Visual Art Performance Biennial
Performa 13
In conjunction with the exhibition Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art
PERFORMA EVENTS: THREE DUETS, SEVEN VARIATIONS
A special performance festival pairing six intergenerational artists for seven programs on the occasion of the Performa 13 biennial. Curated by Adrienne Edwards, Performa, and Thomas J. Lax, The Studio Museum in Harlem. Co-organized by the Grey Art Gallery, The Studio Museum in Harlem, and Performa.
Featured Performance
Benjamin Patterson, Action as Composition: A Retrospective Concert
Presented with the Goethe-Institut New York.
Venue, date, and tickets: radicalpresenceny.org
Performances: Tameka Norris, Untitled, 2012. Senga Nengudi, 2 performances: RSVP, 1976 and RSVP, 1976–77
Thursday, November 14, 7:00 pm.
The Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 West 125th Street
$10, $5 with NYU ID and for Studio Museum and Performa members. Tickets: radicalpresenceny.org.
Saturday, November 16
1:00 and 4:00 pm. Benjamin Patterson, Pond, 1962
Grey Art Gallery, NYU, 100 Washington Square East
$10, $5 with NYU ID and for Studio Museum and Performa members. Tickets: radicalpresenceny.org.
2:00 pm. Jamal Cyrus, Texas Fried Tenor, 2012
Washington Square Park. Free of charge, no reservations.
2:45 pm. Benjamin Patterson, A Penny for Your Thoughts, 2012
Washington Square Park. Free of charge, no reservations.
Saturday, November 16
10:58 pm. Pope.L, Cage Unrequited, 2013
Venue details: radicalpresenceny.org
Free of charge, no reservations, seating is limited.
Sunday, November 17
1:00 pm. Performance: Zachary Fabri, Shiny Shoes, 2013
The Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 West 125th Street
Free of charge. Tickets: radicalpresenceny.org.