A multifaceted powerful artist in the contemporary art scene, Marianne Vitale creates works ranging from science fiction installations to performances, from challenging videos to sculptural tributes to fallen America. In recent years the artist has taken a bold new direction to echo the anxieties that plague the history of the American frontier through sculptural works that evoke the deep tension towards autonomy and freedom which this unexplored territory offers. She uses discarded materials to realize architectural sculptures – barns, tombstones, building facades – that she burns, dents, cuts or destroys.
