Eve Biddle (born 1982) is a contemporary American artist and co-founder and co-director of the arts organization The Wassaic Project.[1][2] With her husband, Joshua Frankel,[3] she creates public art murals including Queens is the Future and print art for exhibition.[4] She is also a member of the board at Working Assumptions, a foundation dedicated to the intersection of art and family, best known for its photographic depictions of pregnant women at work.[5]
Early life
editBiddle was born and raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the daughter of noted American sculptor Mary Ann Unger and photographer Geoffrey Biddle. She attended Williams College.[3]
Work
editIn July 2022, Biddle’s work was included in the exhibition “Mary Ann Unger: To Shape a Moon from Bone” at Williams College Museum of Art. The show was reviewed in Frieze, Artforum and Sculpture Magazine.[6][7][8]
She was the subject of a two person show with her mom’s work, the artist Mary Ann Unger, in January of 2023 at Davidson Gallery. [9]
With her husband, Joshua Frankel, she has created large-scale murals like Queens is the Future and digital art, including "Thanks," a digital billboard visible from Truck Route 9 in Kearny, New Jersey thanking essential workers for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
The Wassaic Project, of which Biddle is a co-founder and co-director, has been in operation since 2008 in the hamlet of Wassaic within the town of Amenia, New York.[1] Artforum has described the Wassaic Project as a "surprisingly ambitious exhibition and residency complex."[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Green, Penelope (March 4, 2015). "The Wassaic Project: A Festival, a 'Beautiful' Flood and Now Art". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Kennedy, Randy (July 28, 2009). "Elevator for Grain, Reinvented for Art". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Eve Biddle, Joshua Frankel". The New York Times. May 25, 2008. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (April 24, 2015). "In the galleries: Taking flight". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Belluz, Julia (October 31, 2018). "Most moms now work through their pregnancy. This gorgeous photo series honors them". Vox. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Packard, Cassie (July 27, 2022). "Mary Ann Unger's Patterns of Movement". Frieze. No. 230. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Davidow, Jackson (November 2022). "Jackson Davidow on Mary Ann Unger". www.artforum.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Harrington, Leah Triplett (December 1, 2022). "Mary Ann Unger". Sculpture. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "Pioneering artist Mary Ann Unger died before fame found her. Now her family is taking up her cause". Town & Country. February 25, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Hazan, Lynn (April 24, 2020). "Art Installation on NJ Highway Billboard Shows Appreciation for Essential Workers". CHICPEAJC. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "The Wassaic Project Summer Festival". www.artforum.com. August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2020.