birth_place training field birth_date article_title name bgcolour
fox chase , pennsylvania bard college , university of illinois visual art , performance art 12 october 1939 carolee schneemann
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carolee schneemann

carolee schneemann -lrb- born october 12 , 1939 -rrb- is an american visual artist , known for her discourses on the body , sexuality and gender .
she received a b.a. from bard college and a master of fine arts from the university of illinois .
her work is primarily characterized by research into visual traditions , taboos , and the body of the individual in relationship to social bodies .
her works have been shown at the los angeles museum of contemporary art , the new york museum of modern art , and the london national film theatre .
schneemann has taught at several universities , including the california institute of the arts , the school of the art institute of chicago , hunter college , and rutgers university , where she was the first female art professor hired .
additionally , she has published widely , producing works such as `` cézanne , she was a great painter '' -lrb- 1976 -rrb- and `` more than meat joy : performance works and selected writings '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- .
schneemann 's works have been associated with a variety of art classifications including fluxus , neo-dada , the beat generation , and happenings .
