Architect and performance artist Alex Schweder presents aspects of his collaborative practice, “Performance Architecture,” demonstrating how designed space and movement construct relationships and desires. Among these works is Counterweight Roommate
, 2016, a large-scale tinker toy house with real rooms that function only by the concerted physical effort of the people who inhabit its space. This metaphorical house that has been constructed within museums (including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City) is akin to real spaces he has designed for the elderly and the sick. At a time when caring for others and collaborative efforts are being threatened by the current United States’ political regime, Schweder’s “Performance Architecture” sends a powerful message of social justice. Your everyday movements within your daily spaces offer opportunities for friendship and kindness.
Website: alexschweder.com
Performance artist Alex Schweder, presenting his previous and current works to students.
Professors, lecturers, and guests of the School of Arts, with Alex Schweder.
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