Pioneers of the Downtown Scene, New York 1970s

Performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson, choreographer Trisha Brown and artist Gordon Matta-Clark were friends and active participants in the New York art community, working fluidly between visual art and performance.

With the city as their backdrop, canvas, stage and inspiration, this exhibition is the first major presentation to examine the experimental and often daring approaches taken by these three key figures, both individually and collectively, in the burgeoning arts scene in downtown New York during the 1970s.

New York City provided a powerful context for the work of Anderson, Brown and Matta-Clark.

exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery
3 March 2011 - 22 May 2011
http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=11398
thanks to Elena Gakoumaki for the link