Dear dear Judy, Every fleeting, unexpected, luminous movement brings Trisha to my heart and mind…. the birds at the feeder, the wind slamming the door, dust particles shining on the window. But most of all, some absurd conviction that our… Read more
Jose Clemente Orozco’s Hombre de Fuego: Last month I was in Guadalajara. I stood under the dome in Hospicio Cabanas, tracing circles under the painting by Orozco of a man engulfed in flames walking calmly across the sky. As I… Read more
What web of connections do generations of artists trace? Who are their influences? Since 2012 we have explored artistic constellations and lineages by asking each artist to share a significant artistic influence. Benjamin Kimitch responds to our prompt, My most significant… Read more
In 2016, as part of our Platform 2016: A Body in Places, dedicated to the work of Eiko Otake, we presented a 24-hour event to mark the fifth anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan. Over… Read more
Originally commissioned by SFMOMA’s art and culture platform Open Space for Lost and Found: Bay Area Edition, curated by Open Space editor in chief Claudia La Rocco and inspired by Danspace Project’s Platform 2016: Lost & Found. Ishmael… Read more
In December 2016, Danspace Project and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s Department of Media and Performance Art collaborated on an unprecedented Research Residency with artist Simone Forti, on the occasion of MoMA’s acquisition of Forti’s Dance Constructions (1961). During the… Read more
In December 2016, Danspace Project and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s Department of Media and Performance Art collaborated on an unprecedented Research Residency with artist Simone Forti, on the occasion of MoMA’s acquisition of Forti’s Dance Constructions (1961).… Read more
In December 2016, Danspace Project and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s Department of Media and Performance Art collaborated on an unprecedented Research Residency with artist Simone Forti, on the occasion of MoMA’s acquisition of Forti’s Dance Constructions (1961).… Read more
In December 2016, Danspace Project and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s Department of Media and Performance Art collaborated on an unprecedented Research Residency with artist Simone Forti, on the occasion of MoMA’s acquisition of Forti’s Dance Constructions (1961).… Read more
by Judy Hussie-Taylor Danspace Project Executive Director & Chief Curator While designing Danspace Project’s Platform series in 2008, I knew I wanted to work with artists as curators to formally frame relationships between artists of different generations. That’s where, I… Read more