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Martine Gutierrez

Indigenous Woman

Maker

Martine Gutierrez (American, b. 1989 in Berkeley, Califoriina), (RISD BFA 2012, Printmaking)

Title

Indigenous Woman

Year

2018

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

41.9 x 27.9 cm (16 1/2 x 11 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Ryan Lee Gallery

Object Number

2019.77

Type

Exhibition History

The Performative Self-Portrait
May 13, 2023 – Nov 12, 2023

Label copy

At first glance, this appears to be a high-fashion magazine. On closer look, we can see that it’s the work of one artist who planned, modeled for, executed, and published this 120-page volume herself. Martine Gutierrez, a trans woman from a multiracial background, uses the glossy, colorful language of magazines and advertisements to catalogue some of her self-portrait photographic projects. She also explores the ways her identities are caught up in stereotypes and fetishizations while opening up new ways of thinking about those identities. As Gutierrez writes in the Letter to the Editor section: “This is not a magazine about fashion, lifestyle, or celebrity. Fashion is a good veneer for making people look at what otherwise might make them feel uncomfortable.”


–Conor Moynihan, assistant curator of prints, drawings, and photographs

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Tombstone

Martine Gutierrez (American, b. 1989 in Berkeley, Califoriina)
Indigenous Woman, 2018
Artist's book, photo-offset lithography
41.9 x 27.9 cm (16 1/2 x 11 inches)
Gift of Ryan Lee Gallery 2019.77

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