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Eleanor Antin




An influential performance artist, filmmaker, photographer,and installation artist, Eleanor Antin delves into history- whether of ancient Rome, the Crimean War, the salons of nineteenth-century Europe, or her own Jewish heritage and Yiddish culture- as a way to explore the present. Antin is a cultural chameleon, masquerading in theatrical or stage roles to expose her many selves. BIOGRAPHY

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"A Hot Afternoon" from "The Last Days of Pompeii""The Artist’s Studio" from "The Last Days of Pompeii""The Death of Petronius" from "The Last Days of Pompeii""The Golden Death" from "The Last Days of Pompeii"
"Loves of a Ballerina""Portrait of Antinova""The Ballerina and the Poet""Love’s Shadow"
From "Before the Revolution""The Angel of Mercy""The Angel of Mercy""The Ballerina and the Bum"
From "The King of Solana Beach"From "The King of Solana Beach"