1991 Archives - Lorraine O'Grady

Body Is the Ground of My Experience

BodyGround, shorthand for Body Is the Ground of My Experience, refers to the photomontages produced by O’Grady for her first one-person exhibit, at INTAR Gallery, NYC, Jan 21–Feb 22, 1991. The phrase doesn’t ...

ARTS Magazine, 1991

Gretchen Faust, New York in Review — Excellent review of O'Grady's first solo exhibit, at INTAR Gallery. Faust confesses: "Every once and awhile I come across a show that really demands more time and space consideration." Special focus on performance docs in the photomontage show.

Rivers First Draft Mlle Bourgeoise Noire Art Is... art-world racism 1991

Judith Wilson, 1991

Lorraine O’Grady: Critical Interventions — Catalogue essay for O'Grady's first solo exhibit: "Lorraine O'Grady," photomontages, INTAR Gallery, 420 W 42nd St, NYC, Jan 21-Feb 22, 1991. Includes authoritative account of artist's earlier career.

1991 black female subjectivity becoming an artist Adrian Piper the Black and White Show the Caribbean Just Above Midtown western cultural hegemony black avant-garde mother The Dual Soul Judith Wilson Rivers First Draft Wellesley College autobiography Girls Latin School INTAR Gallery performance art