Date of Event: Tuesday, October 23 | 6-9:30pm
Pratt Institute Film/Video Dept. | 550 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
The Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics at NYU and Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. present Franklin Furnace: Performance & Politics (2018). Co-curated by Martha Wilson and Oraison H. Larmon, this collection of archival materials in the Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library represents the historical, cultural, and political legacy of Franklin Furnace.
The HIDVL Franklin Furnace Collection includes works by Eleanor Antin, Ron Athey, Horace Brockington, Cassils, Patty Chang, Peter Cramer & Jack Waters, Billy X. Curmano, DANCENOISE, DISBAND, Zackary Drucker & Flawless Sabrina, Bob Flanagan & Sheree Rose, Sherman Fleming & Kristine Stiles, Lawrence Graham-Brown, Guerrilla Girls, Dynasty Handbag, Martha Hellion & Carla Stellweg, Essex Hemphill & Wayson Jones, Holly Hughes, M. Lamar, Ana Mendieta, Tim Miller, Estera Milman, Tracie Morris, Shirin Neshat, Rashaad Newsome, Lorraine O'Grady, Dread Scott, Pamela Sneed, Annie Sprinkle, Amber Hawk Swanson, Julie Tolentino, Diane Torr, Johanna Went, and Martha Wilson, among others.
The program will include brief remarks by Macarena Gómez-Barris, Diana Taylor, Martha Wilson, Marcial Godoy-Anativia, and Oraison H. Larmon; a panel discussion with artists Julie Tolentino, Thomas J. Lax, and Hentyle Yapp; as well as a live performance by DANCENOISE.
A reception will follow.
Live video broadcasting will be available beginning at 6pm (EST).
RSVP on Facebook or email Franklin Furnace at mail@franklinfurnace.org with the subject line "Launch Party."
This event is co-sponsored by the Global South Center, the Department of Performance and Performance Studies, and the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the Pratt Institute.