Lorraine O’Grady developed a rigorous conceptual and performance practice that challenged racism, sexism and exclusion within the art world. Her persona Mlle Bourgeoise Noire invaded galleries and public events in the early 1980s, while later photo-text and collage works examined family, diaspora and representation.
Performance; photography; collage; writing
Artist Films
Lorraine O'Grady: "Rivers, First Draft"
Whitney Museum of American ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1980–83Mlle Bourgeoise Noire
- 1983Art Is...
- 1980–88Nefertiti/Devonia Evangeline
- 1982Rivers, First Draft
- 1980/94Miscegenated Family Album
- 1977Cutting Out the New York Times
- 1991Body Is the Ground of My Experience
- 2010The First and Last of the Modernists
- 1980sAnnouncement cards
- 2010sHair/Black Power
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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