Joan Jonas: A Life of Curiosity and Experimentation at Tate Modern
Joan Jonas, the 80-year-old American artist born in New York in 1936, speaks about her relentless experimental drive in a video interview produced by Tate Modern. The museum is hosting a major retrospective of her work, open until August 5. Jonas recounts her shift from sculpture to video and performance in the 1960s and 1970s, exploring new languages that she continues to develop. This is the first time Tate Modern has simultaneously presented an artist's work across its exhibition spaces, the Starr Cinema, and the underground Tanks. The interview was published by Artribune on April 2018.
Key facts
- Joan Jonas is 80 years old and born in New York in 1936.
- Her retrospective at Tate Modern runs until August 5.
- She transitioned from sculpture to video and performance in the 1960s and 1970s.
- This is the first time Tate Modern shows an artist's work simultaneously in exhibition spaces, Starr Cinema, and the Tanks.
- The video interview was produced by Tate Modern and published by Artribune.
- Jonas describes her practice as driven by curiosity and the challenge of the next work.
- The retrospective covers nearly five decades of her career.
- The interview is part of Artribune's television content.
Entities
Artists
- Joan Jonas
Institutions
- Tate Modern
- Artribune
Locations
- New York
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom