Stephanie Barber
Encyclopedia
Stephanie Barber is an American artist who, though having produced and shown work in many media, is best known as an experimental filmmaker, video artist and writer whose films include catalog, dogs, total power:dead dead dead, shipfilm "dwarfs the sea" "the inversion, transcription, evening track and attractor" and many other short films and videos.
Ms. Barber has had solo exhibitions of her film work at The Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Cinematheque
, Chicago Filmmakers, Anthology Film Archives
and many other museums, galleries and universities. Her film it fell possum was included in the Whitney Museum of American Art
's exhibition, The American Century. Some of her films are distributed by Canyon Cinema
http://www.canyoncinema.com/
Her lecture 'FOR A LAWN POEM' is published by Publishing Genius
at http://www.publishinggenius.com/tpc.html and her chapbook 'poems by s.barber' is available through Bronze Skull Press, which is run by the poet Roberto Harrison. Her book 'these here separated to see how they standing alone or the soundtrack to six films by stephanie barber' was published by Publishing Genius Press in 2008 and reprinted in 2010.
She has acted in David Robbins' The Ice Cream Social, ZeroTV's Milwaukee Show, the feature film Hamlet A.D.D.
, and Jennifer Montgomery's Threads of Belonging. She was also a member of the influential music/performance group XKS.
, New York, Ms. Barber currently resides in Baltimore
, Maryland
. She is the granddaughter of iconic American tuba player Bill Barber
.
Biography
Her film and video work is most notable for the deconstructive elements of her (often) strangely narrative and poetic soundtracks and the tensions these create when married to her mysterious and painstakingly composed images (these latter often constructed from found films or still images and hyperreferential to their source medium).Ms. Barber has had solo exhibitions of her film work at The Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Cinematheque
San Francisco Cinematheque
San Francisco Cinematheque is a film society founded in 1961 by a group of filmmakers, including Bruce Baillie and Chick Strand. Working with other groups like Canyon Cinema, the SF Cinematheque has shown experimental film and video in cooperation with venues such as San Francisco Art Institute,...
, Chicago Filmmakers, Anthology Film Archives
Anthology Film Archives
__notoc__Anthology Film Archives is a film archive and theater located at 32 Second Avenue on the corner of East Second Street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City devoted to the preservation and exhibition of experimental film. It is the only non-profit organization of its...
and many other museums, galleries and universities. Her film it fell possum was included in the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
's exhibition, The American Century. Some of her films are distributed by Canyon Cinema
Canyon Cinema
Canyon Cinema is a San Francisco based filmmakers' cooperative specializing in the distribution of avant-garde and experimental film. The organization was instigated in about 1960 by Bruce Baillie as an exhibition outlet for independent film, and was formally established as a non-profit...
http://www.canyoncinema.com/
Her lecture 'FOR A LAWN POEM' is published by Publishing Genius
Publishing Genius
Publishing Genius is an independent publisher located in Baltimore, Maryland. The press, run by Adam Robinson, has published novels, short stories and poetry since 2006, including work by Stephanie Barber, Rachel B. Glaser, Michael Kimball, Mairéad Byrne, Justin Sirois and more...
at http://www.publishinggenius.com/tpc.html and her chapbook 'poems by s.barber' is available through Bronze Skull Press, which is run by the poet Roberto Harrison. Her book 'these here separated to see how they standing alone or the soundtrack to six films by stephanie barber' was published by Publishing Genius Press in 2008 and reprinted in 2010.
She has acted in David Robbins' The Ice Cream Social, ZeroTV's Milwaukee Show, the feature film Hamlet A.D.D.
Hamlet A.D.D.
Hamlet A.D.D., directed by Bobby Ciraldo & Andrew Swant and produced by Special Entertainment, is an upcoming independent feature film and web series which re-imagines Shakespeare’s play as a bizarre and comical tour through the ages....
, and Jennifer Montgomery's Threads of Belonging. She was also a member of the influential music/performance group XKS.
Family
Born in RiverheadRiverhead
Riverhead may refer to:* Riverhead, Kent, England* Riverhead, New Zealand* Riverhead, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada* Riverhead, Nova Scotia, a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia* Riverhead , the debut album of Goldenhorse...
, New York, Ms. Barber currently resides in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. She is the granddaughter of iconic American tuba player Bill Barber
Bill Barber (musician)
John William Barber, known as Bill Barber or Billy Barber is considered by many to be the first person to play tuba in modern jazz. He is best known for his work with Miles Davis on albums such as Birth of the Cool, Sketches of Spain and Miles Ahead...
.