linda mary montano

About the Artist

Linda Mary Montano is a seminal figure in contemporary feminist performance art and her work since the mid 1960s has been critical in the development of video by, for, and about women. Attempting to dissolve the boundaries between art and life, Montano continues to actively explore her art/life through shared experience, role adoption, and intricate life altering ceremonies, some of which last for seven or more years. Her artwork is starkly autobiographical and often concerned with personal and spiritual transformation. Montano’s influence is wide ranging – she has been featured at museums including The New Museum in New York, MOCA San Francisco and the ICA in London.

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View of “Linda Mary Montano: Always Creative.”(Photo: Eric Swanson)

ARTFORUM: 500 WORDS

IT WOULD TAKE pages to remember and unravel my past traumas: near death from anorexia, PTSD, the Catholic Church’s failings . . . but needless to say, my art cured and continues to heal my life.

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PROJECT ARCHIVE

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7 YEARS OF LIVING ART + ANOTHER 7 YEARS OF LIVING ART = 14 YEARS OF LIVING ART

This Robert J. Shiffler Archive Project, documents Linda M. Montano’s life/art performance 7 YEARS OF LIVING ART + ANOTHER 7 YEARS OF LIVING ART = 14 YEARS OF LIVING ART. The project includes illustrated narratives by the artist as well as, photographic and multimedia documentation about the performance.

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LMM BLOG
  • TIBETAN LAMA : TO BE READ TO THE DYING

    TO BE READ TO THE DYING: TIBETAN LAMA

    Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo:From the Six Wonderful Methods for Enlightenment Without Cultivation.

    Here I [Padmasambhava] shall explain the profound meaning of liberation through hearing
    for the ones who have arrived at the time of death.
    Among the three kinds of bardos, the first is the time of the bardo of dying.
    Fortunate one of noble family, listen one-point­edly. Pay heed. Do not wander.
    Every experience in this world is Mara’s dream-like illusion.
    Everything is impermanent, everyone is subject to death.
    Noble one, turn away from further painful states.
    The experiences of whiteness, redness and blackness are all the magical display of your mind.
    These experiences are nothing other than yourself.
    Do not be afraid. Do not fear them.
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ENDURANCE THEN AND NOW

This is a personal look at Endurance Art of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

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