Sue Williams
(American, born 1954)
Biography
Sue Williams is a contemporary American artist who explores issues of gender and the body. Through concealed messages in abstract painting, her vibrantly colored and highly specific work serves as a foil to the male-dominated Abstract Expressionist movement. “I want to draw attention to issues; I want people to be informed,” Williams has said. “It's a scary time. Everything gets integrated into the art, not always consciously. [The paintings] become a refuge. If I have visibility, I have the responsibility to try and change things.” She has challenged earlier feminist artists, such as Judy Chicago, by exploring more controversial themes, such as domestic violence, sexual obscenity, and her anger towards the acceptance of sexism in society. Born in 1954 in Chicago, IL, Williams studied at Cooper Union before transferring to California Institute of the Arts where she received her BFA in 1976. In 1993, the artist was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship, and was included in the 1993, 1995, and 1997 Whitney Biennials. Today, her works are included in the collections of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Centre d’Art Contemporain in Geneva. Williams lives and works in New York, NY.
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Sue Williams
The sweet and pungent smell of success, 1993
Sale Date: November 3, 2004
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