Martha Wilson

Lecture: Monday, July 25
In collaboration with Two Girls Working and GuerrillaGirlsBroadBand
Workshop: July 25 - 29
in collaboration with Two Girls Working

Performance artist Martha Wilson is Founding Director of the Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc., a museum she established in her TriBeCa storefront loft in lower Manhattan which, since its inception in 1976, has presented and preserved temporal art: artists’ books and other multiples produced internationally after 1960; temporary installations; and performance art. Franklin Furnace “went virtual” on its 20th anniversary, taking the internet as its art medium and public venue to give artists the freedom of expression they had enjoyed in the loft in the 70s. As an artist, she has performed in the guises of Alexander Haig, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush and Tipper Gore. Ms. Wilson lectures widely on the book as an art form, on performance art, and on “live art on the internet."

Martha Wilson's workshop will focus on identity as subject. During the course of the week, each participant will write and create a performance art piece and present it to the group. Video tapes by various performance artists will be viewed and discussed

Two Girls Working will present their project Trappings during the workshop and have each participant organize two Trappings interview sessions. The interview sessions will be held during the evenings of the workshop week atSFAI or in the local region.

Call for workshop application at 424 5050, or download online
Scholarships available.