Internationally renowned video artist Candice Breitz explores how we create, define and perform identities in a world of mass media saturation. In her newest work, a trilogy called The Woods, Breitz delves into the cinematic culture of three epicenters of global filmmaking — Hollywood, Bollywood and Nollywood — to reflect the experiences of child actors and actors who perform childhood. With each section, shot in Los Angeles (The Audition), Mumbai (The Rehearsal) and Lagos (The Interview), The Woods cleverly splices together actor interviews to examine the movie industry's nuanced culture of aspiration and emulation.

The Peabody Essex Museum and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne, co-commissioned The Woods. Jeffrey P. Beale and Fay Chandler provided generous support. Terry and Dick Albright, Raj Malhotra and the East India Marine Associates of the Peabody Essex Museum provided additional support.

Touring Schedule
Tour duration: October 19, 2013 through September 15, 2015
Perry Rubenstein Gallery | perryrubenstein.com | October 19, 2013–December 14, 2013
Peabody Essex Museum | pem.org | October 11, 2014–March 29, 2015
Blaffer Art Museum | blafferartmuseum.org | May 30–September 6, 2015

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