Alix Pearlstein

Alix Pearlstein (born 1962) is an American visual artist, who is particularly well known for her work in video art and performance art. Currently, Pearlstein is on the faculty of the M.F.A Program at School of Visual Arts in New York City, New York[1] and serves on the Board of Governors of The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.[2]

Alix Pearlstein
Born1962
New York City
NationalityAmerican
EducationCornell University
Known forVideo art, performance art
Websitewww.alixpearlstein.com

Early life and education

Alix Pearlstein was born in 1962 in New York City, New York.[3] In 1983 she attained a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University.[1] In 1988 she attained a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from the State University of New York at Purchase in Purchase, New York.[1]

Career

Pearlstein creates work that can oftentimes combine elements of performance, video art, sculpture and conceptual art.[4] Having exhibited in New York since 1988, Beginning her career as a sculptor, Pearlstein has exhibited in New York since 1988, and started producing video in 1992.[5] Her work often features elements of comedy and dead-pan humor.[4] She has stated that she consciously evades genre.[6] Pearlstein's art draws inspiration from Post-Minimal, structuralist film,[7] postmodern dance,[7] and Conceptual artists such as Dan Graham, particularly looking at the use of space in film and video.[8] In many of her works, Pearlstein gives unscripted, mise-en-scène instructions to performers, resulting in long, suspenseful shots.[8] She received a Foundation for COntemporary Arts Grants to Artists award (2011).[9]

Select solo exhibitions


Select group exhibitions
  • Front International, Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art (2018)[14]
  • Louder than Words, Zuckerman Museum of Art (2019)[14]

Public collections

Pearlstein's work can be found in a number of public institutions, including:

References
  1. "Alix Pearlstein CV", Alix Pearlstein, Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. "Alix Pearlstein :: Foundation for Contemporary Arts". www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  3. "Alix Pearlstein", Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Retrieved 28 February, 2015.
  4. "Electronic Arts Intermix: Alix Pearlstein" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Electronic Arts Intermix, Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. Smith, Roberta (Sep 13, 2002). "Family Tensions and Joy, Played but Not Spoken". New York Times – via ProQuest.
  6. Pilson, John (2013). "Alix Pearlstein by John Pilson (Interview)". Bomb — Artists in Conversation. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. "Alix Pearlstein :: Foundation for Contemporary Arts". www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  8. Maul, Tim (2008). "The Kitchen". Art in America. 96 (10): 182–183 – via Academic Search Complete.
  9. "Alix Pearlstein :: Foundation for Contemporary Arts". www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  10. "Alix Pearlstein The King, the Mice and the Cheese", List Visual Arts Center, Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  11. Smith, Roberta. "An attack on Foam Core and on the Status Quo", The New York Times, Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  12. "Sung Hwan Kim & Clemens von Wedemeyer & Sven Augustijnen & Alix Pearlstein & Aurelien Froment" Archived 2015-02-28 at Archive.today, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Retrieved February 28 2015.
  13. "PLATFORM 14: Alix Pearlstein, The Park", DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  14. "Alix Pearlstein". www.alixpearlstein.com. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  15. "Film Series" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  16. "Artist' Film International: Spring 2013", The Whitechapel Gallery, Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  17. "Alix Pearlstein", Museum of Modern Art, Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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