My Barbarian is a Los Angeles based collaborative theatrical group consisting of Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon and Alexandro Segade.[1] The trio makes site-responsive performances and video installations that use theatrical play to draw allegorical narratives out of historical dilemmas, mythical conflicts, and current political crises.
My Barbarian's Post-Living Ante-Action Theater Intro: Post-Paradise at the New Museum in October 2016.
Jade Gordon, Malik Gaines, and Alexandro Segade at the My Barbarian Post-Party Dream State Caucus at the New Museum in November 2016.
Malik Gaines (b. 1973, Visalia, California) Gaines received a B.A. in History from UCLA (1996), an MFA in Writing from Cal Arts' School of Critical Studies (1999) and a PhD in Theater and Performance Studies from UCLA (2011). Gaines is the author of Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left: A History of the Impossible, which analyzes black art and music in the 1960s to trace out how performances of blackness rescripts and retools dominant discourses which constrain and contain black life.[2] Reading artists through three registers—blackness (which he calls the "vanguard of negativity, the avant-garde of difference"), the period of the 1960s, and the transnational routes between the United States, West Africa, and Western Europe—Gaines explores how the "destabilizing excess of difference" challenge visual representation across sexual, racial, and political lines.[3]
Jade Gordon (b. 1975, Santa Rosa, California). Gordon received a BA in Theater at USC (2008) and teaches at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles.
Alex Segade (b. 1973, San Diego, California). Segade received a BA in English from UCLA (1996), studied in the School of Film and Television at USC (1997–1998), received an MFA in Interdisciplinary Studio Art from UCLA (2009), and also currently works as a solo artist. Segade is a professor of Studio Art at Hunter College.[4]
Since 2004, My Barbarian has shown work in group exhibitions and/or performance programs at venues including REDCAT; LACMA; Hammer Museum; LAXART; Schindler House; LACE; Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles; New Museum; Whitney Museum; Studio Museum in Harlem; Participant, Inc.; P.S.1; Joe's Pub; Anton Kern Gallery, New York; Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco; MOCA, Miami; Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago; Aspen Art Museum; Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara; Vox Populi, Philadelphia; Estacion Tijuana & Lui Velazquez, Tijuana Mexico; The Power Plant, Toronto; De Appel, Amsterdam; Peres Projects, Berlin; Torpedo, Oslo; El Matadero, Madrid; Galleria Civica, Trento, Italy; Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv; Townhouse Gallery, Cairo. My Barbarian was included in the 2005 and 2007 Performa Biennials, the 2006 and 2008 California Biennials, the 2007 Montreal Biennial, and the 2009 Baltic Triennial. The group has made two full-length albums of music from its performances: Cloven Soft-Shoe (2004) and California Sweet & the 7 Pagan Rights (2008).
My Barbarian had solo exhibitions with Steve Turner Contemporary in Los Angeles (2008, 2009) and at Participant, Inc. in New York (2009). In 2008, the group made a collaborative exhibition with the sculptor Lara Schnitger at Museum Het Domain, Sittard, NL, which, in 2009, traveled to the Luckman Gallery in Los Angeles.
In 2016, My Barbarian presented a residency and exhibition at the New Museum entitled The Audience is Always Right. The piece drew elements of theater, visual arts, critical practice, and specifically performance to theatricalize social issues.[5]
Awards and honorsedit
My Barbarian won a Creative Capital grant in 2012 for their project, Post-Living Ante-Action Theater.[6] The piece premiered at the New Museum as The Audience is Always Right. They also won a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award in 2013.[7]
^Gaines, Malik (2017). Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left: A History of the Impossible. New York: NYU Press. ISBN978-1-4798-0430-6.
^Gaines, Malik (2017). Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left: A History of the Impossible. New York: NYU Press. pp. 2–6. ISBN978-1-4798-0430-6.
^"Alexandro Segade". Department of Art and Art History. 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
^"My Barbarian: The Audience is Always Right". www.newmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
^"Creative Capital - Investing in Artists who Shape the Future". creative-capital.org. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
^"My Barbarian :: Foundation for Contemporary Arts". www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
External linksedit
Official Website
LA Weekly Review
Artnet Review
New Yorker
Interview on Fanzine
TimeOut New York Review
Art In America Review
Review of a performance in Germany
My Barbarian performance in Tijuana at Lui Velazquez as part of the 2008 California Biennial.
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My Barbarian is a Los Angeles based collaborative theatrical group consisting of Malik Gaines Jade Gordon and Alexandro Segade 1 The trio makes site responsive performances and video installations that use theatrical play to draw allegorical narratives out of historical dilemmas mythical conflicts and current political crises My Barbarian s Post Living Ante Action Theater Intro Post Paradise at the New Museum in October 2016 Contents 1 Key collaborators 2 Other collaborators 3 Work 4 Awards and honors 5 References 6 External linksKey collaborators edit nbsp Jade Gordon Malik Gaines and Alexandro Segade at the My Barbarian Post Party Dream State Caucus at the New Museum in November 2016 Malik Gaines b 1973 Visalia California Gaines received a B A in History from UCLA 1996 an MFA in Writing from Cal Arts School of Critical Studies 1999 and a PhD in Theater and Performance Studies from UCLA 2011 Gaines is the author of Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left A History of the Impossible which analyzes black art and music in the 1960s to trace out how performances of blackness rescripts and retools dominant discourses which constrain and contain black life 2 Reading artists through three registers blackness which he calls the vanguard of negativity the avant garde of difference the period of the 1960s and the transnational routes between the United States West Africa and Western Europe Gaines explores how the destabilizing excess of difference challenge visual representation across sexual racial and political lines 3 Jade Gordon b 1975 Santa Rosa California Gordon received a BA in Theater at USC 2008 and teaches at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles Alex Segade b 1973 San Diego California Segade received a BA in English from UCLA 1996 studied in the School of Film and Television at USC 1997 1998 received an MFA in Interdisciplinary Studio Art from UCLA 2009 and also currently works as a solo artist Segade is a professor of Studio Art at Hunter College 4 Other collaborators editNorwood Cheek 2001 2004 Andy Ouchi 2001 2006 Lara Schnitger 2004 9 Pearl C Hsiung 2002 2010 Scott Martin 2004 2008 Matthew Monahan 2004 Giles Miller 2004 2009 Richard Lee 2011Work editSince 2004 My Barbarian has shown work in group exhibitions and or performance programs at venues including REDCAT LACMA Hammer Museum LAXART Schindler House LACE Steve Turner Contemporary Los Angeles New Museum Whitney Museum Studio Museum in Harlem Participant Inc P S 1 Joe s Pub Anton Kern Gallery New York Yerba Buena Center San Francisco MOCA Miami Hyde Park Art Center Chicago Aspen Art Museum Contemporary Arts Forum Santa Barbara Vox Populi Philadelphia Estacion Tijuana amp Lui Velazquez Tijuana Mexico The Power Plant Toronto De Appel Amsterdam Peres Projects Berlin Torpedo Oslo El Matadero Madrid Galleria Civica Trento Italy Center for Contemporary Art Tel Aviv Townhouse Gallery Cairo My Barbarian was included in the 2005 and 2007 Performa Biennials the 2006 and 2008 California Biennials the 2007 Montreal Biennial and the 2009 Baltic Triennial The group has made two full length albums of music from its performances Cloven Soft Shoe 2004 and California Sweet amp the 7 Pagan Rights 2008 My Barbarian had solo exhibitions with Steve Turner Contemporary in Los Angeles 2008 2009 and at Participant Inc in New York 2009 In 2008 the group made a collaborative exhibition with the sculptor Lara Schnitger at Museum Het Domain Sittard NL which in 2009 traveled to the Luckman Gallery in Los Angeles In 2016 My Barbarian presented a residency and exhibition at the New Museum entitled The Audience is Always Right The piece drew elements of theater visual arts critical practice and specifically performance to theatricalize social issues 5 Awards and honors editMy Barbarian won a Creative Capital grant in 2012 for their project Post Living Ante Action Theater 6 The piece premiered at the New Museum as The Audience is Always Right They also won a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award in 2013 7 References edit Official Website Retrieved 15 October 2013 Gaines Malik 2017 Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left A History of the Impossible New York NYU Press ISBN 978 1 4798 0430 6 Gaines Malik 2017 Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left A History of the Impossible New York NYU Press pp 2 6 ISBN 978 1 4798 0430 6 Alexandro Segade Department of Art and Art History 2018 12 04 Retrieved 2019 03 22 My Barbarian The Audience is Always Right www newmuseum org Retrieved 2017 02 28 Creative Capital Investing in Artists who Shape the Future creative capital org Retrieved 2017 02 28 My Barbarian Foundation for Contemporary Arts www foundationforcontemporaryarts org Retrieved 2018 04 19 External links editOfficial Website LA Weekly Review Artists Page on Steve Turner Contemporary Artnet Review New Yorker Interview on Fanzine TimeOut New York Review Art In America Review Critical Review Review of a performance in Germany My Barbarian performance in Tijuana at Lui Velazquez as part of the 2008 California Biennial My Barbarian by Andrea Fraser Bomb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title My Barbarian amp oldid 1134802593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
