- Linda Montano
Linda M. Montano, a seminal figure in contemporary
feminist performance art ist, has been actively performing since the mid-1960s. Her work investigates the relationship between art and life through intricate, life-altering ceremonies, some of which last for seven or more years. She is interested in the way artisticritual , often staged as individual interactions or collaborative workshops, can be used to alter and enhance a person's life and to create the opportunity for focus on spiritual energy states, silence and the cessation of art/life boundaries.Montano was raised in a
Roman Catholic household, although she no longer associates with the Church, she still identifies as a Catholic and acknowledges the influence her upbringing has on her work. [http://www.ascentmagazine.com/articles.aspx?articleID=134&issueID=24] She practicesZen Buddhism .ee also
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Tehching Hsieh (collaborated on Art/Life One Year Performance, 1983–1984)External links
* [http://www.bobsart.org/montano/ Linda Montano's Site]
* [http://www.studio360.org/yore/show090305.html Interview with Linda by PRI/WNYC's Studio 360]
* [http://ascentmagazine.com/articles.aspx?articleID=134&page=read&subpage=past&issueID=24 Linda Montano is Living Art] . An interview with ascent magazine.
* [http://www.vdb.org/smackn.acgi$artistdetail?MONTANOL Linda Montano] in the [http://www.vdb.org/ Video Data Bank]
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