Jeanette Mundt
Jeanette Mundt is an American painter, best known for her works in the 2019 Whitney Biennial.
Early life
Mundt was born in Princeton, New Jersey, but grew up in Zurich, Switzerland.Personal life
Mundt currently resides in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.Career
Style
Many of Mundt's recent work which captures the small movements within gymnastic sequences is stylistically reminiscent of Eadweard Muybridge, who was well known for his pieces consisting of photographic series of motion. She is known for taking photographic images and painting them in a fragmented distortion.Themes
In her Witney Biennial paintings, Mundt addresses the issues of corruption within the Olympic Committee, the sport of gymnastics, and the media depictions of the sport. The concepts of forced femininity, nationalism, and gender are incorporated into many of her pieces. She began her series of works revolving around the 2016 U.S. Women's Olympic gymnastics team before the scandal of the sexual abuse of many women under the care of Dr. Larry Nassar became known to the public; however, Mundt encourages viewers to contemplate the implications of the events upon reflecting on her paintings.Work
Public exhibitions
| Show Title | Gallery | Location | Year Shown |
| NEW ACQUISITIONS – Hildebrand Collection | G2 Kunsthalle | Leipzig, Germany | 2017 |
| SELBSTBILDNIS | Société | Berlin, Germany | 2019 |
| Whitney Biennial 2019 | Whitney Museum of American Art | New York City, New York | 2019 |
| The Rest | Lisson Gallery | New York City, New York | 2019 |