Cecilia Dougherty creates

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and

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s which focus on the

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s of

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ism and

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. While her early work places lesbians in a cultural territory separate from mainstream society, other projects portray the lesbian experience in terms of commonly held

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s; in her own words, "the life of an ordinary lesbian and her

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family." Her work, which is created primarily as

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, is actually not chiefly 'about' lesbianism, but is about the nature of individual experience within society, with strong psychological themes. She uses

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ure and

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to examine the nature of human experience. An early influence in Dougherty's life was the poetry of

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Videography

* ''Lynne'' (2004), 6.00, portrait of writer Lynne Tillman * ''Kevin and Cedar'' (2002), 8:30, portrait of writers Kevin Killian and Cedar Sigo * ''Gone'' (2001), 36:42, dual projection video installation, experimental documentary * ''Eileen'' (2000), 10:20, portrait of writer

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* ''Laurie'' (1998), 11:02, portrait of writer Laurie Weeks * ''Leslie'' (1998), 11:04, portrait of writer

Leslie Scalapino Leslie Scalapino (July 25, 1944 – May 28, 2010) was an American poet, experimental prose writer, playwright, essayist, and editor, sometimes grouped in with the Language poets, though she felt closely tied to the Beat poets. Writes Hejinian: ...

* ''Untitled (Crash)'' (1997), video installation, collaboration with sculptor Taylor Davis * ''The dream and the waking'' (1997), 15:10, experimental documentary video * ''My Failure to Assimilate'' (1995), 20:00, experimental documentary video * ''I’m Leaving Home Without You (You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real))'', (1994), single channel video installation * ''Joe-Joe'' (1993), 52:00, experimental biography, video collaboration with artist Leslie Singer * ''In flux'' (1993), 50:00, video diary, collaboration with Leslie Singer * ''The Drama of the Gifted Child'' (1992), 5:30, video essay * ''Meet Me in Saint Louis, Fuck Me in Kansas City'' (1992), video diary, collaboration with artist Leslie Singer * ''Coal Miner’s Granddaughter'' (1991), 80:00, fictionalized autobiography * ''Hello World, Goodbye San Francisco'' (1991), 35:00, video diary, collaboration with artist Leslie Singer * ''The Temptation of Jane'' (1990), 50:00, video diary, collaboration with artist Leslie Singer * ''The Passion of Jane'' (1990), 11:00, video letter * ''Grapefruit'' (1989), 39:10, experimental documentary * ''Kathy'' (1988), 12:00, video essay * ''Claudia'' (1987), 7:50, video essay * ''Coat of Arms I'' (1987), 16:00, essay, slow scan video capture * ''Coat of Arms II'' (1987), 8:00, essay, edited version of slow scan video * ''76 Trombones'' (1987), 3:30, experimental video * ''Fuck You Purdue'' (1987), 12:00, video plagiarism based on the work of artist

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* ''Birdland'' (1986), 16:00, narrative * ''Sick'' (1986), 5:30, documentary * ''Gay Tape: Butch and Femme'' (1985), 26:00, documentary

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Cecilia Dougherty
in the

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Artist Background Information
*Melissa Anderson, "Superstar: The Pat Loud Story/Double Fantasy," The Village Voice, article online, March 7–13, 2001

*Aaron Krach, "Festivals: Talent Show, 8th New York Underground's Movie Mish Mash," Indie Wire, online publication, March 21, 2001

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