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Photo: Gisela Gamper   
 

 

Linda M. Montano 7 YEARS OF LIVING ART + ANOTHER 7 YEARS OF LIVING ART = 14 YEARS OF LIVING ART

INTRODUCTION

This Robert J. Shiffler Archive Project, commissioned by the Robert J. Shiffler Foundation, 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. In addition, there is a self-conducted on-line "Virtual Art/Life Residency" with the artist.

Linda M. Montano, a seminal figure in contemporary feminist performance art, has been actively exploring her art/life since the mid 1960s. Her work investigates the relationship between art and life through intricate life altering ceremonies, some of which last for seven or more years. She is interested in the way artistic ritual, often staged as individual interactions or collaborative workshops, can be used to alter and enhance a person's life and to create the opportunity for focus on spiritual energy states, silence and the cessation of art/life boundaries.

Peter Huttinger
Archivist
The Robert J. Shiffler Foundation