Andrea Fraser is a contemporary New York-based performance artist, mainly known for her work focusing on institutional critique. She's also a professor in New Genres at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Most recently, she has a video work in the education space at the Monash University Museum of Art entitled Official Welcome (2001/2003) as part of their current show Art is a Verb.
Below are some stills from the video:
Most recently, she has a video work in the education space at the Monash University Museum of Art entitled Official Welcome (2001/2003) as part of their current show Art is a Verb.
Below are some stills from the video:
In an interview with Patricia Maloney for Art Practical (here) Fraser explains that the basis of the work '...takes the form of a situation in which an artist is introduced and then speaks. It may be an artist giving a talk, receiving an award, or being honoured in some way, speaking at the opening of an exhibition, or one of the many situations in which artists are introduced before speaking. Such talks are sometimes arranged by collectors or art dealers but more often by curators, museum directors, critics, or historians....'
The performance became popular for it's critique of the art world and how artists view themselves and other artists, and also for the moment in which Fraser undresses and eventually stands nude while continuing to speak.
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