PAULINE, PAULINE, OH PAULINE WHERE ARE YOU?????, by Linda Mary MontaNO
Originally trained as a sculptor, Linda Montano began using video in the 1970s. Attempting to obliterate the distinction between art and life, Montano’s artwork is starkly autobiographical and often concerned with personal and spiritual discipline. She spent two years in a convent and studied Yoga and Zen. In 1983, Montano and artist Tehching Hsieh were literally tied together for one year in a living performance. Her avowed interest lies in “learning how to live better through life-like artworks,” with personal growth evolving out of shared experience, role adoption, and ritual. Currently she explores the ARTLIFE of CREATIVE AGING.
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