Michel Auder (born 1945) is a French and American photographer and filmmaker. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Art career His earliest works are travel logs and endearing portraits of friends including Hannah Wilke, Alice Neel, Annie Sprinkle, Eric Bogosian, Louis Waldon, and Larry Rivers. His work is often in the format of a video diary.
In 2004, the Williams College Museum of Art held a comprehensive exhibition of Auder's work.
His work was included in the 2014 Whitney Biennial.
Auder's work is included in the permanent collection of the Museum Brandhorst.
Personal life Auder married painter/actress and author Viva in 1969 and together they had one daughter, Alexandra Auder, in February 1971. This event is included in the couple's film diaries.
Auder was married to Cindy Sherman from the early 1980s until the late 1990s.
Selected works Keeping Busy, 1969 Cleopatra, 1970 The Valerie Solanas Incident, 1971 Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol, 1971–1976 Chronicles: Family Diaries, 1971-1973 (Excerpts) Made for Denise, 1978 Seduction of Patrick, 1979 Portrait of Alice Neel, 1976–1982 Chasing the Dragon, 1982 Flying, 1983 The Games: Olympic Variations, 1984 My Last Bag of Heroin (For Real), 1986 Brooding Angels, Made for R.L., 1988 Roman Variations, 1991 Voyage to the Center of the Phone Lines, 1993 Polaroid Cocaine, 1993 Louis Waldon, 1994 The Vanuatu Chronicles, 1998 T.W.U. Richard Serra, An Unsolicited Video by Michel Auder, 1980–82, re-edit 2002 Louis Waldon in Chronicles: Los Angeles/Bel-Air (July 1999), 2002 Chronicles: Columbian Wedding (April 1999), 2002 Morocco 1972: The Real Chronicles with Viva, 2002 Chronicles: Van's Last Performance, 1971, edited 2002 The World Out of My Hands, 2006 New Mexico Chronicles, 2006 The Feature (with SeeThink Productions), 2007 Endless Column, 2011
Collections Museum Brandhorst, Münich Kadist Collection, Paris
References
External links Official site