Photographed by Scott Wolff. Scanned from a slide. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Mask

Artist Gary Schneider (American)

CultureAmerican

Date1999

MediumToned gelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Frame: 45 3/4 × 37 5/8 in. (116.2 × 95.6 cm)
Overall, Image: 36 × 29 in. (91.4 × 73.7 cm)

InscribedIt is signed, titled, dated, and numbered on recto.

Credit LineMuseum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol. B. Frank

Object number2000.15

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a toned gelatin silver print. To make this photograph, Schneider placed his face on a sheet of photographic film. The heat and perspiration from his skin formed the impression on the film. The film was then printed and toned.

Label TextGary Schneider American (b. East London, South Africa, 1954) Mask, 1999 Toned gelatin silver print Purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank 2000.15 Gary Schneider’s Mask is from the artist’s Genetic Self-Portrait series. In 1996, he received an invitation to create a photographic response to the revolutionary Human Genome Project, an international research team, who mapped the sequences of all the genes in human DNA. Schneider responded by using various scientific and medical processes, such as x-rays, radiographs, photograms, and micrographs of specimens, to depict his entire body. Mask focuses on the artist’s face and head. ProvenanceThe artist, 1999; Eleanor Barefoot Gallery, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art Purchase, 2000. Exhibition History"Gary Schneider," Eleanor Barefoot Gallery, Feb. 8 - April 22, 2000. "Remix: A Fresh Look At Our Modern And Contemporary Art Collections," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, November 2, 2011 - March 17, 2012.Published ReferencesMargaret Loke. "Beauty in the Eye (and the Fingertip)," Photography Review in the Weekend section, THE NEW YORK TIMES. New York: The New York Times. 03/17/2000. Text by John Noble Wilford, photos by Gary Schneider. "Inside Out: Genetic Self-Portrait by Gary Schneider," Section 6, THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE. New York: Joy of Giving Something, Inc. 10/17/1999. Barbara Pollock. "On the Edge: The Genetic Esthetic," ARTNEWS. Vol. 99, no. 4. 04/2000: 133-137, cover illustration.