Rodney Graham: Autobiography and Fiction Intertwined
Shep Steiner examines the work of conceptual artist Rodney Graham, who for over three decades has explored the blurring of autobiography and fiction across photography, video, sculpture, text, and music. The article notes that photography, originally a scientific tool for capturing reality, has evolved into a medium of fiction. Graham's practice challenges the boundaries between fact and fabrication, using multiple media to question the nature of self-representation.
Key facts
- Shep Steiner wrote an article on Rodney Graham
- Rodney Graham is a conceptual artist
- Graham has worked for over thirty years
- His practice mixes autobiography and fiction
- He uses photography, video, sculpture, text, and music
- Photography was originally a scientific tool
- Photography has become a privileged medium of fiction
- The article was published in artpress in November 2003
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Artists
- Rodney Graham
- Shep Steiner
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- artpress
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