Feminism, Live: Debate as Theater
What might feminism's present learn from feminism's past? This question is especially urgent after the terrifying first weeks of Trump's presidency. Some answers may be gleaned from The Town Hall Affa…
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From the Archives: Post-Judson Dance
In our September–October 1971 issue, Bessie-Award-winning dance critic and choreographer Deborah Jowitt describes "the new dance," a group of young dancers—including Yvonne Rainer, Merce Cunningham, T…
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From the Archives: A Planned Coincidence
Dore Ashton, a prolific champion of the Abstract Expressionist movement, died on January 30 at age eighty-eight. Ashton was one of the most influential voices of the New York School, authoring over th…
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From the Archives: Japan’s Gutai Group
Where does play end and art begin? The interest in such questions, largely fostered by the 2013 exhibition “Gutai: Splendid Playground” at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, has now prompted a resurge…
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No Going Back: Matt Mullican at Peter Freeman and the Kitchen
Since the 1970s, Mullican has been constructing an individual language to investigate modes of representation and communication. An exhibition at Peter Freeman, Inc. and two recent performances at The…
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Performance on the Edge: The Crossing the Line Festival
For its tenth season, the Crossing the Line festival, presented by the French Institute Alliance Française, included films, dance, and interdisciplinary pieces performed across such disparate…
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The Politics of Sound: An Interview with Christine Sun Kim
This week, as part of Frieze Live 2016, the events program for the London art fair, California—born, Berlin—based artist Christine Sun Kim is presenting a new performance piece, Nap Disturbance. Born…
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Astrological Weather Report: Sibyl Kempson at the Whitney
Get two rising Aquarians in a room and the conversation doesn't stop flowing. That was the case when I (sun sign Gemini) visited playwright, director and performer Sibyl Kempson (sun sign Leo) in her…
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An Objectum Sexual Night to Remember: An Interview with Lindsay Lawson
One of the final events of the 9th Berlin Biennale before it closes on September 18 was a romantic art affair—a prom-like “night to remember,” as US-born, Berlin-based artist Lindsay Lawson half-jokin…
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Choreographed Obedience: Authority Figure at the Knockdown Center
“Can I touch you?” asked a young brunette woman in a black polo shirt, taking my hand and leading me into the cavernous main space of the Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens. Around us, about a dozen…
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