09/05/2024
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The Barbara DeGenevieve Memorial Library is a collection of books previously owned by Barbara DeGenevieve (1947–2014), originally open to the Mana Contemporary community and the public, the collection is now housed at Oklahomo. It is on view to the public at the SAIC Galleries during the duration of In Your Face: Barbara DeGenevieve, Artist & Educator exhibition opening next week.
DeGenevieve was an American interdisciplinary artist who worked in photography, video, and performance.
She lectured widely on her work and on subjects including human sexuality, gender, transsexuality, censorship, ethics, and po*******hy. Her writing on these subjects has been published in art, photographic, and scholarly journals, and her work has been exhibited internationally. She was awarded two National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowships, and has been the recipient of three Illinois Arts Council grants among others.
Most of the books in the Memorial Library are nonfiction: texts she used as resources for her artwork, or for teaching classes in the department of photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The collection is organized thematically, separated by genres such as philosophy, art history, and gender studies. These themes were important components in research and production of DeGenevieve’s visual works. Her library showcases her thoughts, references, and sources of inspiration.
In Your Face: Barbara DeGenevieve, Artist and Educator
September 13 - December 7
SAIC Galleries, 33 E. Washington St.
Gallery Hours: Monday–Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.