2008 (art institute of chicago)
can a painting have a point of view?
i found four 18th-century commissioned portraits by 'unknown artists' within the Art Institute Collection but not currently on display and brought those paintings to life on the faces of performers. the paintings were given free reign and told to ‘install themselves’ in the galleries in which they felt they belonged. some interacted with museum patrons or stood completely still. while tourists snapped photos, the security guards became concerned by the presence of our moving canvases and eventually asked the paintings to leave the museum