Let’s Get Weird: Intro to Performance Art
In 2010, Marina Abramović sat silently for 760 hours in the Museum of Modern Art. Far from boring, her show, “The Artist is Present,” became one of the most popular in MoMA’s history. But why did she do it? What’s the point?
This class will cover a brief history of performance art. We’ll have some interactive (performance-based) discussions and talk about historical pieces, then end the class by creating our own performances!
Note: Many, many performance art pieces include nudity, and some historical pieces we’ll discuss involve graphic images. You’ve been warned.
Documentation
Read the class report!
Location
KCDC Pop-Up Learning Space
1613 Rhode Island Ave. NE
Washington,
DC
Neighborhood: Langdon/Brookland
Travel tips for the pop-up space
Past event
Instructor
DeLesslin “Roo” George-Warren is an artist and activist who grew up within the Catawba Indian Nation; he connects tribal traditions to avant-garde art to contemporary Native protest. He’s also passionate about sea creatures (particularly echinoderms and cephalopods) and baked goods (particularly strawberry cheesecake). Watch a performance piece Roo created recently!