Sacred Sister - Hardcover
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Ancient myth and state-of-the-art photography are interwoven in this arresting meditation on timeless female power. During an extraordinary eight-year project, Bettina WitteVeen took her camera to remote Southeast locales, including the jungles of Bali, Burma and Vietnam, to find the face of ancient myth in the peoples of today. Her epic series of photographs embraces dynamic themes from Greek mythology (the Three Fates, Amazons, Hecate and Medusa) and Buddhism (the cult of Tara). An elegant suite of pavilions for the exhibition has been designed by Robert Wilson, one of the major figures of the avant-garde, whose working process in this collaborative effort is documented in detail. Art historian and literary scholar Charles A. Riley II, Ph.D. traces the mythological and allegorical meanings of the work in an accessible essay written in close collaboration with the artist.
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About the Author
Bettina WitteVeen, photographer, is a practicing Buddhist who began work on the "Sacred Sister" project in 1995. Her breakthrough to public acclaim occurred when some of the works from the project were included in the highly acclaimed exhibition, "Body Art: Masks of Identity," at the American Museum of Natural History in New York in 1999-2000. She was born in Mannheim, Germany and currently lives and works in New York.
Robert Wilson stands alone among contemporary artists and theater directors. In 1976 Wilson joined with composer Philip Glass in writing the landmark work Einstein on the Beach, which was presented at the Frestival d'Avignon and became a cause celebre at New York's Metropolitan Opera House. His opera and theater productions are among the highlights of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Lincoln Center seasons in New York. This is his first curatorial project involving photography.
Charles Riley II, PHD is a professor at the City University of New York, a curator and the author of nine books on the arts. He has been editor-in-chief of WE magazine, senior editor of Art & Auction magazine and a frequent contributor to several art magazines.
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"Sacred Sister" offers a very personal odyssey, and an unforgettable experience. Through these powerful photographs, . . . . a timeless meditation -- Maxwell L. Anderson, Whitney Museum of American Art
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- PublisherVerve Editions
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0966035259
- ISBN 13 9780966035254
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages184
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