Daniel Arsham: Performative Architecture
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
- Date Awarded
- 04/02/12
- Amount
- $80,000
- Grant Period
- 04/02/12 to 04/01/13
- Focus Area
- Fostering the Arts
- Community
- Philadelphia
- Initiative
- Knight Arts Challenge
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Grantee Contact
- Philadelphia, PA
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To create a new sculpture series by artist Daniel Arsham at the museum that will debut along with a live performance and explore the boundaries between the galleries and theater
Summary: The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) will commission artist Daniel Arsham to create a sculptural intervention within the museum’s architecture that will explore the boundaries between museums and theaters. Arsham’s exhibition will become a stage for interactive, performative sculptures as well as a live performance choreographed by Jonah Bokaer. Arsham’s prior works for stage design, including those for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, are typically limited in scale and material to move easily between theaters. During his Philadelphia residency, Arsham will develop a more complex, interactive space and explore new materials and media.
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