%C2%A9 Richard Ellington Lewis
Self-portrait as Fassbinder, September 4, 2012
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Conté crayon on paperexpand_more
Gift of Maymanah Farhat and Athir Shayotaexpand_more 2019.150.3
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Detroit-based artist Richard Ellington Lewis explores personal identity in this conté crayon self-portrait. Here, Lewis portrays himself in the guise of the prominent German filmmaker, actor, playwright, and director Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982), emulating the filmmaker’s distinctive manner and style. By merging his own art-world persona with that of Fassbinder, Lewis infers an admiration for the filmmaker as a contemporary artist and performer, while suggesting that Fassbinder’s creative achievements have influenced his own work and practice.
Details
- Title
- Self-portrait as Fassbinder
- Artist Life
- born 1966
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2019.150.3
- Provenance
- The artist, Detroit, Mich.; Maymanah Farhat, New York; given to MIA, 2019.
- Curator Approved
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© Richard Ellington Lewis