Hermione Freed

Hermine Freed (* 1940 in New York City ; † 1998 in New York City ) was an American painter and video artist .

Life

Freed studied painting at Cornell University and New York University , where she taught from the late 1960s. In 1972 Freed moved to the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he became professor of video art. She married the architect James Ingo Freed (1930-2005).

She initially videotaped artist portraits, starting with James Rosenquist . Although the portrait was not broadcast on WNYC , she did not let herself be discouraged and produced an entire series. On the one hand, she made documentary videos and, on the other hand, she made artistic videos that dealt with female perception and self-image. In 1972 she was invited by curator David Ross to the Circuit: A Video Invitational exhibition at the Everson Museum of Art . Two Faces (1973) and Art Herstory (1974) are two highly acclaimed works.

Freed worked with various cinematic techniques, e.g. B. Blue screen technology and transitions . She also experimented with mirrors , optical instruments , various types of lenses and magnifying glasses .

Solo exhibitions

• 1981 Hermine Freed – Beads & Marbles - Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City, NY

Group exhibitions

• 1977 documenta 6 , Kassel
• 1975 Projects: Video VI − MoMA Museum of Modern Art , New York City, NY
• 1975 IX Paris Biennale , Paris
• 1975 Projections Whitney Museum , New York
• 1975 Video Art Serpentine Gallery , London
• 1973 10th São Paulo Biennale , São Paulo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ David W. Dunlap: The New York Times James Ingo Freed, 75, Dies; Designed Holocaust Museum 2005 obituary James Ingo Freed
2. ↑ Art-Herstory Hermine Freed ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.