Live Performance by Arakawa
May 15th, 2008This past weekend not only led the way to much discussion and deliberation over the exhibition in our Main Galleries, it also led the way to a great deal of wonderment because of Front Room artist, Ei Arakawa. Arakawa and special guests staged a one-time live performance that lasted the whole evening. At 5:00 pm he began working in The Front Room (a few guests thought maybe we didn’t quite finish on time, others just looked bewildered). Arakawa walked in and out of the museum carrying large pieces of paper and metal, asking guests to help him hold doors open and help him stuff trash in a bag. The remains, his exhibition, were left on display in The Front Room and will remain there for two weeks. This live performance was quite an experience. Click on the video below to see what the Contemporary’s Curator had to say about this performance.
