a groundbreaking performance and multidisciplinary artist, has used film and video since the 1960s. Shattering taboos and redefining the notion of the erotic, she confronts sexuality, gender, and the social construction of the female body. Her seminal performances of the 1970s were as transgressive as they were influential. Schneemann continues to provoke, as she explores female sexuality in relation to art-making, ritual, and culture.