Erica Baum
Erica Baum | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) New York City |
| Education | Barnard College; Yale University |
| Known for | Photography |
Erica Baum (born 1961) is an American photographer who lives and works in New York City. She is known for her work that uses printed paper and language as subject,[1] in a form of word art.[2]
Early life and education
Baum was born in New York City in 1961.[1]
She received a BA in anthropology from Barnard College in 1984. She also received an MA in TESOL/applied linguistics from Hunter College in 1988, and an MFA in photography from Yale University in 1994.[citation needed]
Work
Baum's work is characterized by a cropped, close-up style that captures the material details of subjects, ranging from chalkboards to library card catalogues, book pages and newspaper.[1] Her composition of these details and her use of language has been compared to concrete poetry.[3]
Baum's work is in the collections of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery,[4] Metropolitan Museum of Art,[5] the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,[1] Whitney Museum of American Art[6] and the Yale University Art Gallery,[7] among others.[8]
Exhibitions
- Foul Play, Thread Waxing Space, New York (1999)
- Subject Index, Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden (2008)
- The Imminence of Poetics, São Paulo Biennial (2012)
- Athens Biennial (2013)
- Kunstverein Langenhagen, Germany (2013)
- Reloaded: Concrete Trends, Weserburg Museum für Moderne Kunst, Bremen, Germany (2015)
- Photo-Poetics: An Anthology, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (2015)
- The Arcades: Contemporary Art and Walter Benjamin, Jewish Museum, New York (2017)
Publications
- Chaffee, Cathleen; Colard, Jean-Max (2016). Erica Baum: The Naked Eye (art exhibition). Erica Baum (photographer). Crevecœur/Bureau. ISBN 978-2954136943.
- The Melody Indicator, Triple Canopy (2012)
- Dog Ear, with Kenneth Goldsmith and Béatrice Gross, Ugly Duckling Presse (2011)
- Sightings, One Star Presse (2011)
- Naked Eye, with Kenneth Goldsmith, Free Association (2009)
References
- ^ a b c d "Erica Baum". The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ Cohen, Alina (5 January 2019). "13 Artists Who Highlight the Power of Words". Artsy. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Trotman, Nat (10 December 2014). "Erica Baum: Wordplay". Aperture Foundation NY. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Telephone > Search Our Fine Art Collection > Collection > Albright-Knox Art Gallery". www.albrightknox.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Erica Baum | Slips | The Met". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Whitney Museum of American Art: Erica Baum". collection.whitney.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Ballets". artgallery.yale.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Bio". Bureau. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
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