Performance on Film: Suzanne Bocanegra PREMIERE & Okwui Okpokwasili

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Hauser & Wirth is pleased to present ‘Performance on Film’, a film series curated by Director of Events & Programs Russell Salmon.

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Screening Room: 'Performance on Film' Series

We are excited to present a new summer film series dedicated to ‘Performance on Film’ at Hauser & Wirth 18th Street. 
Celebrating a long tradition of Hauser & Wirth artists working in performance, the series will comprise selected works by HW artists.

We are excited to present a new summer film series dedicated to ‘Performance on Film’ at Hauser &amp; Wirth 18th Street. Celebrating a long tradition of Hauser &amp; Wirth artists working in performance, the series will comprise selected works by artists represented by the gallery, as well as documentation from various past performances at Hauser &amp; Wirth’s New York and Los Angeles locations and two world premieres from artists outside the gallery’s roster. Screenings will take place over two weeks this summer, Thursday 11 July to Wednesday 17 July. All screenings are free and open to the public; however, due to limited space, reservations are required. All screenings are free and open to the public; however, due to limited space, reservations are required. Please register for each film individually. Tuesday 16 July 3 pm, 7.30 pm OKWUI OKPOKWASILI for The Performance Project at Hauser &amp; Wirth Los Angeles 5 min WORLD PREMIERE: ‘FARMHOUSE/WHOREHOUSE AN ARTIST LECTURE’ by Suzanne Bocanegra starring Lili Taylor 1 hr 30 min About Suzanne Bocanegra’s ‘Farmhouse/Whorehouse an Artist Lecture’ Part artist lecture, part memoir, part cultural essay, ‘Farmhouse Whorehouse’, an Artist Lecture by <a href="https://www.suzannebocanegra.com/" title="https://www.suzannebocanegra.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Suzanne Bocanegra</a> Starring Lili Taylor considers the lives of Bocanegra's grandparents on their small farm in La Grange, Texas, which was located across the road from the Chicken Ranch, better known as “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.” Using text, song, film and projections, Bocanegra and actress Lili Taylor tell a rambling story that examines the idyllic place the rural world occupies in our urban imagination, with occasional detours to explore the pastoral in art, homesteading, French painting in the 19th century, Star Trek, and various utopian communities throughout history. Filmed at the Guggenheim Museum in 2021. About Okwui Okpokwasili for The Performance Project Okwui Okpokwasili, renowned American multidisciplinary artist, writer, choreographer and MacArthur Fellow, debuted an immersive piece, in collaboration with director Peter Born, encompassing dance, vocals and dynamic visuals in November as part of <a href="https://www.universitysettlement.org/programs/arts/performance-project/" title="https://www.universitysettlement.org/programs/arts/performance-project/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Performance Project</a>, a showcase for the performing arts at Hauser &amp; Wirth Los Angeles established in Fall 2022. Image 1: Photo of Lili Taylor by Georgia Nerheim Image 2: Okwui Okpokwasili, The Performance Project at Hauser &amp; Wirth Downtown Los Angeles, 19 November 2022. Photo: Mario de Lopez

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Performance on Film: Suzanne Bocanegra PREMIERE & Okwui Okpokwasili

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