Eleanor Antin
Eleanor Antin is a pioneering conceptual artist known for her impersonations and reinventions of familiar historical, fictional and contemporary characters. Through performance art, filmmaking, installations, photographs and drawings Antin breathes new life into figures and scenarios from the past in ways which highlight their relevance to the present day. She delves into history, including narratives from ancient Rome and her own Jewish heritage – often she is masqueraded within her work, blurring the distinction between her identity and that of her assumed character.
