Ciao! Modernism

Ciao! Modernism

a hello, a performance, a talk, a diatribe, a goodbye

Saturday 21st January 2012 | 3pm

Organized by John Walter and Anna Bunting-Branch.
Ciao! Modernism explores the demise of Modernism, the emergence of Post-Modernism and Contemporary Art's revisit to Modernist strategies in three short plays and a series of 'Tea and Coffee Piazzas' based on the tea set by Aldo Rossi currently on show at the V&A and a cocktail hour serving mint juleps based on the story of Rauschenberg and Johns. The event addresses breaking points in history through biographical breakups between key art world figures of the time.

Act I - a play by Kate Lepper and Nastja Ronkko based on a relationship between Carl Andre and Ana Mendieta

Tea and Coffee Piazza

Act II - Anna Bunting-Branch and Silvia Ziranek play Lynda Benglis and Robert Morris. The performance explores the playful and competitive nature of the relationship between these two artists - drawing on both their individual and collaborative texts and artworks made during this period.

Tea and Coffee Piazza

Act III - 'Mint Juleps' - a play by John Walter and John Swindells exploring the relationship between Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg using interview footage, original music and costume.

 Sunbury House, 1 Andrews Road, London, E8 4QL

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