Artists speak: Fred Wilson.(Art:21)
School Arts, August, 2006
Born 1954, the Bronx, NY
Education BFA, SUNY/Purchase
Lives and Works New York, NY
Media & Materials Installation, printmaking, sculpture; found objects, glass
Biography
Fred Wilson's artistic practice spans a wide range of materials, methods, and sites. Known for his work creating new exhibition contexts for the display of art and artifacts found in museum collections, Wilson's installations encompass everything from wall labels, sound, and lighting, to nontraditional pairings of objects. His installations lead viewers to recognize that changes in context create changes in meaning. While appropriating curatorial methods and strategies, Wilson questions--and forces the viewer to question--how curators shape interpretations...
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