The art collection of Heather and Tony Podesta is internationally regarded for its ambitious scope. Called “power collectors” by The Washington Post, their zeal for collecting contemporary photography and video is unrivaled in the American mid-Atlantic area. This photography/video exhibition concentrates on a particular focus within the Podesta collection: the artist’s self-portrait. Frequently referred to as photo-based or lens-based work, this area of contemporary practice has been investigated by a growing number of artists including a new generation that emerged in the nineties. Artists such as Marina Abramovic, Ann Hamilton, Sam Taylor-Wood and Gillian Wearing deploy a variety of theatrical strategies, many of which are influenced by post-structuralist issues of identity, social roles and metaphoric transformation. Whether video stills, documentation of performances, digitized alternate realities or meticulously staged tableaux indebted to painting, each artist in Me, Myself and I expands upon the traditional concept of “self portrait” and the possibilities for photography’s content and formal treatment.
Read more in the introduction panel and gallery guide.
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