Whitney Museum of American Art: Watch and Listen: My Turns

April 20, 2012 Laura Poitras: Surveillance Teach-In

Whitney Museum of American Art — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:08:53 -0400

Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras explores issues of war, justice, and power. Her current film trilogy, focusing on America post 9/11, documents the Iraq War, secret state surveillance, and the suspension of the rule of law in the “war on terror.” For this evening program, Poitras gives the floor to Jacob Appelbaum, computer security researcher, privacy advocate, hacker, and human rights activist, and Bill Binney, National Security Agency whistleblower. Appelbaum and Binney discuss domestic surveillance and the ways in which technological innovations have allowed for increasingly ubiquitous access into what was once private information. Woven through the Museum, interactive installations by Stimulate allow the viewer a dramatic glimpse of surveillance in action.

2012 Biennial: Nicole Eisenman: Figure Drawing Atelier

Whitney Museum of American Art — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:34:12 -0400

In this video, Margie Weinstein, manager of education initiatives, describes 2012 Whitney Biennial artist Nicole Eisenman's public program: a figure drawing workshop with live models.

2012 Biennial: Joanna Malinowska: Fieldwork

Whitney Museum of American Art — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:23:47 -0400

In this video, Margie Weinstein, manager of education initiatives, describes 2012 Whitney Biennial artist Joanna Malinowska's public program, Fieldwork.

May 28, 2010 My Turn: Nina Berman

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:24:36 -0400

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.

My Turn 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.

2010 Biennial: Ari Marcopoulos: My Turn

Whitney Museum of American Art — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:38:48 -0400

In this video, 2010 artist Ari Marcopoulos brings together musicians from the electroacoustic improvisation scene, including Orphan and Yellow Tears, for a night of performance and noise.

My Turn: Kerry Tribe

Whitney Museum of American Art — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:06:39 -0400

May 7, 2010 My Turn: Kerry Tribe

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:24:49 -0400

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 (1971).

The first part of the performance was a verbatim reenactment of an argument originally improvised for Frampton's Critical Mass. The second part was a reenacted reading of the finished film, complete with Frampton's highly stylized editing. For this performance, the role of Frankie was played by Reed Windle and the role of Barb was played by Jasmine Woods.

This performance contains language that may not be suitable for children.

My Turn 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.

April 30, 2010 My Turn: Emily Roysdon

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:25:08 -0400

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. For this program, Roysdon brings together performing artist MPA and the post-punk duo Light Asylum for a mix of movement and sound.

April 16, 2010 My Turn: Aki Sasamoto and Culture Push

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:25:24 -0400

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.

Culture Push is about hands-on learning, group problem solving, serious play, and interdisciplinary connections. Aki directs one of the company’s signature programs, DOING Symposium, in which invited specialists share their expertise with each other through hands-on experiences. Each participant brings activities that are specific to his/her field and shares in all the activies—there are no spectators!

My Turn 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.

2010 Biennial: Aki Sasamoto: My Turn

Whitney Museum of American Art — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:03:18 -0400

In this video, 2010 artist Aki Sasamoto is joined by Culture Push, the arts organization she codirects, to premier a new series of experiential workshops.

April 2, 2010 My Turn: Martin Kersels

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:25:42 -0400

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.

My Turn 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.

March 26, 2010 My Turn: Ari Marcopoulos

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:25:57 -0400

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, Mirror/Dash, and Yellow Tears for a night of performance and noise.

My Turn 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.

June 26, 2009 My Turn: Howie Chen Acoustic Evening with the Feelies

Whitney Museum of American Art — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:29:42 -0400

The Feelies, one of the most influential rock bands of the past three decades, play a rare acoustic set. This performance presents the group’s legendary complex guitar layering, driving rhythms, and drone passages.