My Turn
March 26–May 21, 2010
For 2010, the Whitney Biennial, My Turn, a new series, invites artists to create programs for the Whitney’s public that are an extension of and informed by their own artistic processes and methods. Taking their contributions to 2010 as a point of departure, six Biennial artists explore key aspects of their practice to create distinctive evenings of performance, discussion, demonstration, and engagement. Back to My Turn
Performances
My Turn: Ari Marcopoulos
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Ari Marcopoulos’s photographs and videos capture the rhythm and feel of diverse youth-oriented subcultures from snowboarding to underground music. His honest portraits depict, as he has stated, “something that just stands for life lived.” This evening, he brings together musicians from the electroacoustic improvisation scene, including Orphan, Yellow Tears, and Mirror/Dash, for a night of performance and noise.
Performances
My Turn: Martin Kersels
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Sculptor Martin Kersels plays impresario for the evening, drawing on his interest in performance, movement, and space. His work investigates artistic process and often consists of pieces that reveal the method of their making. For his public program Kersels weaves together music, theater, poetry, and dialogue and allows the public to participate in the event’s creation.
Lectures, Talks, Readings
My Turn: Aki Sasamoto and Culture Push
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From the act of peeling fruit to the theatrical staging of movement, Aki Sasamoto’s work explores the peculiarities of everyday life and gestures. She functions as storyteller and performer, drawing the viewer into her created narratives. Tonight she is joined by Culture Push, the arts organization she co-directs, to premiere a new series of experiential workshops, Storm Your Brain.
This event is free with Museum admission; there are no special tickets. Workshop registration will begin at 6:30 pm in the Museum’s Lower Gallery.
Lectures, Talks, Readings
My Turn: Emily Roysdon
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An artist and a writer, Emily Roysdon uses language and text to explore questions of civic engagement, public speech, politics, and history. Her work spans mediums—from performance and video to photography and printed matter—as she bridges visual art and writing. Tonight, Roysdon brings together performing artist MPA and the post-punk duo Light Asylum for a mix of movement and sound.
This event is free with Museum admission; no special tickets or reservations are required.
Lectures, Talks, Readings
My Turn: Kerry Tribe
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Filmmaker Kerry Tribe takes the elusive nature of memory as her subject matter in work that investigates subjectivity and representation. Through carefully crafted footage and interviews she reveals the power and influence of film and video in shaping beliefs and perception. This evening, Tribe stages a performative reading of Hollis Frampton’s classic film, Critical Mass.
This event is free with Museum admission; no special tickets or reservations are required.
Lectures, Talks, Readings
My Turn: Nina Berman
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Nina Berman’s interest in the human stories behind war and global conflicts is the inspiration and motivation behind her searing photographs of contemporary warfare. By creating portraits of individuals transformed by war, she seeks to make the conflict “more intimately felt by a civilian audience.” Join her as she brings the war home in a unique format for a night of dialogue and interaction.
This event is free with Museum admission; no special tickets or reservations are required.
