This first episode of Performance Talks is a conversation with writer and editor David Velasco
He brought dance on to the pages of Art Forum during his six year stint as editor-in-chief at the magazine and was the editor of Modern Dance, a series of monographs on contemporary choreographers, published by MoMA. His writing on dance and performance is some of the best out there. In this conversation, Velasco speaks about the importance of integrating dance and theater history into the visual art canon, finding his voice as a writer and the excitement and difficulties of evoking a performance or choreography through text.
The MoMA Modern Dance Series:
https://store.moma.org/products/sarah-michelson-modern-dance-series-paperback
https://store.moma.org/products/boris-charmatz-modern-dance-series-paperback
the monograph on Ralph Lemon is unavailable prior to his upcoming major exhibition at MoMA PS1, opening November 14, 2024
Follow David:
https://www.instagram.com/davidmvelasco/
Stay tuned for more episodes coming this Fall.
The research for this series was generously supported by the Mondriaan Fund and the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts.
Design by Katharine Wimett.
Research assistance by Dylan Sherman.
