Vivien Bittencourt (1966)
Biography
Vivien Bittencourt has photographed and documented the artists, poets, and musicians of New York City since the 1980s, as well as historical and archeological sites and natural landscapes. Several artists have been the subjects of her documentaries, including Rudy Burckhardt, Kiki Smith and Alex Katz. She has made films about writers, including Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, Kenneth Koch, Cookie Mueller, Eileen Myles and Rene Ricard.
Vivien Bittencourt has photographed and documented the artists, poets, and musicians of New York City since the 1980s, as well as historical and archeological sites and natural landscapes. Several artists have been the subjects of her documentaries, including Rudy Burckhardt, Kiki Smith and Alex Katz. She has made films about writers, including Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, Kenneth Koch, Cookie Mueller, Eileen Myles and Rene Ricard.