Martha Wilson
I Have Become My Own Worst Fear touch on the history of portraiture, political gures, and pop culture as well as concepts like subjectivity, identity, and gender. There is clear continuity spanning from her early work up until today. Over time, however, both her art and her attitude have changed—from what Wilson describes as “the concerns of a young woman to having fun with being an old lady.” She increasingly focuses on social conventions and values associated with femininity and aging. “I’m looking at age and the status of women,” says Wilson, “but we are still in the same absurd state that we were in the 70s….This is my current response to the predicament that we find ourselves in when born female.”
Martha Wilson
Mirror Mirror, 2014
c-print with text
22 x 26 3/4 ins.
55.88 x 67.95 cm
edition of 5 + 2 AP
Photo by Richards Jarden 1973
Photo by Michael Katchen 2014
Martha Wilson
Bowled over, 2015
c-print
14 x 10 ins.
35.56 x 25.4 cm
edition of 5 + 2 AP
Photo by Michael Katchen
Digital Facilitator Michael Katchen
Martha Wilson
Bear in mind/Bare in hind, 2014
c-print
48 x 48 ins. each
121.92 x 121.92 cm each
edition of 5 + 2 AP
Photo by Bill Westmoreland
Makeup Artist Bill Westmoreland
Martha Wilson
Makeover, 2015
c-print
16 7/8 x 48 7/8 ins.
42.86 x 121.14 cm
edition 2 of 5 + 2 AP
Photo by Kathy Grove
Compositing Artist Kathy Grove
Martha Wilson
Thin-skinned, 2014
c-print, 1960s Styroco Regency frame
29 x 17 ins.
73.66 x 43.18 cm
edition of 5 + 2 AP
Photo by Michael Katchen
Makeup Artist Melissa Roth
Martha Wilson
Makeover: Melania, 2017
photo/text
11 x 43 1/2 ins.
27.9 x 110.5 cm