Virtual Studio Visit: Autumn Knight

Apr 14, 2020 12:00–12:30 pm

Virtual

About the Event

Artist Autumn Knight invites viewers into her studio to learn more about her practice in this virtual experience moderated by MCA Associate Curator Tara Aisha Willis. Knight is a New York City-based artist who uses performance, installation, video, and text to construct scenarios that probe the relationships at play between people, often using irrationality, humor, discomfort, and uncertainty to make meaning out of our contemporary culture. Tune in to hear what Knight is working on now!

This virtual studio visit was organized by Tara Aisha Willis, Associate Curator of Performance and Public Practice.

About the Artist

Autumn Knight

Autumn Knight.

Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Autumn Knight (Performer and writer) is an interdisciplinary artist working with performance, installation, video, and text. Her video and performance work has been viewed within several institutions including the the New Museum (NYC), Western Front, (Vancouver, Canada), Akademie der Kunste (Berlin), On the Boards (Seattle), The Whitney Museum of American Art, and The Kitchen (NYC). Her performance and video work is held in the permanent collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem. Knight is a recent recipient of The Nancy B. Negley Rome Prize.