Darius Miksys presents
“Parents Meeting”
Reception: November 21, 1-2 pm
Meeting: November 21, 2-4 pm
Curated by Raimundas Malasauskas
Presented by e-flux and Performa
e-flux
41 Essex Street
New York City
T: 212 619 33 56
Parents Meet
As part of his participation in Performa09, the third visual art performance biennial of New York City, artist Darius Miksys will organize a parents meeting: a conversation between the parents of artists. In this project, Miksys puts parents center stage because, for him, “it is hard to believe that most parents did not take part in their children’s decision. Being an artist is a specific position, which requires long-time care and support from both family and state.”
This social interaction on November 21, 2-4 pm, shifts generational progression backwards as a forward looking exercise. Miksys is, after all, interested in exploring communicative models and turning the tables.
Darius Miksys’ past interactions have been described as, “a space of projection, expectation, imagination, discussion, hope, love––a radically disobedient and displaced gesture in the art world that speaks to our need of grounding culture in trajectories: where we are, where we come from, and where we are going.” (Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev)
The meeting will take place at e-flux project space at 41 Essex Street on New York’s Lower East Side. If so desired, parents can bring their children. The event is open to the public but space is limited. Parents who are interested in participating can send their information to parents [at] performa-arts.org.
This “Parents Meeting” is the third in a series of similar events organized by Darius Miksys. A participating parent will moderate the conversation. Curated by Raimundas Malasauskas, with production support by Sarah Demeuse. Special thanks to PERFORMA’s Defne Ayas. “Parents Meeting” is supported by the Trust for Mutual Understanding. For further information about the artist and his Performa09 project please go to http://performa-arts.org/blog/darius-miksys/
About Performa09: Performa 09, the third edition of the internationally acclaimed biennial of new visual art performance, will be held in New York City from November 1–22, 2009, showcasing new work by more than 150 of the world’s most exciting contemporary artists. Over its three week-run, Performa 09′s innovative program will break down the boundaries between visual art, music, dance, poetry, fashion, architecture, film, television, radio, graphic design, and the culinary arts, presenting over 110 events in collaboration with a consortium of more than 80 of the city’s leading arts institutions, 40 curators from around the world, and a network of public and private venues throughout the city.
