The History of the Future II November 6, 2009

Honoring Guy de Cointet (1934-1983), a French artist known for encrypted works on paper, theatrical productions, and readymade language, The History of the Future II will intersperse live performances — reconstructions of historic works as well as brand new creations — by some of today’s emerging stars with videos of related performance works that changed cultural discourse during the last three decades. This is the second of an ongoing series of events designed to introduce the history and contemporary forms of visual art performance to new audiences. Live contemporary and reconstructed performance by some of today's emerging stars: Bobby Baker, Nao Bustamante, David Cale, Dynasty Handbag, Dancenoise, Andrea Fraser, John Kelly, David Leslie, John Malpede, Deb Margolin, Shelly Mars, Robbie McCauley, Neal Medlyn, Jennifer Miller, Susan Mogul, Linda Montano, Matt Mullican, Rashaad Newsome, Adam Pendleton, Fiona Templeton, Diane Torr, Cathy Weis, Suzanne Lacy, Slaven Tolj, Johanna Went, and Carmelita Tropicana (emcee). Presented by Franklin Furnace for Performa 09. November 6 and 7 at 8pm.