Performance 6: FischerspoonerFischerspooner
An evening-length work by New York artists Fischerspooner, “Inbetween Worlds” is a pop spectacle developed in conjunction with Fischerspooner’s new recording, Entertainment. The work runs continuously, with no clear beginning or end, on a large central stage, inviting the audience to view the piece from all sides. With source material provided by The Wooster Group and inspired by phenomena ranging from Japanese theater to the early years of the U.S. space program, this new performance continues Fischerspooner’s interest in exploring the spaces between art and entertainment, reality and fiction, intentions and mistakes.
Fischerspooner is Casey Spooner (b. 1970) and Warren Fischer (b. 1968), who met at the School of The Art Institute of Chicago. “Between Worlds” originated in workshops with The Wooster Group, and the rehearsal process later became part of the group exhibition “It’s Not Only Rock N Roll, Baby at the Bozar Museum in Brussels.” The piece was later performed at the twenty-eighth annual Sao Paulo Bienal in October 2008. In April 2009, “Between Worlds” was presented as an open dress rehearsal at The Performing Garage in New York City.
Presented by MoMA’s Performance Exhibition Series. Curated by Klaus Biesenbach and Jenny Schlenzka. The Performance Exhibition Series and the Performance Workshop are made possible by the Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation in Contemporary Art.
Tickets $20 / $16 Performa Members / $10 Seniors and Students
