Last night I swung by the Art Production Fund to find the Lost Astronaut. Mission accomplished…
Premiering in New York for Performa 09, Alicia Framis presents Lost Astronaut – an ongoing performance-installation at APF LAB, exploring the potentialities of living on the moon through the ironical and fictional character and activities of a woman astronaut. Left on Earth like all women who were never part of the moon race, she settles in to BaseCamp, in which she will live for the 2 weeks of the biennial in a customized astronaut suit, among drawings and prototypes that aim to both parody and demand women’s presence on the moon.
Her activities will be pre-determined by scores written by invited authors and artists, and the audience will be able to interact with her in BaseCamp or as she wanders the streets of New York City. Participating writers and artists include: Marina Abramovic, Mark Beasley, Virginia Bobin, Kim Ann Foxman, Brian Keith-Jackson, Shelley Jackson, Angie Keefer, Matthew Licht, Rita McBride, John Menick, Katie Paterson, Silvia Prada, Frances Richard, Michael Schulman, and Katrina Sieveirding. (via)
