Senga Nengudi, RSVP, 1975-77. Maren Hassinger performance at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, November 17, 2012. Photo: Max Fields. Image via walkerart.org. |
July 24, 2014 – January 4, 2015
1750 Hennepin
Avenue
Minneapolis,
MN
From
walkerart.org:
This
groundbreaking exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of performance art
by black artists working from the perspective of the visual arts from the 1960s
to the present. While black performance has been largely contextualized as an
extension of theater, visual artists have integrated performance into their
work for more than five decades, generating an important history that has gone
largely unrecognized until now.
Presenting
a rich and complex look at this important facet of contemporary art, the
exhibition chronicles the emergence and development of black performance art
across three generations, beginning with Fluxus and conceptual art in the early
1960s through present-day practices. Featuring more than 100 works by some 36
artists, Radical Presence: Black
Performance in Contemporary Art includes video and photo documentation of
performances, scores and installations, interactive works, and artworks created
as a result of performative actions. A dynamic range of performances, actions,
and discussions will accompany the exhibition’s run at the Walker. Catalogue
available.
Organized
by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
(CAMH).
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