Video Primer: A Series of 5 Video Programs: Masquerade
Video Primer, 2002, p. 6
Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2002
The article describes the tendency for some artists to masquerade for the camera, using costumes, make-up and performance to create the guise of a new identity in order to challenge the viewer's normal assumptions, and criticize various social conventions. Works by Colin Campbell, Karma Clarke-Davis, Ana Rewakowicz, Martha Wilson, and Mindy Faber are cited and explained as examples.
ITEM 2002.141 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Culver City Limits (1977) – Colin Campbell
Master F: There are People Who (1997) – Karma Clarke-Davis
Sweet or Salty (Madonna's Poor Days (2000) – Ana Rewakowicz
Appearance as Value (1972) – Martha Wilson
Identity Crisis – Mindy Faber