Announcing The Performance Project in Los Angeles

‘Performance has been essential to the gallery’s life since the beginning, and we’ve presented hundreds of events across our various spaces in thirty years,’ says Marc Payot, President of Hauser & Wirth. ‘Our artists set our agenda, and many of them—from Louise Bourgeois, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Fabio Mauri, and Jason Rhoades to Paul McCarthy, Gary Simmons, Martin Creed, to name a few—have considered performance critical to their ongoing explorations. In addition to inheriting, along with them, the modernist legacy of experimental music, poetry, theater, dance and public discourse as key to the evolution of visual art, Hauser & Wirth also considers new and time-honored works in these various mediums to be another great way to pursue one of our primary goals: we seek ways to fully engage and contribute to the ongoing cultural dialogues in the communities where we work.’

Since opening our doors in 2016, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles has hosted over 1,000 public programs, including over 50 dynamic performances of dance, theater and music. As a vibrant and multifaceted cultural energy center, the our LA space has fostered collaborations between illustrious artists and local and global companies like the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Dance Project; and Trisha Brown Dance Company. Past programming highlights include an historic re-envisioning of David Hammons’ 2000 ‘Global Fax Festival’ with Monday Evening Concerts; an afternoon reading series by artists, poets, critics and curators inspired by Zoe Leonard’s text work ‘I want a president’; a months-long activation of Gary Simmons’ sculptural installation ‘Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark,’ featuring numerous acts including dance legend Savion Glover; a night celebrating Mike Kelley’s experimental artwork with music by three anti-rock noise bands Extended Organ, Lonely Street and telecaves; and the first ever live musical performance of Charles Gaines’ ‘Manifestos 3’ performed by acclaimed pianist Richard Valitutto; among others.

‘From its very inception, Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles has worked to build a home for our artists and support meaningful connections with our district’s and city’s diverse communities,’ comments Stacen Berg, Partner and head of Hauser & Wirth’s Los Angeles activities. ‘The Performance Project will build upon our longstanding commitment to exceptional live performance programs that connect the gallery and our communities to the greatest creative minds here in LA and beyond. We are thrilled to present homegrown and international artists, and welcome the public to join us in experiencing the provocative, enchanting and perspective-broadening magic of creative live expression.’

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To learn more about The Performance Project, including program and ticketing information, please visit hauserwirth.com/performanceproject.