Encounters: a day of experimental performance and film

Encounters: a day of experimental performance and film

Hauser & Wirth Publishers, MACK, and SPBH Editions are pleased to present a day of experimental performance and film, from artists including Teju Cole, Carmen Winant, Stephen Shore, Justine Kurland, RaMell Ross, and Vince Aletti. This program will encompass the gallery, amphitheater, and bookstore of Hauser & Wirth 18th Street.
A selection of artists curated by MACK and SPBH Editions will participate in a series of twenty-minute activations from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. These will follow a variety of formats, from soundscapes to performance, correlating with each artist’s respective practice. After each there will be a book signing onsite in the gallery’s Roth Bar. In tandem with the performance series, we will have multiple screenings of rare films, including the debut feature film by Richard Billingham, two studies of the work of Donald Judd, and a selection of Queer shorts curated by Sam Ashby.

This is a free programme, so please drop in, and enjoy.

Performances by:

Vince Aletti
Teju Cole
Charlie Engman
Jason Fulford
Justine Kurland
Nicholas Muellner
RaMell Ross
Keisha Scarville
Stephen Shore
Catherine Taylor
Carmen Winant

Selected Film Works:

'Ray & Liz' by Richard Billingham

'The Adventures of Guille and Belinda' by Alessandra Sanguinetti

Selected films by Donald Judd

Queer shorts curated by Sam Ashby

‘Dream Date' by Joseph Desler Costa

About MACK

MACK is an independent publisher of award-winning books on visual art and architecture. We work with pioneering creative minds and institutions across the globe and pride ourselves on the rigour and care that goes into every stage of the book-making process.

In 2010, our founder Michael Mack set out to build a publishing house that engages in critical dialogues around visual culture in beautifully designed editions. We have since grown to become the experimental home for authors across disciplines: a place where a handbook on post-carbon architecture can sit happily alongside a collection of essays on modernist painting, a facsimile collection of Francesca Woodman’s remarkable artist’s books, a conversation between a psychoanalyst and a violinmaker, and a career-defining monograph by Deana Lawson, Tacita Dean, or Sofia Coppola.

About SPBH Editions

SPBH Editions, developed in 2011 under the aegis of Self Publish, Be Happy, has established itself as a champion of critical dialogue within contemporary photography and visual culture. What began with a focus on photobooks has evolved to include a wide array of fiction, nonfiction, and critical theory. With a steadfast commitment to producing challenging, experimental, and political publications, SPBH Editions seeks to expand the frontiers of possibilities in publishing.

About Hauser & Wirth Publishers

In keeping with Hauser & Wirth’s artist-centric vision, Hauser & Wirth Publishers works to bring readers into the universe of artists and behind the scenes of their practices. From publishing artists’ writings and exceptional exhibition-related books to commissioning new scholarship and pursuing the highest levels of craft in design and bookmaking, Hauser & Wirth Publishers creates vital, lasting records of artists’ work and ideas, forging critical gateways to the cultural discourse they inspire.

Through its Oral History Initiative, Hauser & Wirth Publishers is building an enduring record of artists’ voices for future generations. Additionally, the imprint publishes Ursula magazine, a biannual print and digital periodical that features essays, profiles, interviews, original portfolios, films and photography by thought-provoking writers and artists from around the world.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hauser & Wirth, 443 West 18th Street, New York, United States