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Hannah Wilke (born Arlene Hannah Butter; (March 7, 1940 – January 28, 1993) was an American painter, sculptor, photographer, video artist and performance artist. Wilke's work is known for exploring issues of feminism, sexuality and femininity.
Jan 28, 1993 · Learn about Hannah Wilke, an American artist who used her own body and ephemeral materials to challenge stereotypes and objectification of women. Explore her paintings, performances, videos, and sculptures that explore female identity, sexuality, and postmodernism.
- American
- March 7, 1940
- New York City, USA
- January 28, 1993
Hannah Wilke was a conceptual and performance artist who explored themes of femininity, sexuality, and mortality. MoMA presents 31 works of hers online, including photographs, sculptures, and drawings, as well as exhibitions and publications featuring her art.
Hannah Wilke was a pioneer of performance and photographic art that challenged the male gaze and celebrated female sexuality. Explore her biography, artworks, and legacy on artnet, a platform for buying and selling art.
- American
Oct 20, 2021 · Hannah Wilke's retrospective at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation shows how she made bodily experience, including cancer, the center of her work.
- Anne Boyer
American artist Hannah Wilke (1940–93) created innovative and provocative art to affirm life. Her work embraces the vitality and vulnerability of the human body as essential to experiencing life and connecting with each other.
Jun 1, 2021 · The exhibition Hannah Wilke: Art for Life's Sake (4 June- 16 January 2022) features nearly 120 works spanning three decades, from the artist’s early suggestive boxlike vessels in clay made in...