Margaret Salmon

Biography Margaret Salmon (New York, USA, 1975)
Margaret Salmon lives in Whitstable, UK.
Salmon studied at the School of Visual Arts, NYC, and at the Royal College of Art, London.
In 2006, she was awarded the first MaxMara Art Prize and Le Prix Gilles Dusein. She is currently nominated for the Vincent Award. In early 2007, she had a solo exhibition at the Whitechapel (London) and her work will be shown in the Arsenale at this summer?s Venice Biennale.

Participated in:

Soy Cuba, director: Mikhail Kalatozov, USSR/Cuba, 1964 “Visually I was really inspired by Soy Cuba and there is a certain scene in the film with a cane farmer which I referenced in the footage of the man farming and cutting weeds in P.S.” Margaret Salmon in conversation with Zoë Gray, 2007

Soy Cuba

To bring to an end Margaret Salmon’s exhibition at Witte de With, and to conclude the international range of side programs, we present the classic masterpiece of Soviet cinema Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba). Directed with innovative techniques and beautiful …Read more

 
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Readings of American realist fiction

To mark American independence day, Witte de With presents an evening of readings from American realist fiction and drama, including Raymond Carver, John Steinbeck and Arthur Miller, to accompany Margaret Salmon’s exhibition. Language: English Entry: Free (with beer, lemonade and …Read more

 
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Italian film screening

Exploring some of the themes touched upon in the work of Margaret Salmon, Witte de With screens two Italian film masterpieces: Rome Open City (1946) by Roberto Rossellini, followed by Una giornata particolare (1977) by Ettore Scola. Language: Italian with …Read more

 
Margaret Salmon Ninna Nanna, 2006 16mm zwart-wit en kleur overgezet naar DVD, geluid, 8 min. Courtesy kunstenaar

Margaret Salmon

Witte de With presents the first solo exhibition in the Netherlands of Margaret Salmon. Margaret Salmon (b. 1975, New York, USA) creates filmic portraits that weave together poetry and documentary. Focusing on individuals in their everyday habitats, her slow-moving films …Read more