January 19 + 20, 2018 at The Box, Los Angeles January 19 + 20, 2018 at The Box, Los Angeles
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by Simone Forti and by Simone Forti and Charlemagne Palestine Charlemagne Palestine
Presented in conjunction with the exhibitions: Presented in conjunction with the exhibitions:
Charlemagne Palestine: Charlemagne Palestine: CcornuuoorphanossCcopiaee CcornuuoorphanossCcopiaee aanorphansshhornoffplentyyy aanorphansshhornoffplentyyy On view at 356 S. Mission Rd., Jan. 25 – April 15, 2018 On view at 356 S. Mission Rd., Jan. 25 – April 15, 2018 Opening reception: January 25, 7 PM Opening reception: January 25, 7 PM and and Simone Forti: Simone Forti: Time Smear Time Smear On view at The Box, January 27 – March 24, 2018 On view at The Box, January 27 – March 24, 2018 Opening reception: January 27, 5 PM Opening reception: January 27, 5 PM
This project is made possible with the help of a This project is made possible with the help of a grant from Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts grant from Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
Special thanks to Leigh Crawford Special thanks to Leigh Crawford for the piano and harmonium for the piano and harmonium Simone Forti (born 1935), is an American Italian Simone Forti (born 1935), is an American Italian Postmodern artist, dancer, choreographer, and Postmodern artist, dancer, choreographer, and writer. Forti first apprenticed with Anna Halprin writer. Forti first apprenticed with Anna Halprin in the 1950s and has since exhibited, performed, in the 1950s and has since exhibited, performed, and taught workshops all over the world, includ- and taught workshops all over the world, includ- ing performances at the Louvre in Paris, the Mu- ing performances at the Louvre in Paris, the Mu- seum of Modern Art in New York, and the J. Paul seum of Modern Art in New York, and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Her innovations in Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Her innovations in Postmodern dance, including her seminal 1961 Postmodern dance, including her seminal 1961 body of work, Dance Constructions (1960-61) body of work, Dance Constructions (1960-61) , along with her contribution to the early Fluxus , along with her contribution to the early Fluxus movement, have influenced many notable artists, movement, have influenced many notable artists, including dancer/artist Yvonne Rainer and the Jud- including dancer/artist Yvonne Rainer and the Jud- son Dance Theater in New York. Forti’s first large- son Dance Theater in New York. Forti’s first large- scale career retrospective exhibition took place scale career retrospective exhibition took place in 2014 at the Museum der Moderne, Salzburg. in 2014 at the Museum der Moderne, Salzburg.
Charlemagne Palestine (b. 1947) is a visual artist Charlemagne Palestine (b. 1947) is a visual artist and musician with an over forty-year history of prov- and musician with an over forty-year history of prov- ocation, exuberance, and caprice. His works and ocation, exuberance, and caprice. His works and happenings reveal a highly personal, all-embracing happenings reveal a highly personal, all-embracing spirit that Palestine has termed “maximalist.” This spirit that Palestine has termed “maximalist.” This spirit is at the core of all his gestures, including spirit is at the core of all his gestures, including sculpture, video, painting, and singing. Palestine sculpture, video, painting, and singing. Palestine lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. His work has lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. His work has been exhibited internationally at public and private been exhibited internationally at public and private institutions including the Venice Biennale, Italy; The institutions including the Venice Biennale, Italy; The Jewish Museum, New York; the Museum of Modern Jewish Museum, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Whitney Museum of American Art, Art, New York; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Kunsthalle, New York; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland; Documenta 8, Kassel; Musée Basel, Switzerland; Documenta 8, Kassel; Musée d’Art Contemporain, Montreal; and Wiels, Brussels. d’Art Contemporain, Montreal; and Wiels, Brussels.