a picture stuck in the mirror: a performance and conversation with Math Bass
This event is in the past
Saturday, October 16, 2021, 2–3 pm
Henry Art Gallery
University District (Seattle)
This is an in-person event
Free
All Ages
The following description comes from the event organizer.
On the occasion of their opening of a picture stuck in the mirror, Math Bass will usher in the exhibition with a performance in which they embody the work with their own concealed movements and vocalizations. This act of suggestion, miming the mechanics of the sculpture, will be followed by a conversation within the gallery with Shamim M. Momin, Director of Curatorial Affairs.ABOUT THE ARTIST
Math Bass earned their BA from Hampshire College and MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles. They have exhibited nationally and internationally at the Aaturp Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Jewish Museum, New York; MoMA PS1, New York; and Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China. Their work is included in the permanent collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; and Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China.
CREDITS
Math Bass: a picture stuck in the mirror is organized by Shamim M. Momin, Director of Curatorial Affairs. Feminist Art Coalition at the Henry is made possible in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support for this exhibition is provided by 4Culture.
Image: Math Bass, Camel Skeleton, 2021. Oil on linen. Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles. Photo: Jeff Mclane.