Curated by Jeffrey Leppendorf, featuring:
Anselm Berrigan, Shanekia McIntosh, Joan Retallack, Carolee Schneemann (Winner of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2017 Venice Biennale) and Jasmine Dreame Wagner
The Flow Chart Foundation is dedicated to exploring the interrelationships of various art forms as guided by the legacy of renowned American poet, John Ashbery. Hudson Hall is proud to present this inaugural Flow Chart Foundation event.
Inspired by benshi, performers who provided live narration and cultural translation for Japanese audiences in the silent film era, neo-benshi artists take scenes from popular film or television and replace the sound with their own live spoken works. The result is a unique and delightful form of poet’s theater offered as a love letter to Ashbery.