Year 12 Visual Arts Revision

An art critic called ORLAN's surgeries "sensationalized self-mutilations" and "medical barbarism"

How did ORLAN present the surgical performances for The Reincarnation of Saint ORLAN?

ORLAN always conscious, wore costumes & recited poetry during the surgeries, all documented on video, & broadcast live

ORLAN is known for her?

She sought not to make herself more beautiful, rather "to work on the concept of image & surgery the other way around"

She chose the women, not for the canons of beauty they represent rather on account of the stories associated with them. 

What year did ORLAN begin her series The Reincarnation of Saint ORLAN?

ORLAN has spent the last several decades at the forefront of explorations of the use of science and technology in art.

What is the main focus of ORLAN's work The Reincarnation of St. ORLAN?

Who is ORLAN?

Her performances, installations, multimedias used video, augmented reality, AI, & robotics well before other artists

In The Reincarnation of St. ORLAN, ORLAN combines elements from which figures in art history?

What is the central theme ORLAN challenges in The Reincarnation of St. ORLAN?

How many surgeries did ORLAN undergo for The Reincarnation of St. ORLAN?

During the surgeries, enlarged images of the features she desired from these artworks hung on the operating room walls

The series developed shortly after ORLAN wrote her manifesto "Carnal Art", which she defines as ...?