Theater
Brooklyn Bred: Coco Fusco
- 7:30PM
Curated by Martha Wilson
My Show:
The journey from Cuba by water is an exodus of epic dimensions
that takes voyagers from one world and way of life to another.
And The Sea Will Talk To You links the symbolic and
political significance of that emigration with the actual physical
experience of succumbing to an encounter that is both sublime and
terrifying.
Sights and Sounds:
The voices of exiles recounting a treacherous journey; sun-baked
hallucinations; the murmur of the Caribbean Sea, mingled with
poetic evocations of being adrift.
Current (artistic) obsession:
The Cuban Revolution as one of the most seductive and potent
political images of the 20th century.
My art is inspired by:
The extraordinary ways that people respond to adversity and face
incredible challenges in life.
Performance art in 2012 means:
So many different things these days, but I think what unites all
these points of view is an awareness of the transformative
potential of human encounters in real time and space.
As a place of encounter, the theater allows us to:
Experience the intensity of human presence.
I most want my art to:
Create a space for thought about difficult aspects of our
world.

Martha Wilson is a feminist performance artist who explores female subjectivity through role-playing, costume transformation, and impersonating other people.

Coco Fusco is a New York-based interdisciplinary artist and writer and the director of Intermedia Initiatives at Parsons The New School for Design.