Tobias Fike, Portrait of a Simple Man, 2023, video still. Image courtesy of the artist.
Noa Fodrie, Transitionary Period (detail), 2018, acrylic on canvas. 30” x 40”. Image courtesy of the artist.
“Still available for parties” (detail) by Laura Lee Shill, 2023. Photo documentation of grief performed as humiliation and persistence, courtesy of the artist.
Eriko Tsogo, Yellow Terror BBQ Gourmet NFT Sauce Signature Da Fire’ Extra Spicy Bold & Sassy goes whoosh!, 2023, barbeque sauce. Image courtesy of the artist.
Sherry Wiggins & Luís Filipe Branco, Cleopatra Snake Wrangler III (detail), 2023, archival digital print. Image courtesy of artist.
Louis Trujillo, Art is a Drag (detail), 2023, digital c-print. Image courtesy of the artist.
Exhibiting artists:
Sherry Wiggins & Luís Filipe Branco
Performing Self
January 25 - April 28, 2024 @ BMoCA
Performing Self is a look into how seven multidisciplinary artists celebrate the mutability of self-identity through the embodiment of alter egos or personae. Through photography, video, painting, and installation, artists Tobias Fike, Noa Fodrie, Laura Lee Shill, Louis Trujillo, Eriko Tsogo, and Sherry Wiggins & Luís Filipe Branco reveal how performance plays a role in the fluid construction of self-portraiture in our increasingly image-conscious culture. The work exposes the theatricality behind the act of self-transformation through the ritualized use of costume, make-up, and movement conjointly with varying degrees of humor, humility, and empowerment.
Opening Reception @ BMoCA
Thursday, January 25
5 - 6pm members preview (free)
6 - 8pm public reception (Pay from Your Heart)
Simulated Selves: Panel Discussion
Thursday, March 14 @ BMoCA
5:30 - 6:30pm
$15 / $10 members
How do you present yourself in the digital vs. physical world? BMoCA curator Jane Burke will moderate a tech and art focused panel discussion on trends in online personae featuring digital media experts.
Press
Daily Camera: Photos: Performing Self Art Exhibit at BMOCA by Cliff Grassmick, January 2024
The Spring Exhibition and BMoCA’s annual exhibition fund are generously underwritten by The Kelley Knox Family Foundation, The Kemper Family Foundations, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee, the Scintilla Foundation, Lynn McGowin, Elise & Skip Miller, Stacey Steers & David Brunel, Nicky Wolman & David Fulker, Boulder County Arts Alliance, Boulder Arts Commission, City of Boulder, Colorado Creative Industries, Community Foundation of Boulder County, and the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District.