Well, it’s official. Summertime is waning. Days are getting shorter. It’s slightly cooler outside. People are talking about their Labor Day plans. Here at Whitney Live HQ we are preparing for our Fall 08 performance season. Very exciting stuff!
We start in mid-October with Objective Suspense, a performance series offered as part of the Museum’s upcoming exhibition Alexander Calder: The Paris Years, 1926-1933.
Here’s the official description:
Objective Suspense
Conceived and performed by Colin Gee
October 2008-February 2009
Colin Gee by Ethan Levitas
As part of the exhibition Alexander Calder: The Paris Years, 1926-1933, Colin Gee creates a series of intimate performance experiences inspired by Alexander Calder’s innovative ideas of movement and his love of the circus. Trained at the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and the Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre, Gee was formerly a principal clown with Cirque du Soleil. Within the exhibition space, with Calder’s Circus nearby, Gee manipulates abstract forms in several short acts that focus on the dynamics of movement. Engaging exhibition visitors one or two at a time, and using eye contact, rhythm, play, and stillness, Gee re-orients perceptions of the circus itself. Though no one but the artist could animate Calder’s Circus–an early example of performance art–Gee’s surprise interventions, using ordinary materials of his own devising, charge the atmosphere of the gallery with parallel senses of suspense and animation.
You can read up on Colin at his site colingee.com. Pretty soon we’re going to have a mini-series right here on this blog that delves into Colin’s process and the ideas behind the performances that are a part of Objective Suspense.
Stay tuned for more about November’s performances in conjunction with a William Eggleston exhibition. Keep an eye on the upcoming exhibition page for more general news.
(Photo of Colin Gee by Ethan Levitas.)
