Ann Carlson / Mary Ellen Strom
Biography
view entire CV PDF 77 KAnn Carlson's (b. 1954) award winning performance-based works expand the boundaries of dance and choreography in the realm of visual art. Mary Ellen Strom's (b.1955) video works draw from art history and mainstream media to blur the line between representation and activism. Since the onset of their collaborative work in the early 1990s, Carlson and Strom have successfully married social, political, historical, and academic criticism in an impressive body of multimedia artworks.
These collaborations are notable for their community engagement, experimental form, technological experimentation, and activist underpinnings. Among their highly celebrated works are Geyser Land (2003), a multi-media installation and performance experience that took place on a Montana train ride; West (1997), at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; and various projects at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA; Creative Time; Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA.