Merce Cunningham, Clouds and Screens
Merce Cunningham, Clouds and Screens
During his prolific 60-year career, choreographer Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) revolutionized dance by challenging every aspect of the form. Perhaps most radical was his idea that all the elements of a dance—movement, music, costumes, and decor—could be created independently of one another, coming together only during the “common time” of a performance. Along with his life partner, composer John Cage (1912–1992), Cunningham explored this freeing notion by initiating cross-disciplinary collaborations with dozens of artists.
This exhibition presents immersive installations by Charles Atlas and Andy Warhol, along with two video projections of early dances by Cunningham: Changeling and Night Wandering, with principal dancer Carolyn Brown. Los Angeles-based dancer and choreographer Jennie MaryTai Liu will present a commissioned project responding to this exhibition in February 2019.
The presentation of Merce Cunningham, Clouds and Screens is organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and adapted from the exhibition Merce Cunningham: Common Time, organized by the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Lee Shaw, Kitzia and Richard Goodman, Jerry and Kathleen Grundhofer, Meredith and David Kaplan, and Jeffrey Saikhon, with generous annual funding from the Judy and Bernard Briskin Family Foundation, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Emily and Teddy Greenspan, Marilyn B. and Calvin B. Gross, Mary and Daniel James, David Lloyd and Kimberly Steward, Kelsey Lee Offield, David Schwartz Foundation, Inc., Andy Song, Lenore and Richard Wayne, and The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.
Image: Charles Atlas, MC⁹, 2012, Collection Walker Art Center, installation view, Merce Cunningham, Clouds and Screens, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 28, 2018–March 31, 2019, © Charles Atlas, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
- Oct 28, 2018–Mar 31, 2019
- BCAM, Level 1
The presentation of Merce Cunningham, Clouds and Screens is organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and adapted from the exhibition Merce Cunningham: Common Time, organized by the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Lee Shaw, Kitzia and Richard Goodman, Jerry and Kathleen Grundhofer, Meredith and David Kaplan, and Jeffrey Saikhon, with generous annual funding from the Judy and Bernard Briskin Family Foundation, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Emily and Teddy Greenspan, Marilyn B. and Calvin B. Gross, Mary and Daniel James, David Lloyd and Kimberly Steward, Kelsey Lee Offield, David Schwartz Foundation, Inc., Andy Song, Lenore and Richard Wayne, and The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.
Image: Charles Atlas, MC⁹, 2012, Collection Walker Art Center, installation view, Merce Cunningham, Clouds and Screens, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 28, 2018–March 31, 2019, © Charles Atlas, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA