Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art - Three Performances

Three Performances by artists Maren Hassinger, Senga Nengudi, and Tameka Norris. Held at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, November 17, 2012.

[@zombiegone2073]

Wow, such a beautiful display of the darkest side of the human mind, from being suspended in place by you emotions, to being capable of...Oh look at me pretending I understand this.

[@DaTKiDkUsH718]

Lmaooooo

[@misskassie3767]

you made me smile:) But you know you described very well I couldn't do it better

[@StoredInTheBalls]

The despair I feel watching the lady in orange, desperately sweeping her foot around to find her lost foot lemon... exquisite.

[@Mattball82]

This first one reminds me of my physical therapy sessions

[@thriftteavintage]

I feel sad for the people who are to ignorant to try and understand this so instead they post rude comments.

[@thriftteavintage]

+Martín Alfredo Alegría Vizcaya I feel sad for you.

[@yomoma443]

+Taryn Whipp Your weird af

[@thriftteavintage]

+yo MOMA because I understand and appreciate art? Okay.

[@diegoalcantar7516]

+Taryn Whipp you are an ignorant because you understand this meanenless thing

[@ariadnar232]

I totally understand you. People always wants to see the ''meaning'' of every piece of art, as if art was meant to be thought or to be questionable. Art is not as simple as some ignorant people think it is. It is a different way to think and if you really want to understand it you must start by opening your mind, never expecting nothing and getting envolved by the beautiness that true art has. It is a huge mistake to treat art as if it was another language. It is a language, but the language of freedom, where you don't expect a message or a meaning, you just see it and try to understand it with all your soul.

[@LaKatarina]

COMEDY CHANNEL BROUGHT ME HERE!

[@verycaring2387]

Truly gifted in their messages.

[@precarious333]

Some people have a very broad definition as to what constitutes art.

[@mattstrash]

i played Love Rollercoaster by the Ohio Players to this video on loop. It was pretty sweet.

[@elleinchrist]

Incredible. As a visual artist and someone who understands art history, performance art has really expressed what art is, can be, and how art speaks of the human condition and experience. amazing performances.

[@Floating.Point.]

Lol

[@bjj12er]

Could someone explain me the second perfonmance? I can't see the meanings or the feelings it's showing

[@heatherfrew2105]

+Strifeb it's not necessarily showing or displaying any meanings or feelings. somethings art and theatre just is and the meaning is meant to be open ended

[@factopolis7752]

Heather Frew please don't try to justify bullshit by trying to say it's "open to interpretation" I'm a performance artist and this was her doing stretches and warming up for dance with pantyhose around her and dumb rich people applauding. The second is he doing nothing, some "artists" do shit for nothing but shock effect and hope you're stupid enough to force a meaning to it

[@artnature]

Great performances

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[@4EverAfghanistan]

wtf i just watch in the name of art performance

[@halleygraham564]

This looks like a scene in a comedy movie

[@onlydomace6947]

the best part was the wall inspection...

[@bladder1010]

Prepare to have your mind blown, squares!

[@faithgayatao24]

thought provoking.

[@artworkpending...1940]

Person 1:what do you need me to do? Person 2:see those cut up nylons on the wall? Person 1: yeah Person 2: do shit in them idc Person 3: and me? Person 2: put on some orange, stab the tv, and lick the wall

[@danblueART]

Exciting video, very interesting. Thanks. Performance Sala Apolo

[@AndreaFalaschi]

really really creepy

[@FelipeBetancourtartista]

genial!

[@moymartinez7793]

F

[@nicolechu8984]

wa da fuq

[@societysmostambiguousgirlb1495]

That 2013 tethered cosplay though

[@halleygraham564]

Wtf

[@aidanlopez176]

:v

[@shawk571]

Could be funding the NHS but instead we fund this. Smh

[@queerpuppy]

It's in America.

[@alpharosactivius]

bored

[@GlubWub]

This is creepy

[@yomoma443]

Da fuq

[@BrunoAlmadaComas]

BORING

[@kealohabraceros7617]

I just wasted 12 minutes of my life.