Kate GILMORE (Washington D.C. 1975) studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York and the Bates College (Lewiston, Maine).
Gilmore creates large scale installations in combination with extreme physical actions that explore social obstacles, exploring desire, pain and the limits of human endurance. She shapes an aggregate of performance, video, sculpture and photography with self-imposed restrictions and challenging objectives that recall the absurdity of Dadaism, the hyperbole of satirical cartoons and the rigidity of political correctness.
Gilmore not only animates the essences and suppositions of ego and id, but positions them in a real duel for personal integrity. “I always set out to win, to accomplish something, but often I don't get my way. I might make things too difficult for myself or something goes wrong. Since everything is shot only once, there really are no other options. I have to assume that if there are "mistakes" in the pieces or if I am unsuccessful, it is just a reflection of our own daily existences. Believe me, I certainly set out in life prepared to win everything and that is definitely not my reality or the reality of most individuals.”
She has received two Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Award for Artistic Excellence (NY, 2005, 2010); two New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (NY, 2005, 2012); the Rome Prize of the American Academy in Rome (Rome, 2007); the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (NY, 2009); the New York Art Matters Grant (NY, 2012) and the Rauschenberg Residency Award (Captiva Island, Florida, 2014), among others.
Her work has been exhibited internationally including PS1 Greater New York, MoMA/PS1 (NY, 2005 and 2010); the 2010 Whitney Biennial (Whitney Museum of American Art, NY); The Moscow Biennial 2011 (Moscow) in addition to solo exhibitions at Contemporary Art Center (Cincinnati, 2006); Institute of Contemporary Art (Philadelphia, 2008); Public Art Fund, Bryant Park (NY, 2010); MoCA Cleveland (Cleveland, 2013) and The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (Ridgefield, 2014).
Gilmore's work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, (NY); Brooklyn Museum, (NY); Whitney Museum of American Art, (NY); Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco); Rose Art Museum (Waltham); Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indianapolis) and Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago).
“History is a a piece that takes the wikipedia page of August Sander, erases important details of his “history”, and frames it in a hot pink color. As with many artists in history, there are those forgotten and those remembered. August Sander, a prominent male artist and historical figure is one of those remembered.”
Kate Gilmore lives and works in NY (USA).
Gilmore creates large scale installations in combination with extreme physical actions that explore social obstacles, exploring desire, pain and the limits of human endurance. She shapes an aggregate of performance, video, sculpture and photography with self-imposed restrictions and challenging objectives that recall the absurdity of Dadaism, the hyperbole of satirical cartoons and the rigidity of political correctness.
Gilmore not only animates the essences and suppositions of ego and id, but positions them in a real duel for personal integrity. “I always set out to win, to accomplish something, but often I don't get my way. I might make things too difficult for myself or something goes wrong. Since everything is shot only once, there really are no other options. I have to assume that if there are "mistakes" in the pieces or if I am unsuccessful, it is just a reflection of our own daily existences. Believe me, I certainly set out in life prepared to win everything and that is definitely not my reality or the reality of most individuals.”
She has received two Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Award for Artistic Excellence (NY, 2005, 2010); two New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (NY, 2005, 2012); the Rome Prize of the American Academy in Rome (Rome, 2007); the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (NY, 2009); the New York Art Matters Grant (NY, 2012) and the Rauschenberg Residency Award (Captiva Island, Florida, 2014), among others.
Her work has been exhibited internationally including PS1 Greater New York, MoMA/PS1 (NY, 2005 and 2010); the 2010 Whitney Biennial (Whitney Museum of American Art, NY); The Moscow Biennial 2011 (Moscow) in addition to solo exhibitions at Contemporary Art Center (Cincinnati, 2006); Institute of Contemporary Art (Philadelphia, 2008); Public Art Fund, Bryant Park (NY, 2010); MoCA Cleveland (Cleveland, 2013) and The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (Ridgefield, 2014).
Gilmore's work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, (NY); Brooklyn Museum, (NY); Whitney Museum of American Art, (NY); Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco); Rose Art Museum (Waltham); Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indianapolis) and Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago).
“History is a a piece that takes the wikipedia page of August Sander, erases important details of his “history”, and frames it in a hot pink color. As with many artists in history, there are those forgotten and those remembered. August Sander, a prominent male artist and historical figure is one of those remembered.”
Kate Gilmore lives and works in NY (USA).