The Studio Museum in Harlem is pleased to announce a major performance component of the highly anticipated exhibition Fore, the Museum’s new presentation of works by emerging artists of African descent. In addition to the many objects and installations created for Fore, the exhibition will also premiere new performances by artists Kevin Beasley, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Steffani Jemison, Narcissister, Taisha Paggett and Jacolby Satterwhite. Jamal Cyrus and Harold Mendez will also present recent performative work, reflecting the medium’s importance to the twenty-nine emerging artists in Fore. perFOREmance, two three-day performance presentations in December 2012 and February 2013, offers a focused platform for many of these premieres and presentations. Both perFOREmance / december and perFOREmance / february include intimate conversations with participating artists, leading scholars and Museum curators.
The Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027
Images (L-R): Jamal Cyrus, Texas Fried Tenor (performance still), 2012. Courtesy the artist; Taisha Paggett, Decomposition of a Continuous Whole (performance still), 2009. Courtesy Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia; Jacolby Satterwhite, Reifying Desire: Model It (video still, detail), 2012. Courtesy Monya Rowe Gallery, New York
For more information, please contact: Elizabeth Gwinn, Communications Manager, egwinn@studiomuseum.org
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