Charles Atlas (artist)

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Charles Atlas (born 1949) [1] is an American video artist and film director who also does lighting and set design. [2] [3] [4] He is a pioneer in developing media-dance, also called dance for camera. Media dance is work that is created directly for the camera. While Atlas' primary artistic medium is video, he also began to experiment with live electronic performance in 2003.[ citation needed ] Atlas worked collaboratively with Merce Cunningham from 1975 to 1981. Before his time as the Cunningham company's filmmaker-in-residence (1978–1983), when he made 10 dance films, Atlas was an assistant stage manager for the company, and was already filming Cunningham in little experimental movement studies during breaks from rehearsal. [5] Following his work with Cunningham, he worked independently in film while collaborating with other professionals in the field.

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Atlas' work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. [6] His work is being exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts until March 16, 2025. [7]

Works

Collaboration with Merce Cunningham

Independent work

Live performance work

Media work

Grants and awards

Collections

Atlas' work is held in the following permanent collection:

References

  1. "Charles Atlas born 1949". Tate. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  2. "Charles Atlas: The 'Guy With the Camera' Who Loves Dance (Published 2018)". 2018-05-03. Archived from the original on 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  3. "Hilton Als on the Sui-Generis Films of Charles Atlas". The New Yorker. 2024-05-03. ISSN   0028-792X . Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  4. Lack, Jessica (2008-11-08). "Exhibition preview: Charles Atlas, London". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  5. Milder, Patricia (September 2011). "Charles Atlas: Joint Array". The Brooklyn Rail. Archived from the original on 2016-05-08.
  6. 1 2 "Charles Atlas | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  7. "Trailblazing Artist Charles Atlas Has Been Planning His Retrospective for Years. His Efforts Landed Him the Show of a Lifetime". Cultured . Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  8. Gittins, Ian (2006-11-07). "Turning". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  9. "DANCE: WORLD PREMIERE OF A CUNNINGHAM WORK". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  10. "MERCE CUNNINGHAM CHOREOGRAPHS A DANCE MOVIE (Published 1982)". 1982-03-22. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  11. "Charles Atlas – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation…" . Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  12. "Charles Atlas | FCA Grant Recipient". www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Retrieved 2024-12-15.

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