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

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

Schooling and career

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

Public collections

Selected solo exhibitions

References

  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 8 December 2015. 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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