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Candice Breitz

BornNationalityBased In
1972South AfricanBerlin
Biography

Throughout her career, Candice Breitz has explored the dynamics by means of which an individual becomes him or herself in relation to a larger community, be that the immediate community that one encounters in family, or the real and imagined communities that are shaped not only by questions of national belonging, race, gender and religion, but also by the increasingly undeniable influence of mainstream media such as television, cinema and other popular culture. Most recently, Breitz’s work has focused on the conditions under which empathy is produced, reflecting on a media-saturated global culture in which strong identification with fictional characters and celebrity figures runs parallel to widespread indifference to the plight of those facing real world adversity. Her main media is the video: from single channel to 30-channels video installations, involving the whole exhibition space. ...

Selected Artworks
Becoming Julia
More Than Words
Candice Breitz
More Than Words, 2006
69 x 51.5cm
De Do Do Do
Candice Breitz
De Do Do Do, 2006
89 x 66.5cm
Grateful Dead Monument, Berlin, September
Candice Breitz
Grateful Dead Monument, Berlin, September, 2007
180 x 419.6cm
Mother + Father
I'm Your Man (A Portrait of Leonard Cohen)
Candice Breitz
I'm Your Man (A Portrait of Leonard Cohen), 2017
I cannot sleep… knowing that tonight is the end of everything
Candice Breitz
I cannot sleep… knowing that tonight is the end of everything, 1949
120 x 100 x 7.5cm
That’s Why God Made The Movies
Candice Breitz
That’s Why God Made The Movies, 1953
24.4 x 100 x 7.5cm
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Venice Biennial2017 - Venice
Dak’Art2014 - Dakar
Singapore Biennial2011 - Singapore
Performa2009 - New York City
Goteborg International Biennial2009 - Göteborg
Prospect New Orleans2008 - New Orleans
Prospect New Orleans2008 - New Orleans
Belgrade Biennale2006 - Belgrade
Venice Biennial2005 - Venice
Goteborg International Biennial2003 - Göteborg
Tirana Biennial2001 - Tirana
Gwangju Biennial2000 - Gwangju
Taipei Biennial2000 - Taipei
Istanbul Biennial1999 - Istanbul
Sao Paolo Biennial1998 - São Paulo
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