Art as activist public practice—and vice versa—has defined the work of Suzanne Lacy from the start.
The exhibitions and programs that make up WE ARE HERE—the Lacy retrospective co-organized by YBCA and SFMOMA—bring her collaborative, choreographed projects to a new generation.
The Yerba Buena section will “celebrate the rich legacy of youth work in the Bay Area through an in-depth focus on The Oakland Projects (1991–2001)—a series on youth empowerment, media education, and policy—presented alongside works by contemporary artists, and youth arts and activist organizations.”*
At SFMOMA, “visitors can explore Lacy’s entire career, from her earliest feminist work to her latest immersive video installations. Several projects on view honor the voices and contributions of women to public life.”*
SUZANNE LACY—WE ARE HERE*
Through August 4.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street, San Francisco.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street, San Francisco.
From top: Suzanne Lacy, Anatomy Lesson #4: Swimming, 1977 (detail), photograph by Rob Blalack; Suzanne Lacy, Annice Jacoby, and Chris Johnson, The Roof Is on Fire (1993–94), from The Oakland Projects (1991–2001), performance, June 4, 1994, City Center West Garage, Oakland, photograph by Nathan Bennett; Suzanne Lacy, Three Weeks in May, 1977, partial re-enactment at Museo Pecci Milan, 2014; Suzanne Lacy and Leslie Labowitz, In Mourning and in Rage, 1977, performance, December 13, 1977, Los Angeles City Hall, photograph by Maria Karras; Suzanne Lacy with Raul Vega, Anyang Women’s Agenda, 2010, photograph by Vega; Suzanne Lacy with Cecilia Barriga, Tattooed Skeleton, 2010, produced by Berta Sichel for the Museo Reina Sofia. Images © Suzanne Lacy, courtesy of Lacy, her collaborators, and the photographers.
