Ann-Marie LeQuesne’s "To:"

June 19 – July 2, 2014
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 19, 6-8pm

Ann-Marie LeQuesne stages performances with groups of people in public places. Her invitation to participate is an open one. The actions are simple, but are often disrupted or altered by their location. LeQuesne invites both the participation of her collaborators and the attention of those passing by. The action is then filmed or photographed, becoming material for a subsequent restaging from the documentation.

TO: was performed at the James A. Farley Post Office at 421 8th Avenue in NYC on May 3rd, 2014. Ann-Marie LeQuesne staged actions typical of a post office visit on the iconic steps leading into the building. Often the re-enactments blended seamlessly into the actions already taking place.

Ann-Marie LeQuesne will feature different videos every two weeks at the AC Institute through July 26, 2014. For more information, please visit our website at www.artcurrents.org.


BIOGRAPHY

LeQuesne grew up in the United States, but has lived most of her life in the United Kingdom. She has a wide range of experience in collaborative performances, including events in the Tate Modern, the Tate Britain, a performance at the Arsenal Football Grounds, and a staged event on an icebreaker in the Arctic Circle.

In 2012 LeQuesne was funded by Franklin Furnace Foundation to present Fanfare for Crossing the Road - New York. Fanfare for Crossing the Road – Cardiff was commissioned by O:4W, the 4th Wall Film Festival. In March 2014 she exhibited You Are Here – The Annual Group Photograph, 1997-2014, at the Museum of the Photographic Archive in Lisbon.

LeQuesne has received funding from Arts Council England, The British Council, The Arts and Humanities Research Board, London Arts, and the Royal College of Art. She was made a fellow of the Royal College of Art in 2009.

www.amlequesne.com
www.vimeo.com/annmarielequesne