Performed and remounted in Our Garage

Philip Guston Standing On His Head…, a mask, movement and visual theatre performance, takes place in an art installation representing the world and characters of Philip Guston, American Painter, and drawing text from Night Studio, the biography by his daughter Musa, and letters from his wife, Musa. A collage of images, words, and music about one man's quest to find the subject matter of his art, and his life.

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Credits

Created and Developed by Paul Herwig and Jennifer Ilse

Project Initiator – Paul Herwig

Direction by Jennifer Ilse
Scenic Design, Masks, Lighting, Sound by Paul Herwig

Cast – 2, Paul Herwig, Jennifer Ilse

Duration – 65 min.

Reviews

Lightsey Darst Review

Lightsey Darst reviews the remarkable Off-Leash Area's "Philip Guston Standing on His Head / Standing Philip Guston on His Head" that ran at Our Garage, August 19-20 & 26-27.

Quinton Skinner Review

 

Spotlight: Philip Guston Standing on His Head Standing Philip Guston on His Head

 

City Pages Review

Spotlight: Philip Guston Standing on His Head Standing Philip Guston on His Head

by Dylan Hicks, City Pages A-list, 8-25-2004