Andrea Bowers
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Biography
Born 1965 in Wilmington, OH
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CAOver more than three decades, Andrea Bowers has established a significant international reputation as an artist and social activist. The New York Times has described her as “America’s foremost political artist,” reflecting the central role of social and political engagement within her practice.
The Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, is dedicating a solo exhibition to the artist, opening on 29 October 2026. Recent institutional presentations include Glenstone, Potomac; Kunsthaus Graz; Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland; Kunstmuseum Bonn; Hayward Gallery, London; Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milano (in collaboration with Fondazione Furla); Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach; and Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen, among others. In France, Bowers is currently included in Diseuses de silence at Espace Monte-Cristo, Fondation Villa Datris Collection, Paris. In 2024, she was selected for Maison Ruinart’s Carte Blanche program, with her work presented at Maison Ruinart in Reims. Previously, her work was the subject of a solo exhibition at Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, Paris.
Bowers’ work is held in prominent international collections, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Glenstone, Potomac, Maryland; Mudam, Luxembourg; and Goetz Collection, Munich, among others.
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Works
My Name Means Future_2020 from Andrea Bowers on Vimeo.
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Installation view, Museum Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg, foto: Anja Jahn
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Installation view, The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles 2022
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Installation view, The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles 2022
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Installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 2021
Andrea Bowers
My Name Means Future, 2020Single-channel HD video with color and sound51:06 minEdition of 5 + 2 APB-ABOWERS-.20-0002Further images
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For Andrea Bowers, political engagement and artistic expression are inseparable. Her work frequently highlights narratives of resistance and rebellion, a prime example being her featured film 'My Name Means Future',...For Andrea Bowers, political engagement and artistic expression are inseparable. Her work frequently highlights narratives of resistance and rebellion, a prime example being her featured film 'My Name Means Future', which focuses on youth activists involved in the movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline in South Dakota, which runs through sacred Native American land. Over a four-day period, Bowers traveled with the activists to sacred places in South Dakota, documenting the landscapes and histories of these sites, and the personal as well as political issues that arise around them. One activist is the particular focus of the documentary, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe named Tokato Iron Eyes, whose first name means Future in the Lakota language.
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Für Andrea Bowers sind politisches Engagement und künstlerischer Ausdruck untrennbar miteinander verbunden. In ihrer Arbeit beleuchtet sie häufig Erzählungen von Widerstand und Rebellion. Ein Paradebeispiel dafür ist ihr Spielfilm 'My Name Means Future', der junge Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten in den Mittelpunkt stellt, deren Bewegung die Dakota Access Pipeline in South Dakota zu stoppen versucht, die durch das heilige Land der amerikanischen Ureinwohner verläuft. Über einen Zeitraum von vier Tagen reiste Bowers mit den Aktivisten zu heiligen Orten in South Dakota und dokumentierte die Landschaften und die Geschichte dieser Orte sowie die persönlichen und politischen Probleme, die rund um sie entstehen. Im Mittelpunkt des Dokumentarfilms steht ein Aktivist, ein Mitglied des Stammes der Standing Rock Sioux namens Tokato Iron Eyes, dessen Vorname in der Sprache der Lakota Zukunft bedeutet.Exhibitions
2020 Andrea Bowers grief and hope, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach.NewsExhibitionsExternal ExhibitionsPressPublicationsVideoRequest more information
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