Candice Breitz
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Early life and education
Breitz was born in Johannesburg in a Jewish family.[1] She holds degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, the University of Chicago, and Columbia University.[8]
Work
Breitz uses found video footage, appropriating video from popular culture.[9] She is represented by KOW (Berlin), Kaufmann Repetto (Milan / NYC) and the Goodman Gallery (Johannesburg / Cape Town / London).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Breitz's 2016 seven-channel installation, Love Story, shares the personal narratives of six individuals who have fled their countries in response to a range of oppressive conditions: Sarah Ezzat Mardini, who escaped war-torn Syria; José Maria João, a former child soldier from Angola; Mamy Maloba Langa, a survivor from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Shabeena Francis Saveri, a transgender activist from India; Luis Ernesto Nava Molero, a political dissident from Venezuela; and Farah Abdi Mohamed, an idealistic young atheist from Somalia.[10]
Created as part of Performa Commissions for the Performa Biennial, New York City (2009)[11] is her first live performance. Exploring themes of identity and inclusion, this evening length play follows the formula of a television sitcom. New York City involves four sets of identical twins in two separate but identical productions.
Academic career
Breitz has been a tenured professor at the Braunschweig University of Art since 2007.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Personal life
She currently lives in Berlin.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- Yvon Lambert, "Him + Her", New York, 2009[12]
- Kunsthaus Bregenz, "Candice Breitz: The Scripted Life", Bregenz, 2010[13]
- Iziko South African National Gallery and Standard Bank Gallery, "Candice Breitz: Extra!", Johannesburg, 2012[14]
- Australian Centre for the Moving Image, "Candice Breitz: The Character", Melbourne, 2013[15]
- Museum of Fine Arts, Candice Breitz: Love Story, Boston, 2016[16]
- Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, "Candice Breitz: Ponderosa", Stuttgart, 2016[17]
Group exhibitions
- Represented South Africa with Mohau Modisakeng at the 57th Venice Biennale, 2017[18][19]
References
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Further reading
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External links
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- Candice Breitz at The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco
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