Itziar Okariz
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Itziar Okariz (also spelled Itziar Ocáriz, born 1965) is a Basque/Spanish artist based in New York City and San Sebastián.
Biography
[edit]Itziar Okariz was born in San Sebastián and studied painting and sculpture at the Universidad del País Vasco.
Work
[edit]Her work is usually based on photographs or film installations and performance, in forms inspired by the Situationists. She is often identified as a feminist artist, although she does not like the label because it contextualizes her work too narrowly.[1] According to Javier Hontoria of Artforum, she "has always focused on a performativity that also examines the ties between landscape and architecture, sign and ritual, or sexuality and territory. In her quest to render the self, her practice took a turn to the verbal over the spatial, privileging language over the body... Much of Okariz's practice is built upon small linguistic units and signs that produce meaning through emphatic reiteration."[2]
She has exhibited works in many countries in Europe and in the United States.
- To Pee In Public And Private Spaces
Itziar Okariz | |
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| Born | 1965 |
| Nationality | Basque/Spanish |
| Education | Universidad del País Vasco |
| Known for | Performance |
| Notable work | Faces (1999) Irrintzi (2007) Publication Itziar Okariz (2001) To Pee In Public And Private Spaces (2000-2004) |
In her own note she describes the artwork, "to execute the action as described in the title (location included) or, one could say, contained in the title."[3] She usually tries to do it while there is little movement in the streets because of the illegal aspect of the action, and she "find[s] it interesting to delineate what is legally allowed and what is not, as a definition of the individual in society."[3] She has chosen a number of different locations, "always with the aim of expanding the spectrum of meanings."[3]
- Selection of work
- Faces (video installation, 1999)
- Publication Itziar Okariz (Vitoria-Gasteiz : Servicio Central de Publicaciones del Gobierno Vasco, 2001)
- Mear en espacios públicos o privados / Peeing in Public or Private Spaces
- Trepar edificios
- "Irrintzi" (Exhibition Chacun à son goût, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 2007)
Awards
[edit]- 1995: 1st prize in Gure Artea of the Basque Country
- 1993: 3rd prize in the Certamen de Artistas Noveles in San Sebastian
References
[edit]- ^ "Kunsthausbaselland – ITZIAR OKARIZ". kunsthausbaselland.ch. March 30, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ^ Hontoria, Javier (March 11, 2016). "Itziar Okariz – artforum.com / critics' picks". Artforum. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c "ARTWORKS FOR DE-OCCUPYING TO PEE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES. WITH CHUS MARTÍNEZ AND ITZIAR OKARIZ". Bulegoa z/b. January 22, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
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