| Louis Z Bickett Ii |
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b. 1950, Clark County, Kentucky, USA.
I'm a conceptual artist and photographer
operating an archive and studio in Lexington, KY.
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| About the Artist |
My art work is about idenity, the passage of time and death. The work is often very political in nature. An early group show that I partisipated in was AIDS: THE ARTIST RESPONDS at the Wexner Center for Art, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (the 1st. organised show concerning the subject at a USA university campus). The most current work is entitled THE ARCHIVE LOUIS ZOELLAR BICKETT II. I'm making an inventory of every object in the house and studio and making a photographic documentation of it. At the conclusion of the project one could tell exactly what I possess. The most important inspiration that I've gathered from my travels around the world is from the work of Joseph Beuys and Annette Messager. I've had a working studio since 1969. Most of my inspirations come from that long production and daily living. |
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THE KENTUCKY HORSE SHIT PROJEC
2006 61cm x 61cm |
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A model was photographed in the studio with a piece of dried horse dung in his mouth. |
THE KENTUCKY HORSE SHIT PROJEC
2006 61cm x 61cm |
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A model was photographed in the studio with a piece of dried horse dung in his mouth. |
THE KENTUCKY HORSE SHIT PROJEC
2006 61cm x 61cm |
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A model was photographed in the studio with a piece of dried horse dung in his mouth. |
THE KENTUCKY HORSE SHIT PROJEC
2006 61cm x 61cm |
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A model was photographed in the studio with a piece of dried horse dung in his mouth. |
THE KENTUCKY HORSE SHIT PROJEC
2002 61cm x 61cm |
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A model was photographed in the studio with a piece of dried horse dung in his mouth. |
THE KENTUCKY HORSE SHIT PROJEC
2002 61cm x 61cm |
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A model was photographed in the studio with a piece of dried horse dung in his mouth. |
THE KENTUCKY HORSE SHIT PROJEC
2002 61cm x 61cm |
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A model was photographed in the studio with a piece of dried horse dung in his mouth. |
THE KENTUCKY HORSE SHIT PROJEC
2002 61cm x 61cm |
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A model was photographed in the studio with a piece of dried horse dung in his mouth. |
WHAT I READ
2008 |
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I was photographed in the studio holding my favorite books. |
WHAT I READ
2008 |
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I was photographed in the studio holding my favorite books. |
WHAT I READ
2008 |
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I was photographed in the studio holding my favorite books. |
WHAT I READ
2008 |
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I was photographed in the studio holding my favorite books. |
WHAT I READ
2008 |
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I was photographed in the studio holding my favorite books. |
WILL FUCK FOR MONEY [Will Stull]
2008 Photography |
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Different models are photographed around Lexington, KY holding a sign that states WIILL FUCK FOR MONEY; the project is ongoing and is planned for other cities in the U.S.A. |
STUDIO OBJECTS I CAN HOLD IN MY HAND
2008 |
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I was photographed in the studio holding various objects in the studio. |
STUDIO OBJECTS I CAN HOLD IN MY HAND
2008 |
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I was photographed in the studio holding various objects in the studio. |
STUDIO OBJECTS I CAN HOLD IN MY HAND
2008 |
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I was photographed in the studio holding various objects in the studio. |
STUDIO OBJECTS I CAN HOLD IN MY HAND
2008 Photography |
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I was photographed in the studio holding various objects in the studio. |
STUDIO OBJECTS I CAN HOLD IN MY HAND
2008 Photography |
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I was photographed in the studio holding various objects in the studio. |
STUDIO OBJECTS I CAN HOLD IN MY HAND
2008 Photography |
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I was photographed in the studio holding various objects in the studio. |
I Need Tickets
2007 |
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A subject dressed in a Burka was photographed in a studio in various scenes: 1)Holding a Bible;2)Holding a gas can;3)Holding a baby;4)Holding a Koran;etc. |
I Need Tickets
2007 |
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A subject dressed in a Burka was photographed in a studio in various scenes: 1)Holding a Bible;2)Holding a gas can;3)Holding a baby;4)Holding a Koran;etc. |
I Need Tickets
2007 |
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A subject dressed in a Burka was photographed in a studio in various scenes: 1)Holding a Bible;2)Holding a gas can;3)Holding a baby;4)Holding a Koran;etc. |
I Need Tickets
2007 |
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A subject dressed in a Burka was photographed in a studio in various scenes: 1)Holding a Bible;2)Holding a gas can;3)Holding a baby;4)Holding a Koran;etc. |
I Need Tickets
2007 |
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A subject dressed in a Burka was photographed in a studio in various scenes: 1)Holding a Bible;2)Holding a gas can;3)Holding a baby;4)Holding a Koran;etc. |
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| Education and biography |
I am a self-taugh artist. I've had many solo shows in the USA and been in numerous group shows both in this country and in Japan, France, and Russia (at the time the USSR). A brief listing is:
2006: THE LANGUAGE OF ADAM; CONFLICT AND IDENITY, New Center for Contemporary Art, Louisville, KY;
ENGAGING REPRESENTATIONS, U of KY Art Museum, Lexington, KY;
2003: MO' TEA SUR, Linda Schwartz Gallery, Cincinnati, O.;
2001: OTHER BODIES, J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY.;
1996: LOUIS ZOELLAR BICKETT: THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CROSS INSTALLATION, Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN;
1995: LOUIS ZOELLAR BICKETT, ACME Art Co., Columbus, O;
1994: NEW DIRECTIONS '94, Barrett House Galleries/Dutchess County Art Association, Poughkeppsie, N Y; THE LAND ON WHICH WE LIVE, Oscar Howe Art Center, Mitchell, SD; 1994 MONTGOMERY BIENNIAL, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery; AL;
SMALL/LARGE WORKS, Limner Gallery, NYC; 1994 EXHIBITION 280, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV;
1993: SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTE 1993 ANNUAL, San Diego, CA; STATE OF THE ART 93, The New England Fine Art Institute, Boston, MA;
1992: KENTUCKY/SOUTH CAROLINA EXCHANGE, SC State Museum, Columbia, SC;
1989: INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE COMPETITION '89, Kyoto Municipal Art Museum, Kyoto, Japan; SEVENTH ANNUAL SEPTEMBER COMPETITION, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA. |
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| Future shows |
| August 2006: LEGACY OF THE KENTUCKY ARTS COUNCIL VISUAL ART FELLOWSHIPS, Lexington Art League, Lex., KY. |
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