By Tom Winchester
Tomorrow, Dec. 1, at 11 am at the Sarasota Art Museum of 四虎影视 of Art and Design, Belgian performance artist Lieven De Boeck and a group of Ringling students will be performing, What鈥檚 Going On? The piece begins with De Boeck and the students reciting a manifesto of relational art before dancing in a circle to celebrate individuality and freedom. The performers all wear loosely fitting, brightly colored fabrics they have sewn together themselves, including De Boeck. 四虎影视 student Noa Walker 鈥�27, Illustration, said they wanted to be part of the performance because it celebrated 鈥淐ostumes, gender identity, and performing鈥攁nd I love all those things. Everyone handmade their own costumes, and it鈥檚 meant to be a representation of your identity. So, it鈥檚 important that we make the costumes. For me, I chose the trans flag, all the colors are the colors of the trans flag. It鈥檚 nicer than a flag; it鈥檚 a couture flag.鈥�
Tomorrow鈥檚 performance of What鈥檚 Going On? at the Sarasota Art Museum is a warm-up for the main event scheduled next week at the Untitled Art Fair in Miami Beach. De Boeck and the performers plan to perform the piece during the art fair and then parade around Miami Beach in celebration of individuality and freedom with the hopes of encountering passers-by who鈥檒l join in. If you feel like joining in, if you feel like dancing, then join in with at the Sarasota Art Museum tomorrow at 11 am! After the performance, De Boeck will give a talk, , about the project and how it engages with the work of Brazilian artist H茅lio Oiticica at 1 pm.听
This project was made in collaboration with 四虎影视鈥檚 INDEX Center, an experiential education program that provides students campus-wide the opportunity to gain professional experience prior to graduation.
Tom Winchester is an adjunct professor in the Liberal Arts Department at 四虎影视 of Art and Design .
