Education
Columbia University; Columbia University School of the Arts.
Columbia University; Columbia University School of the Arts.
Raskin performs rigorous field research in order to understand these architectures and the stories embedded within them. In an effort to articulate the nuance of alternate narratives, Raskin often stages performances and displays discrete art objects ranging from drawings and paintings to sculpture within her installations. Often Raskin employs the assistance of her male, German, alter-ego, Herr Doktor Wolfgang Hauptman to exorcise repressed cultural narratives that lurk in her choice of subject matter.
Raskin was born on April 16, 1974 in Miami, Florida, the eldest of four children.
She grew up in a newly forming, suburban housing development, a location she has referred to as the site of her earliest adventures, play, and invention in the landscape. In 1996 Raskin received a Bachelor from Brandeis University.
In 2003, she received her Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in New York City. While at Columbia, Raskin studied with Jon Kessler, Kara Walker, Coco Fusco, Dana Hoey and anthropologist Michael Taussig.