Overhead, an onlooker remarked that if the art had been installed at Watermill Center, there would be naked people as part of it, referencing Watermill Center's notorious (and popular) Summer Benefit featuring
durational performance set among the grassy grounds and gravelled courtyard each July.
Not exact matches
That tone was
set at the opening night's
performances: Lee Mingwei's
durational performance Our Labyrinth (2015), for which a dancer swept the floors of the galleries with a mixture of grains, purifying a path for visitors; Aki Sasamoto's Delicate Cycle (2016), which included such domestic objects as washing machines and bundles of clothing; and Olivier de Sagazan's Transfiguration (2016), in which de Sagazan used clay, paint, and hair to transform himself into a shamanistic figure.
From a series of found object sculptures that represent the human body to a
durational confetti - throwing
performance at The Armory Show, Pica creates a diverse
set of conceptual artworks, all driven by the desire to be understood.
Working within the spatiotemporal field, Kimsooja's
durational performance is
set on the world stage of the global city.