Ryan McNamara

1979–

Introduction

Ryan Ponder McNamara (born 1979) is an American artist known for fusing dance, theater, and history into situation-specific, collaborative performances. McNamara has held performances and exhibitions at Art Basel, The High Line, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, The Whitney Museum, MoMA P.S.1, and The Kitchen amongst other places.

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Q51592193

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500471073

Names

Ryan McNamara

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2013

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1 work

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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