Kate Gilmore (artist)

[9] Described as messy and chaotic, Gilmore's work gives a contemporary revision on feminine and hardcore performances that started in the 1960s and 1970s with artists like Marina Abramović and Chris Burden.

[10] Although she has a background in sculpture, Gilmore shifted to a focus on performance after noticing that visitors to her studio were as interested in her personal life and belongings as much as in her art.

"[17] In the series of exhibits STEP UP at Real Art Ways (2005) with Jonathan Grassi and Joo-Mee Paik, Gilmore again is the sole protagonist in performances in which she engages in wordplay, acting out common expressions such as "Double Dutch" and "Heart Breaker.

"[19] Due to her unrelenting nature with her work, Gilmore's pieces make the viewer feel as though she's accepted a ridiculous dare.

[20] Her performances and videos of them are reminiscent of "Freudian processings", and suggest a naive girl who always wears her delicate dress and high heeled shoes, even when facing twisted situations, effectively conjuring "metaphors that recall the theater of the absurd.