In Our Image: Photography as Performance
In Our Image: Photography as Performance explores the fluidity of identity through photography and performance, showcasing how artists construct, deconstruct, and critique the self. Featuring Cecil Beaton, Martine Gutierrez, Jane Hammond, Joe Harjo, Clarence John Laughlin, Yasumasa Morimura, Steven Pippin, Ernesto Pujol, Cindy Sherman, Megan Solis, and Debra Sugarman, this exhibition presents photography as both a document and stage for performative self-expression. From fashion editorial self-portraits and Indigenous perspectives to abstraction and cultural critique, these artists subvert conventions and offer counter-narratives to dominant representations.
In Our Image positions performance as a tool for reclaiming narratives and reimagining new possibilities within broader cultural and historical contexts. Whether through self-portraiture, bodily gesture, or experimental process, these artists reveal identity as a multifaceted and evolving construct deeply connected to place, memory, and power. Drawn primarily from the McNay鈥檚 permanent collection, this exhibition reflects the Museum鈥檚 ongoing commitment to center diverse voices and complex expressions of selfhood.
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In Our Image: Photography as Performance explores the fluidity of identity through photography and performance, showcasing how artists construct, deconstruct, and critique the self. Featuring Cecil Beaton, Martine Gutierrez, Jane Hammond, Joe Harjo, Clarence John Laughlin, Yasumasa Morimura, Steven Pippin, Ernesto Pujol, Cindy Sherman, Megan Solis, and Debra Sugarman, this exhibition presents photography as both a document and stage for performative self-expression. From fashion editorial self-portraits and Indigenous perspectives to abstraction and cultural critique, these artists subvert conventions and offer counter-narratives to dominant representations.
In Our Image positions performance as a tool for reclaiming narratives and reimagining new possibilities within broader cultural and historical contexts. Whether through self-portraiture, bodily gesture, or experimental process, these artists reveal identity as a multifaceted and evolving construct deeply connected to place, memory, and power. Drawn primarily from the McNay鈥檚 permanent collection, this exhibition reflects the Museum鈥檚 ongoing commitment to center diverse voices and complex expressions of selfhood.
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