Phranc—This is Your Life October 16, 2011

Phranc, the All-American Jewish Lesbian folksinger, pays a musical tribute to the Los Angeles Woman’s Building, a groundbreaking collective that fostered feminist art and artists.

With this concert, she reflects on her personal experiences as a teenager at the Feminist Studio Workshop and the significant influences that have helped shape her career. Phranc is a renowned recording and visual artist who was part of the vibrant L.A. punk scene in the 1970s. She has recorded for Rhino Records, Island Records, and Kill Rock Stars and toured internationally with many acclaimed and notorious artists.

THIS PROGRAM IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN AND ORGANIZED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS EXHIBITION DOIN’ IT IN PUBLIC: FEMINISM AND ART AT THE WOMAN’S BUILDING, WHICH DOCUMENTS, CONTEXTUALIZES, AND CELEBRATES THE GROUNDBREAKING WORK OF FEMINIST ARTISTS AND ART COLLECTIVES THAT WERE CENTERED AT THE LOS ANGELES WOMAN'S BUILDING FROM 1973 TO 1991.

DOIN’ IT IN PUBLIC IS PART OF PACIFIC STANDARD TIME. THIS UNPRECEDENTED COLLABORATION, INITIATED BY THE GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN SIXTY CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR SIX MONTHS BEGINNING OCTOBER 2011 TO TELL THE STORY OF THE BIRTH OF THE L.A. ART SCENE. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR DOIN’ IT IN PUBLIC HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION, AND THE BARBARA LEE FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Official Website: http://www.skirball.org/programs/title1010