Hannah Wilke through the Large Glass
Wilke, Hannah
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Alternative Title
Through the Large Glass
Date
1976Description
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Through the Large Glass
Hannah Wilke
1976, 10 min, color, silent, 16 mm film
Through the Large Glass documents one of Wilke's most effective and well-known performances, in which she performs a deadpan striptease behind Duchamp's The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (also known as The Large Glass) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Dressed in a fedora and a white suit, and evoking the style of 1970s' fashion icons such as Helmut Newton and Yves Saint-Laurent, Wilke strikes a series of poses and then strips. She is seen through the glass of the Duchamp sculpture. In her self-conscious affectation of the often absurdist posturing of a fashion model, Wilke willfully uses her own image and her sexuality to confront the erotic representation of women in art history and popular culture.
This piece was originally seen as part of an installation.
Made for the film "Befragung der Freiheitsstatue C'est La Vie Rrose" by Hans-Christof Stenzel. Camera: Lothar E. Stickelbrucks. Editor: Rosemarie Stenzel-Quast. Performed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, June 15, 1976. film still
Type of Work
Film stillSubject
Self portraits, Video art, Wilke, Hannah, Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968. Bride stripped bare by her bachelors, even, Female nude in art, Women in art, Performance art --United States, Art, American --20th century, Women performance artists --United States, Striptease, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Short films
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