In this new experimental play, visitors are invited to attend the live installation process of an art exhibition as it takes place in real time, following a group of technicians, artists and curators as they unpack, examine, and position a display of sculptures, paintings and videos. As the installation unfolds, unexpected interactions among the crew begin to take place as the art handlers share personal anecdotes and invite the audience to assist the installation, animating the artworks in the process. A live feed from the gallery’s eight surveillance cameras serves as the basis for a new video documenting the event and providing the piece an afterlife.
In the weeks after the live performance a display emerges in which both process and product coexist. Art Handling: An Installation Play at Luxembourg + Co. presents works by Lygia Clark, Gino De Dominicis, Liz Magic Laser, David Levine, Esperanza Mayobre, Claes Oldenburg, and Robert Rauschenberg.
The video features the all-star cast: Sophie Becker, Esperanza Mayobre, Mimi Chiahemen, Eric Magnuson, Shane Stock, Alma Luxembourg and Yuval Etgar.
The project was organised with the generous support of Crozier Fine Arts and The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Costumes were provided by Zero + Maria Cornejo with costume consulting by Felicia Garcia-Rivera. Video Editing by Liz Magic Laser with Special Effects editing by Isaac Goes and Trailer editing by Alexander Mejía. Audio Engineer and Sound Mixing by Patrick Zimmon. Additional technical support provided by Tyler Harmon-Townsend.
