Michael Portnoy
Michael Portnoy (* 1971 in Washington, DC ) is an American performance artist .
life and work
Portnoy studied comparative literature and creative writing at Vassar College and studied theater at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Institute . Portnoy lives and works in New York City , where he started various experimental theater projects that lasted for a short time. He then began to work in the performance sector. In his dance and stand-up comedy performances, he uses a variety of media, including sculpture, painting , writing , theater, video . The audience is allowed to participate in some of his performances. One of his main subjects is the manipulation of language and behavior.
Michael Portnoy is represented at numerous exhibitions at home and abroad. Mention should be made of: 2012 dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel; 2013 The Kitchen , New York; 2014 Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam; 2015 Center Georges-Pompidou , Paris and 2016 Witte de With in Rotterdam.
Web links
- Michael Portnoy website
- billboard An Interview With Crashing Grammy Performance Artist Michael Portnoy, 20 Years After 'Soy Bomb' (English)
- Metropolis M 'The gill in my proverbial wetsuit' Michael Portnoy at Witte de With (English)
- Deutschlandfunk digital character assassination
- artforum Absolutely Fabulist (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ dOCUMENTA (13). The accompanying book / The Guidebook. Catalog 3/3., Page 362, 2012, ISBN 978-3-7757-2954-3
- ↑ artnet Ex-Comedian Michael Portnoy on How Performance Art Can Exorcise Your Alt-Right Demons accessed on April 7, 2019 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Portnoy, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American performance artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |