Performance photography

Live actions performed for the camera (MH) – document as THE action (SMW).


Listings connecting to the sub typology “Performance photography” (571)



Image of Studio object

Photographer: Robin Wassink-Murray

  • Catalog No.
  • 02381-2019-FwPP-Carolee+Sands
  • Title
  • Carolee + Sands Magic Hair Pyramid & Working 2000 x 3
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Construction in hand-carved, hand-gilded frame (triangle) and three framed signed works (rectangles) of photo collages printed from slides
  • Object Location
  • Physical

  • Technical Notes

“Above: Carolee had a knot in her hair. We were in her hotel room in Frankfurt where we met for her retrospective in 2017. She asked me if I could help to comb her hair and untangle the knot, and she insisted that Robin photograph it as a performance. Below: In 2000 in the first house that Robin and I shared together in Amsterdam, which was 19 square meters, I was on the phone arranging a purchase from Ronald Feldman Gallery of ‘Handle with Care,’ a work by Hannah Wilke. As Robin often does, he documented the action as a work.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01070-2013-CP/PP-OfficialUglyFaceFolder-010
  • Title
  • Official Ugly Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, various locations.


  • Reflection Notes

‘Official Ugly Face Folder’ (2013) — from 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “It’s a mixed bag, but could be kept together in the archive and labelled as such (‘Ugly Face Folder’). It’s all subjective, what seems ugly when one looks at oneself. This was an attempt at ‘control’ almost by calling the images ugly I could somehow ameliorate the ‘ugliness’ I felt looking at them.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01102-2013-CP/PP-OfficialUglyFaceFolder-042
  • Title
  • Official Ugly Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, various locations.


  • Reflection Notes

‘Official Ugly Face Folder’ (2013) — from 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “It’s a mixed bag, but could be kept together in the archive and labelled as such (‘Ugly Face Folder’). It’s all subjective, what seems ugly when one looks at oneself. This was an attempt at ‘control’ almost by calling the images ugly I could somehow ameliorate the ‘ugliness’ I felt looking at them.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01134-2013-CP/PP-OfficialUglyFaceFolder-074
  • Title
  • Official Ugly Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, various locations.


  • Reflection Notes

‘Official Ugly Face Folder’ (2013) — from 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “It’s a mixed bag, but could be kept together in the archive and labelled as such (‘Ugly Face Folder’). It’s all subjective, what seems ugly when one looks at oneself. This was an attempt at ‘control’ almost by calling the images ugly I could somehow ameliorate the ‘ugliness’ I felt looking at them.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01166-2013-CP/PP-OfficialUglyFaceFolder-106
  • Title
  • Official Ugly Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, various locations.


  • Reflection Notes

‘Official Ugly Face Folder’ (2013) — from 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “It’s a mixed bag, but could be kept together in the archive and labelled as such (‘Ugly Face Folder’). It’s all subjective, what seems ugly when one looks at oneself. This was an attempt at ‘control’ almost by calling the images ugly I could somehow ameliorate the ‘ugliness’ I felt looking at them.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01049-2020-CP/PP-NewFaceFolder-072
  • Title
  • New Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image fil
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Self Portrait Images Ostensibly For Gay Internet Dating Sites (Planetromeo, etc.) Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, shower room.


  • Reflection Notes

From 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “they are a bit too close for me to properly ‘judge’, they are a bit neutral for me. Carolee always told me to go to where the difficulty was, and somehow my face has always been a challenging situation.” – SMW. 30. April 2020 (inventory note): “I also think of Jo Spence, the British artist, being told she was ‘brave’ for using her own image when she was not classically beautiful. And Carolee Schneemann and Hannah Wilke subverting the ‘ideal image’. I feel somewhere in between as I swing between ‘more ideal’ and ‘less ideal’.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01081-2013-CP/PP-OfficialUglyFaceFolder-021
  • Title
  • Official Ugly Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, various locations.


  • Reflection Notes

‘Official Ugly Face Folder’ (2013) — from 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “It’s a mixed bag, but could be kept together in the archive and labelled as such (‘Ugly Face Folder’). It’s all subjective, what seems ugly when one looks at oneself. This was an attempt at ‘control’ almost by calling the images ugly I could somehow ameliorate the ‘ugliness’ I felt looking at them.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01113-2013-CP/PP-OfficialUglyFaceFolder-053
  • Title
  • Official Ugly Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, various locations.


  • Reflection Notes

‘Official Ugly Face Folder’ (2013) — from 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “It’s a mixed bag, but could be kept together in the archive and labelled as such (‘Ugly Face Folder’). It’s all subjective, what seems ugly when one looks at oneself. This was an attempt at ‘control’ almost by calling the images ugly I could somehow ameliorate the ‘ugliness’ I felt looking at them.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01145-2013-CP/PP-OfficialUglyFaceFolder-085
  • Title
  • Official Ugly Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, various locations.


  • Reflection Notes

‘Official Ugly Face Folder’ (2013) — from 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “It’s a mixed bag, but could be kept together in the archive and labelled as such (‘Ugly Face Folder’). It’s all subjective, what seems ugly when one looks at oneself. This was an attempt at ‘control’ almost by calling the images ugly I could somehow ameliorate the ‘ugliness’ I felt looking at them.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01060-2020-CP/PP-NewFaceFolder-083
  • Title
  • New Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Self Portrait Images Ostensibly For Gay Internet Dating Sites (Planetromeo, etc.) Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, shower room.


  • Reflection Notes

From 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “they are a bit too close for me to properly ‘judge’, they are a bit neutral for me. Carolee always told me to go to where the difficulty was, and somehow my face has always been a challenging situation.” – SMW. 30. April 2020 (inventory note): “I also think of Jo Spence, the British artist, being told she was ‘brave’ for using her own image when she was not classically beautiful. And Carolee Schneemann and Hannah Wilke subverting the ‘ideal image’. I feel somewhere in between as I swing between ‘more ideal’ and ‘less ideal’.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01092-2013-CP/PP-OfficialUglyFaceFolder-032
  • Title
  • Official Ugly Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, various locations.


  • Reflection Notes

‘Official Ugly Face Folder’ (2013) — from 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “It’s a mixed bag, but could be kept together in the archive and labelled as such (‘Ugly Face Folder’). It’s all subjective, what seems ugly when one looks at oneself. This was an attempt at ‘control’ almost by calling the images ugly I could somehow ameliorate the ‘ugliness’ I felt looking at them.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01124-2013-CP/PP-OfficialUglyFaceFolder-064
  • Title
  • Official Ugly Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, various locations.


  • Reflection Notes

‘Official Ugly Face Folder’ (2013) — from 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “It’s a mixed bag, but could be kept together in the archive and labelled as such (‘Ugly Face Folder’). It’s all subjective, what seems ugly when one looks at oneself. This was an attempt at ‘control’ almost by calling the images ugly I could somehow ameliorate the ‘ugliness’ I felt looking at them.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01156-2013-CP/PP-OfficialUglyFaceFolder-096
  • Title
  • Official Ugly Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, various locations.


  • Reflection Notes

‘Official Ugly Face Folder’ (2013) — from 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “It’s a mixed bag, but could be kept together in the archive and labelled as such (‘Ugly Face Folder’). It’s all subjective, what seems ugly when one looks at oneself. This was an attempt at ‘control’ almost by calling the images ugly I could somehow ameliorate the ‘ugliness’ I felt looking at them.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01039-2020-CP/PP-NewFaceFolder-062
  • Title
  • New Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Self Portrait Images Ostensibly For Gay Internet Dating Sites (Planetromeo, etc.) Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, shower room.


  • Reflection Notes

From 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “they are a bit too close for me to properly ‘judge’, they are a bit neutral for me. Carolee always told me to go to where the difficulty was, and somehow my face has always been a challenging situation.” – SMW. 30. April 2020 (inventory note): “I also think of Jo Spence, the British artist, being told she was ‘brave’ for using her own image when she was not classically beautiful. And Carolee Schneemann and Hannah Wilke subverting the ‘ideal image’. I feel somewhere in between as I swing between ‘more ideal’ and ‘less ideal’.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

  • Catalog No.
  • 01071-2013-CP/PP-OfficialUglyFaceFolder-011
  • Title
  • Official Ugly Face Folder
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • Digital image file
  • Object Location
  • Digital

  • Technical Notes

Location: Swammerdamstraat Apartment Amsterdam, various locations.


  • Reflection Notes

‘Official Ugly Face Folder’ (2013) — from 12. April 2020 (WeTransfer notes): “It’s a mixed bag, but could be kept together in the archive and labelled as such (‘Ugly Face Folder’). It’s all subjective, what seems ugly when one looks at oneself. This was an attempt at ‘control’ almost by calling the images ugly I could somehow ameliorate the ‘ugliness’ I felt looking at them.” – SMW.

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