{"id":23537,"date":"2017-11-02T21:15:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T21:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=23537"},"modified":"2017-11-02T22:48:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T22:48:19","slug":"performa-furthers-its-legacy-for-art-inspired-and-interactive-events-2017-gala-honors-yoko-ono-and-wendy-fisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/performa-furthers-its-legacy-for-art-inspired-and-interactive-events-2017-gala-honors-yoko-ono-and-wendy-fisher\/","title":{"rendered":"Performa Furthers its Legacy for Art-Inspired and Interactive Events: 2017 Gala Honors Yoko Ono and Wendy Fisher"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, November 1, 2017, hundreds of guests gathered at the Harlem Parish, an exquisite church converted to art space and studio of Julie Mehretu and Jason Moran, to celebrate the opening night of the Performa<\/a> Biennial. \u00a0The biennial holds events and has installations in various locations across New York City from November 1-19, 2017. Artists include Barbara Kruger, Xavier Cha, Zanele Muholi, and Teju Cole. The evening honored performance pioneer, Yoko Ono, and Performa board member, President of Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation<\/a>\u00a0and longtime patron of the arts, Wendy Fisher. \u00a0Performa was founded in 2004 by art historian and curator Roselee Goldberg and is the leading organization dedicated to exploring the critical role of live performance in the history of twentieth-century art and encouraging new directions in performance for the twenty-first century.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pieces for Orchestra (1962). Photo Courtesy of Performa & Benjamin Lozovsky\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The evening was marked by several of Ono\u2019s quintessential installations and performance pieces including <\/span>Painting to Hammer a Nail (1961), Wishing Tree (1981), Sky Piece to J.C. (1965), and Pieces for Orchestra (1962). <\/span><\/i>Unfortunately, Ono was not able to attend the event, but her message, which thanked <\/span>Performa <\/span><\/i>and reflected on the growth of performance art throughout the past decades, was passed on by Performa<\/span> creator and curator, RoseLee Goldberg. \u00a0Wendy Fisher also shared a few words with the audience and was full of praise for Performa<\/span> and RoseLee Goldberg\u2019s dedication to and influence on performance art and its community. Other notable speakers included Roya Sachs, NYC-based independent curator and the newest Performa<\/span> board member, and artist, Laurie Anderson, who praised Ono and lead a reinterpretation of Ono\u2019s post-2017 election <\/span>Scream<\/span><\/i>. The piece, along with others throughout the night,<\/span> encouraged audience participation, and for 30 seconds, the Harlem Parish reverberated with guttural, cathartic screams. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Roya Sachs and RoseLee Goldberg.Photo Courtesy of Performa, Benjamin Lozovsky\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A Dada-inspired, interactive dinner was created and curated by longtime Savoy chef, Peter Hoffman. It included salad inspired by the Dadaist writing method of tossing random words in a paper bag and letting chance create the poem, a fish course called <\/span>Collage After Hausmann <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Grosz, <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Floating Forms After Hans, <\/span><\/i>Jean Arp inspired meringues.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy of Performa, Benjamin Lozovsky\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Other notable guests included Laurie Anderson, Hope Atherton, Yto Barrada, Barbara Kruger, Mary Boone, Gavin Brown, and Hanneli Rupert.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For more on Performa and its programs including the Performa Biennial, please visit performa-arts.org<\/a>. Join the conversation: @PerformaNYC #Performa17 #PerformaNYC<\/p>\n

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top image \/\/\u00a0Now or Never by Yoko One performed by Lizzi Bougatsos, Brian DeGraw, and Josh Diamond. Photo courtesy of Performa.\u00a0Benjamin Lozovsky\/BFA.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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