Bio
Shannon Plumb's cinematic studies of life's various roles and characters explore the complexities embedded in the ordinary and extraordinary. From the humble persona of a new mother to iconic figures from the silver screen, Plumb portrays these characters with zest and humor. Inspired by the curious spirit of slapstick comedy and the physical humor of silent film legends such as Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, Plumb employs a low-fi aesthetic by using Super-8 film, stationary camera shots, long takes and hand-made props and costumes. Plumb is a one-woman show starring as all characters and acting as the creative force behind her films. The low quality production of the films and her elastic expressiveness as an actress adds to the charm of her work and pushes it beyond its obvious predecessors and influences.
Contact
Shannon Plumb
shannon@shannonplumb.com
CV
1970
Born in Schenectady, New York
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
“An Evening with Shannon Plumb”, curated by Anne Morra, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
2015
“What A Character”, Curated by Kathleen Goncharov, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida.
2014
Towheads, Moma presents… Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY.
Film Sketches, curated by Stephan Stoyaov, Academia Gallery of the National Art Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Film Sketches, Yuzina art center, Sofia, Bulgaria
Compilation of films, Artist Production Fund and The Standard Hollywood, Hollywood, CA.
2013
Towheads, NY Times Online Film Festival, NY, NY
2011
The Window Series, Smart Spaces, NY, NY
The Window Series, Smack Mellon. Brooklyn, NY
The Window Series, Standard Hotel, Downtown LA, CA
The Window Series, Dumbo Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY
2010
Compilaton of Films, IFC Center, New York, NY
2009
Paper Collection, Art Association, Jackson Hole, WY
The Park, Madison Square Park, New York, NY
2008
The Corner, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
Together, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
The Lift Series: Between Coming and going, The Kitchen, New York, NY
2007
Paper Collection, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
2006
20.21 Galerie Edition, Kunsthandel, Essen, Germany
City Gallery of Schwaz, Curated by Karin Pernegger, Tyrol, Austria
2005
Shannon Plumb: Behind the Curtain, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
The Black Box, selected by Anne Ellegood and Shamim Momin, ARCO, Madrid, Spain
2004
Black and White , Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
Colette, Paris France
Chasing Its Tale a collaboration with Mario Sorrenti, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
2002-3
How To, Video Wall, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
Incongruous. When Art Makes You Laugh Musee de Beaux Art, Lausanne, Switzerland (2011-2012)
Free Play KANSAS, New York, NY
Museum Night Musee de Beaux Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland
2010
Video Art: Replay, Part 3. Ludicrous. ICA, Philadelphia, PA
Hard to Sell, Good to Have. Vienna, Austria
The Man I Wish I Was, A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2009
Performa '09, New York, NY
Reflections on the Electric Mirror: New Feminist Video, Curated by Lauren Ross, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Alternating Beats, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Reconfiguring the Body in American Art, 1820 - 2009, The National Academy Museum, New York, NY
2008
We Interrupt Your Program, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA
Back to the Garden: Daily Life to Spiritual Vision, Crossing Art, Flushing, NY
2007
50,000 Beds, A Project by Chris Doyle, The Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield; Artspace, New Haven; and Real Art Ways, Hartfod, CT.
Body Double, Luckman Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
Je suis une bombe, Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Germany
T'what?, The Louisvile Photography Biennial, NuLu Gallery, Louisville, KT
Art Under Glass, Macy's, New York NY
2006
Human Game: Winners and Losers , Curated by Francesco Bonami, Maria Luisa Frisa and Stefano Tonchi, Fondazione Pitti Discovery, Florence, Italy (catalogue)
Consumption Junction, Curated by James Voorhies, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Smart Ass , Curated by Kelsey Nicholson, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
Welcome Home , Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
2005
i-Dentity , Fashion and Testile Museum, London, UK; Paris France; Tokyo, Japan; New York, NY; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hong Kong, China; Beijing, China
Torino Triennale, Curated by Francesco Bonami and Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Torino, Italy
Artkarlsruhe, video program Curated by Anita Beckers, Karlsruhe, Germany
e-flux video rental , Kunste-Werke, Berlin, Germany
Greater New York 2005 , PS1, Long Island City, New York
Characters, Scene 2 , Curated by Helianthe Bourdeaux-Maurin, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
Characters, Scene 1 , Curated by Helianthe Bourdeaux-Maurin, Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, NJ
Between You and Me , Curated by Anthony Huberman, Art House, Austin, TX
2004
e-flux video rental , e-flux, New York, New York
Aldrich at the Movies , Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Between You and Me , Curated by Anthoney York Huberman, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY
Multiplex , Smack Mellon Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2003
One-on-One, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
Rendered, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
2002-4
Videodrome II, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY; Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum Santa Barbara, CA; Weatherspoon Art Gallery Greenborough, NC; Bates College Museum of Art; Lewiston, ME
2002
Time-Share, Sara Meltzer Gallery
SELECTED SCREENINGS
2013
Towheads, IFFR, Independent Film Festival Rotterdam
Towheads, New Films/New Directors at Moma and Lincoln Center.
2008
If Looks Could Kill, Fashion in Film Festival, Tate Britain, London, UK
2007
Forum Expanded, Berlin Film Festival, Berlin Germany
Ocularis at 10, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Sweet Sixteen, Curated by Marie Losier, Rotterdam Film Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands
We Are Making Art Too: Renactments, BFI National Film Theatre, London, United Kingdom
2006
Olympics & other short works, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
Olympics, 50th London Film Festival, London, United Kingdom
Olympics, New York Video Festival, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Olympics, 59 Festival Internazionale del Film, Locarno, Switzerland
Performance Anxiety, Curated by Maria-Christina Villasenor, The Artists Cinema, Freize Art Fair, London, United Kingdom
Sagamore Video Program, Curated by Kimberly Marrero and Louky Keijsers, Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
2005
Salem Art Works, Salem, NY
Black and White, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
2004
Lyon Film Festival, France
Lake Placid Film Festival, Lake Placid, NY
Rhode Island Film Festival, Rhode Island
New York Video Fest, New York, NY
Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
Mass Art, Boston, MA
2003
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Anchorage Film Festival, AK
Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, NY
The New York Video Festival, Curated by Graham Leggat
Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Dialogue, Curated by Louky Keijers
Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, NY
New York City Urban Experience
Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY
2002
Looking is Better Than Feeling You, Curated by Astria Suparak
LadyFest Bay Area Film and Video San Francisco, CA: Washington DC, Texas
New York City Urban Experience
Combustive Arts, Brooklyn, NY
Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY
Scope Art Fair
Gershwin Hotel, New York, NY
Super Lounge
Gale Gates et. Al., Brooklyn, NY
Axis Company, New York, NY
Anthology of Film Archives NY, NY
Creative Review
Whiteley’s, London, UK
2001
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Gates et. Al., Brooklyn, NY
Dumbo Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, NY
Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
Williamsburg Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Occult of Personality
Ocularis at Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY
Underground Film Festival, New York, NY
2000
Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
Dumbo Arts Festival, New New York
Texas Fine Arts Association at the Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, Texas
The Performing Garage, New York, NY
Gale Gates et. Al, Brooklyn, NY
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
1999
Void, New York, NY
Zurich Art Fair, presented by Serge Ziegler Gallery, Switzerland
Museum of Contemporary Art, Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Simon Says Downtown Arts Festival, New York, NY
Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
Cinema Classics, New York, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2007
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Cochrane, Lauren. "Give more, expect less." I-D, March 2007.
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Myers, Holly. " ' Body Double': Through a lens starkly". LA Times, 12 September.
Nathan, Lillien. "Anna Sui Opens Macy's Art Exhibiit". New York Magazine, 11 July.
2006
Bonami, Francesco, Maria Luisa Frisa and Stefano Tonchi. Human Game: Winners and Losers . Charta-Fondazione Pitti Discovery.
Essoe, Jordan. "'Smart Ass' at Southern Exposure." Artweek , June.
Nataraj, Nirmala. "What a Concept." SF Weekly , 8 March.
2005
Zita, Carmen. "Artist Shannon Plumb turns the camera on herself for inspiration," Trace , no. 55.
Zita, Carmen. "Art," Exit , Spring/Summer.
2004
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Kervin, Jessica. "Double Time," Women's Wear Daily , 8 January.
2003
Halter, Ed. "The Year in Experimental Film and Video," Village Voice , 23 December.
Scott, A.O. "Video Artists Escape Hollywood Sensibility," The New York Times , 23 July.
Halter, Ed. "I'll be Your Mirror," The Village Voice , 23 July.
Johnston, Andrew. "They've Got Game," Time Out New York, 17 July.
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2002
Plumb, Shannon. "Sound Shannon Plumb," Creative Review , April.
2001
Boardman, Mickey. "Silent Screamer," Paper , October, page 46.
Hooper, Mark. "Private Screening, i-D , June.
Magania, Alessandro, "Short and Sweet, V Magazine , Spring.
Ewing, John. "New New York," New Art Examiner , February.