Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art
13 Jun - 11 Oct 2015
RADICAL PRESENCE: BLACK PERFORMANCE IN CONTEMPORARY ART
13 June - 11 October 2015
Curated by: Valerie Cassel Oliver
ARTISTS
Derrick Adams
Terry Adkins
Lyle Ashton Harris
Papo Colo
Jamal Cyrus
Jean‐Ulrick Désert
Zachary Fabri
Sherman Fleming
Coco Fusco
Theaster Gates
David Hammons
Trenton Doyle Hancock
Maren Hassinger
Wayne Hodge
Satch Hoyt
Ulysses S. Jenkins
Girl [Chitra Ganesh + Simone Leigh]
Shaun Leonardo
Kalup Linzy
Dave McKenzie
Jayson Musson aka Hennessy Youngman
Senga Nengudi
Tameka Norris
Clifford Owens
Lorraine O’Grady
Benjamin Patterson
Adam Pendleton
Pope.L
Rammellzee
Sur Rodney (Sur)
Jacolby Satterwhite
Dread Scott
Xaviera Simmons
Danny Tisdale
Carrie Mae Weems
YBCA is thrilled to be the only West Coast venue for Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art, the first comprehensive survey of performance art by black visual artists from the United States and the Caribbean. The artists included in this exhibition have been using performance in their work for more than five decades, generating an incredible wealth of performance art that has been largely unrecognized until now. Radical Presence explores the history of black performance traditions within visual arts, beginning with Fluxus and Conceptual art in the 1960s all the way through present practices. This groundbreaking exhibition features video and photo documentation of performances, performance scores and installations, audience interactive works, as well as works created as a result of performances. Live performances will be scheduled throughout the run of the exhibition, including a special opening day celebration packed with nine performances.
13 June - 11 October 2015
Curated by: Valerie Cassel Oliver
ARTISTS
Derrick Adams
Terry Adkins
Lyle Ashton Harris
Papo Colo
Jamal Cyrus
Jean‐Ulrick Désert
Zachary Fabri
Sherman Fleming
Coco Fusco
Theaster Gates
David Hammons
Trenton Doyle Hancock
Maren Hassinger
Wayne Hodge
Satch Hoyt
Ulysses S. Jenkins
Girl [Chitra Ganesh + Simone Leigh]
Shaun Leonardo
Kalup Linzy
Dave McKenzie
Jayson Musson aka Hennessy Youngman
Senga Nengudi
Tameka Norris
Clifford Owens
Lorraine O’Grady
Benjamin Patterson
Adam Pendleton
Pope.L
Rammellzee
Sur Rodney (Sur)
Jacolby Satterwhite
Dread Scott
Xaviera Simmons
Danny Tisdale
Carrie Mae Weems
YBCA is thrilled to be the only West Coast venue for Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art, the first comprehensive survey of performance art by black visual artists from the United States and the Caribbean. The artists included in this exhibition have been using performance in their work for more than five decades, generating an incredible wealth of performance art that has been largely unrecognized until now. Radical Presence explores the history of black performance traditions within visual arts, beginning with Fluxus and Conceptual art in the 1960s all the way through present practices. This groundbreaking exhibition features video and photo documentation of performances, performance scores and installations, audience interactive works, as well as works created as a result of performances. Live performances will be scheduled throughout the run of the exhibition, including a special opening day celebration packed with nine performances.