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Jemima Stehli
British feminist artist (born )
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Jemima Stehli (born ) is a British feminist artist, who is especially known for her naked self-portrait photographs.[1] Stehli lives and works in London.
Biography
She received a BA Honours Fine Art at Goldsmiths' College in , and her MA Fine Arts from Goldsmiths' in
She now lectures in Postgraduate Studies in Art Practice at Goldsmiths.[2]
Art practice
Stehli has explored themes of sexuality and the gaze throughout her practice. Most of her photographs are set in her studio.
Her naked self-portraits explore performativity and complicity in the representation of the female nude.[3] Throughout her practice she has investigated the role and position of the viewer in relation to the image. Stehli has also created photographs in which she inserts herself into well-known artworks by male artists.
s
In she pastiched Allen Jones's iconic s sculpture Table I. Stehli said about this work, "I wanted not only to show woman as a sexual object, but to show myself, the artist, becoming an object."[4] Stehli also appropriated the photography of Helmut Newton in Here They Come ().[5]
Rebecca Fortnum included Stehli in her anthology Contemporary British Women Artists: In Their Own Words.[6]
s
The Strip series () represented Stehli undressing in front of seated male art world figures, with the men choosing when to activate the camera. Amongst the curators, critics artists and art dealers represented were Adrian Searle, Matthew Higgs and Matthew Collings.[7][8] Stehli stated that ‘there is a very real power in situations with that kind of looking. I’m always trying to figure out what is interesting about looking at something. It’s a very powerful act.’ ()[9]
Collaboration with If Lucy Fell
Stehli's exhibition Endears me, yet remains resulted from a collaboration with the Lisbon-based band If Lucy Fell. The exhibition consisted of footage Stehli had filmed of the band while they travelled. Stehli stated that 'they had enjoyed being taken out of the rock venue and into the white space of the gallery and I wanted to be in their world, not thinking but feeling the energy of the performing moment'. ()[10]
Exhibitions
- Endears me, yet remains, Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea.[10]
- Narrative Show, Eastside Projects, Birmingham.
- Jemima Stehli, Lisboa 20, Lisbon.
- Studio Double, ARTRA, Milan.[11]
- mm/Studio, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver.[12]
- The Upsetting Table, Jeffrey Charles Gallery, London.
- Jemima Stehli, Lisson Gallery, London.
- Jemima Stehli, ARTRA, Milan.[11]
- Project Info,Chisenhale Gallery, London.[13]
- Karen , Artlab, Imperial College, London.[11]
Awards
- Artist in Residence, Delfina Studios, London.
- Award to Individual Artists, London Arts Board.[11]
References
- ^Searle, Adrian. Adrian Searle, "Why do I feel naked?", The Guardian, 15 July Retrieved 15 March
- ^"Jemima Stehli". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 24 November
- ^"Jemima Stehli | Exhibitions | Lisson Gallery". . Retrieved 24 November
- ^Windsor, John. "Turning the tables on Mr Jones"[dead link&#;], The Independent, 18 March Retrieved 15 March
- ^Battista, Kathy (). Renegotiating the Body: Feminist Art in s London. London: p.&#; ISBN&#;.
- ^Campbell-Johnston, Rachel. "Now we're free to make what we like", The Times, 20 December Retrieved 15 March
- ^"Episode 1". Mary Beard’s Shock of the Nude. Episode 1. 3 February BBC Television. Retrieved 18 November
- ^Searle, Adrian (14 July ). "Why do I feel naked?". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 November
- ^"Jemima Stehli: Friends with Benefits". Musée Magazine. Retrieved 24 November
- ^ ab"Focal Point Gallery — Endears me, yet remains". . Retrieved 24 November
- ^ abcd"Jemima Stehli"(PDF). Lisson Gallery. Retrieved 24 November
- ^"Jemima Stehli | mm/Studio - Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver". Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver. Retrieved 24 November
- ^"Jemima Stehli | Chisenhale Gallery". Chisenhale Gallery. Retrieved 24 November