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ISSUE ONE

A new limited edition zine by filmmaker Pierce Jackson celebrating 20 years of Performa biennial with rare visuals from 2009-2015 featuring artists Ryan McNamara, David Hallberg + Francesco Vezzoli, Wangechi Mutu, Eddie Peake, Davide Balula, and many more.

Throughout the course of Performa’s history, Jackson documented more than 200 performances racing from venue to venue on a vintage single-speed bike.

Out of those several hundred documented performances, the pieces and projects featured in this zine were chosen because of their ability to transcend any specific genre and for the sublime and and transfixing moments they generated; Davide Balula for his almost meditative Endless Pace; a human enactment of the mechanics of a clock that touched on the methods of how an artist might document movement and reminded us of the early days of filmmaking. Eddie Peake’s Endymion’s totally immersive musical score and choreography. Wangechi Mutu’s dangerously important work Stone Ihiga for its devastating rumination on the precarious stature of women’s lives in Kenya. The residual images that the Tori Wranes performance seared into our minds. Ryan McNamara’s Ecks Ecks Ecks that focused its lens on the overlooked contributions of gay men throughout history and a club night he wished he could have had when he arrived in New York City.

As Performa celebrates two decades of redefining performance art, this issue offers an inside look at key moments from its formative years along with conversations with artists, giving readers a unique view of performances that push artistic boundaries.