Gold Standard (hysteric, melancholic, degraded, refined)Installation view: Galerie Christian Nagel, Cologne2001Double-channel video projection, color, silent, 13 minutes 26 seconds© Catherine Sullivan
Big HuntInstallation view: "Five Economies (big hunt/little hunt)," Metro Pictures, New York2002Five channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 min 48 sec per channel, black and white, silent.Co-produced by the UCLA Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, and the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
© Catherine Sullivan
Helen and Annie/Birdie Jo Infusion InversionProduction still2002From "Big Hunt," five channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 min 48 sec per channel, black and white, silentPerformers: Sarah Taylor, Jenifer Kingsley, Jacqueline Wright.
© Catherine Sullivan
Helen and Annie/Amusement InfusionProduction still2002From "Big Hunt," five channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 min 48 sec per channel, black and white, silent© Catherine Sullivan
Birdie Jo/Helen InfusionProduction still2002From "Big Hunt," five channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 min 48 sec per channel, black and white, silentPerformer: Jenifer Kingsley
© Catherine Sullivan
Helen and Annie/Mrs. Vogler InfusionProduction still2002From "Big Hunt," five channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 min 48 sec per channel, black and white, silentPerformers: Alessandra Assaf, Jenifer Kingsley
© Catherine Sullivan
Mrs. Vogler/Corday/Helen/Baby Jane InfusionProduction still2002From "Big Hunt," five channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 min 48 sec per channel, black and white, silentPerformers: Yun Jun Chang, Jacqueline Wright, Jenifer Kingsley
© Catherine Sullivan
Baby Jane/Amusement InfusionProduction still2002From "Big Hunt," five channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 min 48 sec per channel, black and white, silentPerformer: Michael Garvey
© Catherine Sullivan
Helen and Annie/Birdie Jo Infusion InversionProduction still2002From "Big Hunt," five channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 min 48 sec per channel, black and white, silentPerformers: Roberta Randall, Sarah Taylor
© Catherine Sullivan
Baby Jane/Birdie Jo Infusion2002From "Big Hunt," five channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 min 48 sec per channel, black and white, silentPerformer: Roberta Randall
© Catherine Sullivan
‘Tis Pity She’s a Fluxus WhoreInstallation view at The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford2003Two channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video, projected from DVD, 26 min, color, sound.© Catherine Sullivan
'Tis Pity She’s a Fluxus WhoreInstallation view at The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford2003Two channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video, projected from DVD, 26 min, color, sound.© Catherine Sullivan
Manifestation Lyon/Dijon2003Collaboration with Sean GriffinSecond and third in a series of theater works related to "’Tis Pity She’s a Fluxus Whore" (2003) approximately 60 minutes. Co-produced by the Opéra de Lyon, the Biennale d’art contemporain de Lyon, and Le Consortium, Dijon
© Catherine Sullivan
Ice Floes of Franz Joseph LandInstallation view, Kunsthalle Zürich2003Five channels shot on 16 mm film, transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 minutes 48 seconds per channel, black and white, silent.© Catherine Sullivan
Theaterinis play their theaterProduction still2003From "Ice Floes of Franz Joseph Land," five channels shot on 16 mm film, transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 minutes 48 seconds per channel, black and white, silent.© Catherine Sullivan
Rehearsal photo showing full cast and main hall of Polish Army Veterans Association of America (S.W.A.P.), Chicago, Illinois2003From "Ice Floes of Franz Joseph Land," five channels shot on 16 mm film, transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 minutes 48 seconds per channel, black and white, silent.© Catherine Sullivan
Sanya makes the decision to find Captain Tatarinov’s expedition (Pantomime 6/A)Production still2003From "Ice Floes of Franz Joseph Land," five channels shot on 16 mm film, transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 minutes 48 seconds per channel, black and white, silent.Performers: Juliusz Dobiesz, Andrzej Krukowski, Tim Beamish, Bart Sadkowski, Beata Pilch
© Catherine Sullivan
Captain Tatarinov trembles from cold, shivers, and eats bad meat (Pantomime 6/E)Production still2003From "Ice Floes of Franz Joseph Land," five channels shot on 16 mm film, transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 minutes 48 seconds per channel, black and white, silentPerformers: Carl Wisniewski, Michael Garvey
© Catherine Sullivan
Katya digs trenches in Leningrad (Pantomime 7/I)Production still2003From "Ice Floes of Franz Joseph Land," five channels shot on 16 mm film, transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 minutes 48 seconds per channel, black and white, silentPerformer: John Kahara
© Catherine Sullivan
Sanya’s sister dies of pneumonia during the birth of her child (Pantomime 7/F)Production still2003From "Ice Floes of Franz Joseph Land," five channels shot on 16 mm film, transferred to video, projected from DVD, 21 minutes 48 seconds per channel, black and white, silentPerformer: Democco Atcher.
© Catherine Sullivan
Manifestation Lyon/Dijon2003Schematic for action© Catherine Sullivan
Ice Floes of Franz Joseph Land (House of Peter, House of Aleks, and Some of Those Crappy Details)Installation views: Kunstverein Braunschweig.2004Projected, decorative, and scenic elementsDimensions variableLeft: "The Expedition of Captain Tatarinova." Right: "Floor from the Ceiling of Peter’s House #1."
© Catherine Sullivan
Ice Floes of Franz Joseph Land (Orensanz/S.W.A.P Manifestations)2004Theater work, approximately 1 hour 45 minutesFirst presented at the Polish Army Veterans Association of America (S.W.A.P.), Chicago, and again at the Angel Orensanz Center, New York, in conjunction with the "Whitney Biennial," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
© Catherine Sullivan
Ice Floes of Franz Joseph Land (Orensanz/S.W.A.P Manifestations)2004Theater work, approximately 1 hour 45 minutesFirst presented at the Polish Army Veterans Association of America (S.W.A.P.), Chicago, and again at the Angel Orensanz Center, New York, in conjunction with the "Whitney Biennial," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
© Catherine Sullivan
Poor Little Sanya: Economic Parable20047 black-and-white photographs8 × 10 inches eachPerformers: Alva Loomis, George Ducker
© Catherine Sullivan
Chittenden Screen Tests (Second Set. Virtuous Woman: Mean Showgirl Lynching Retreat)Production stills2005From "The Chittendens," five or six channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video and projected as digital media, color, sound, variable length per channel (total length: 2 hours 13 min)Performer: Carolyn Shoemaker Musical score by Sean Griffin
© Catherine Sullivan
Chittenden Office (The Virtuous Woman)Production stills2005From "The Chittendens," five or six channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video and projected as digital media, color, sound, variable length per channel (total length: 2 hours 13 min)Performer: Carolyn Shoemaker Musical score by Sean Griffin
© Catherine Sullivan
The Resuscitation of Uplifting (Nostalgic Leisure Class Archetypes)Production still2005From "The Chittendens," five or six channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video and projected as digital media, color, sound, variable length per channel (total length: 2 hours 13 min)Performers: Beata Pilch, Karl Francis, Nicole Wiesner. Musical score by Sean Griffin.
© Catherine Sullivan
The Resuscitation of Uplifting (Chittenden Lobby: Triangle Aria)Production still2005From "The Chittendens," five or six channels shot on 16mm film transferred to video and projected as digital media, color, sound, variable length per channel (total length: 2 hours 13 min)Performer: Carolyn Shoemaker. Musical score by Sean Griffin.
© Catherine Sullivan
Misfire #4 (Cinematically Distant)2006From "Misfires 0-13 (The Chittendens)." Color photographApproximately 21 × 35 1⁄2 inchesEdition of 6
© Catherine Sullivan
Misfire #2 (History Hurts)2006From "Misfires 0-13 (The Chittendens)" Color photographApproximately 11 × 48 1⁄2 inchesEdition of 6
© Catherine Sullivan
