Slide 9750

Cover of the December 1981 issue of Art in America, featuring Trisha Brown’s Opal Loop (1980), danced in the midst of a steam “cloud sculpture” by Fujiko Nakaya; costumes by Judith Shea. Cover photo by Johan Elbers was taken during the first performance, which took place in a loft on Crosby Street.

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Slide 9752

Opal Loop/Cloud Installation #72503 on a proscenium stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1981. Decor: Fujiko Nakaya. Costumes: Judith Shea. Photo Babette Mangolte.