IdentityExploring Aspects of Personality

through Art

Questions

• How do we define ourselves?

• Are we always the same self?

• What categories do societies use to define us?

• What happens when we don’t fit into these categories?

• Personal

• Political

• Cultural

• Historical

Examining Sexual Identity

Auguste Rodin, The Kiss, 1884

Steve Walker, Ties, 1998

Marsden Hartley, Portrait of a German Officer, 1914

Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob AKA Claude Cahun

Claude Cahun

Claude Cahun

Claude Cahun, The Mystery of Adam, 1927

Claude Cahun

Claude Cahun

Claude Cahun, Self Portrait, 1927

Keith Haring

Keith Haring, Untitled, 1982

Keith Haring

Keith Haring

Keith Haring

David Faulk

David Faulk, Eye-Hand Lulu, 2005

David Faulk, Group 1, 2003

David Faulk, I’m Sorry Little Girl, 1998

David Faulk,Long Arm Lulu, 2005

David Faulk, State Series: Kansas, 2005

David Faulk, Little Hand Lulu, 2003

David Wojnarowicz, Untitled,

David Wojnarowicz, Untitled, 1988

David Wojnarowicz, The Death of American Spirituality,

David Wojnarowicz, Stones Weep, 1989

David Wojnarowicz, Card

David Wojnarowicz, History Keeps Me Awake At Night,

Michael Johnstone, Beach, 2006

Michael Johnstone, Ms. Vera’s Day Book, 2005

Michael Johnstone, Fellini, 2005

Michael Johnstone, Church, 2005

Michael Johnstone, NYC, 2005

Identifying the Feminine

Anita Kunz, Girls will be Girls, 2007

Lauren Bergman, This is the Life,

Niki de St.Phalle, Hon, 1996

Patricia Piccinini, Big Mother, 2005

The Guerrilla Girls

The Guerrilla Girls

The Guerrilla Girls

The Guerrilla Girls

Ana Mendiata

Ana Mendiata, Untitled, Cosmetic Facial Variations

Ana Mendieta, Tree of Life, 1977

Ana Mendieta, Silueta Works in Mexico, 1972

Ana Mendieta, Untitled, 1973

Ana Mendieta,

Ana Mendieta

Miriam Shapiro

Miriam Shapiro,

Miriam Shapiro, Adam and Eve,

Miriam Shapiro, The Poet, 1984

Miriam Shapiro, Mother Russia, 1994

Miriam Shapiro

Barbara Krueger

Barbara Krueger, Your Body is a Battleground, 1989

Barbara Krueger, Untitled (We don’t need another Hero), 1987

Barbara Krueger

Barbara Krueger

Barbara Krueger

Identifying Heritage

Faith Ringgold, The Flag is Burning #2

Faith Ringgold, Change, 1986

Faith Ringgold, Flag Story, 1985

Faith Ringgold, The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles,

Faith Ringgold, Wanted: Douglas, Tubman, Truth, 1997

Faith Ringgold, Flag for the Moon, Die Nigger, 1969

Betye (middle) and Alison Sarr (left) and a sister who I don’t know.

Betty Saar, Blow Top Blues, 1997

Betty Saar, Black Crows in the White Section Only, 1972

Betty Saar, Blue Plate Special, 1993

Betty Saar, House of Ancient Memory, 1989

Betty Saar, Tango, 2005

Alison Saar, Mirror, Mirror, 2007

Alison Saar, Spiral Betty, 2006

Alison Saar, Sapphire,

David G. Romero, Auto-de-fe-costume, 2008

Nahum Zenil, Wedding Portrait

Nahum Zenil, Little Heads, A Strange Occurrence, 1983

Nahum Zenil, Ex Voto, 1987

Nahum Zenil, Frida in My Heart, 1991

Nahum Zenil

Siona Benjamin

Siona Benjamin, Directions on How We Wear an Indian Jewish Sari, 2005

Siona Benjamin, Finding Home #46, 2006

Siona Benjamin, Finding Home #53, 2006

Siona Benjamin, Finding Home #80, 2006

Siona Benjamin, Finding Home #89, 2006

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas,

Frida Kahlo, My Nurse and I, 1937

Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait as a Tahuna - Diego on my Mind, 1943

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo, Without Hope, 1945