Ad hoc Re-Performance (NZ)
Anna Berndtson
16/2/20

International performance artist Anna Berndtson presented four re-performances from the archives of four New Zealand artists' performances; Alexa Wilson, Elliot Vaughan, Josie Archer and Kosta Bogoievski and Forest Vicky Kapo.

-Each performance happened on the hour.

-Anna had no previous information about the work until the objects and score were provided to her at the beginning of each hour.

-Anna re-performed these pieces momentarily, provisionally, and ad hoc.

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Anna Berndtson is a Swedish performance artist working foremost with Long Duration Live Performance Art. The foundation of her practice is the presence of both the artist and the public. She transgresses boundaries with her body and own perception at the centre of her work. With minimalism as a goal the reduction of the image is fundamental in her performances, videos and photographs. She has performed and exhibited work extensively including; Fondation Beyeler, Basel, the Bluecoat, Liverpool, Neuer Kunstverein Wuppertal, Liljevalchs, Stockholm, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, The LAB Gallery, Dublin, Artists Space, New York, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, PS1 MoMA, New York, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam and VV2 at the Venice Biennale.

Anna also held a performance art workshop at Play_Station gallery, you can read a response to that here.

Curated by Sara Cowdell.
Assistance from Louie Neale.
Supported by The Swedish Arts Grants Committee's International Programme for Visual Artists.