CaseBrody Condon
| Nov ’09 |
| 22 |
| 12:00 pm |
A performance and installation based on the classic cyberpunk novel “Neuromancer” by William Gibson. The event is a deadpan reading of the novel by mostly non professional actors in a casual, dress rehearsal like atmosphere. Combining the 1980’s dystopian techno-fetishism of Gibson with early 20th century abstraction, faux “virtual reality” scenes will unfold via moving Bauhaus inspired sculptural props accompanied by the Gamelan ensemble Dharma Swara.
The event at the New Museum is the premiere of “Case”, which will also be performed at a small outdoor community theater in rural Missouri Summer 2010. The New York production of “Case” will feature many of the 10 cast members from the upcoming Midwest event, such as political activist (and notorious local hell-raiser) Ray “Bad Rad” Radtke who stars as the main character, Henry Dorsett Case, a drug addict and computer hacker hired to execute an impossible cyber-crime. “Case” will also feature Brooklyn based performance artist Sto as Lupus Yonderboy, leader of the techno-anarchist gang the Panther Moderns and the actress Sasha Grey as the street samurai Molly. The script has been prepared by the writer Brandon Stosuy, with sound design by Peter Segerstrom, and graphic props by Breanne Trammell.
Brody Condon is an American artist born in Mexico in 1974. Concerned with the over-identification with fantasy in contemporary culture, his work is best known for its use of modified computer games and role-playing subcultures to create performance and video installation. Condon has attended residencies at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten and Skowhegan. Past exhibitions include 2004 Whitney Biennial, Pace Wildenstein Gallery, Mattress Factory, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
This event is commissioned and presented by Rhizome at the New Museum. Additional support has been provided by the Performa Commissioning Fund.
Tickets: $12 / $10 Performa and New Museum Members at www.newmuseum.org.
Condon’s other work for Performa 09, “Without Sun” screens at the Museum of Modern Art on November 2.
