Geo Wyeth

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Geo Wyex, fka Geo Wyeth (born 1984) is a transgender mixed-race, black American

soundscapes works that explore, augment, and reimagine the material articulations and embodiments of absence. His work often features characters, outcasts and alienated trans / queer subjects, and the cosomologies that come out of such positionality. Based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2017)[2][3]

Early life and education

Geo Wyex was born in

Hell's Kitchen New York City and Montclair, New Jersey.[5] He received a BA from Yale University.[6]

Work

Wyex's work combines installation, music and performance[7] in which handmade sets and unusual costumes join with absurd storytelling[8] in performances that break down the boundaries between the audience and the performer and create an experience of communal intimacy.[9]

Awards and Fellowships

Among the honors which Geo Wyex has earned are:

  • Dolf Henkes Prijs Rotterdam, NL -(2021)[10]
  • Mondriaan Fonds Deltaworkers Residency (2019)[11]
  • Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten Residency (2015)[4]"Geo Wyeth". Rijksakademie. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  • Art Matters Foundation Grant (2012)[12]
  • Jerome Foundation Travel and Research Grant (2011)[13]

Selected Performances

Wyex has presented

The New Museum, LA MoCA.[14]

Solo performances / projects:

References

  1. ^ [1], Loose Ties, February 2019 "Geo Wyeth: On Irreverence, Repurposed Land, and a Mood Crystallized"
  2. ISBN 978-0915557165
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  3. ^ Frank, Priscilla (19 November 2015). "Genderqueer And Trans Artists Breaking Down Barriers In Art". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Geo Wyeth". Rijksakademie vanbeeldende kunsten. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ISBN 978-0199325351
    . Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Geo Wyeth "PEOPLE, NOW THAT WE'RE ALONE"". New York Art Beat. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Geo Wyeth". Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  8. ^ Bowen, Effie (July 6, 2012). "DISCOVERY: GEO WYETH". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  9. ^ Forster, Ian (Jun 18, 2018). "Staff Pick: Geo Wyeth". Art21. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Stichting Henkes | Kunstenaar Dolf Henkes | Dolf Henkes Prijs". Dolf Henkes Prijs. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Deltaworkers – New Orleans, Verenigde Staten". Mondriaan Fonds. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Grantees: Geo Wyeth". art matters. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Past Grantees: Geo Wyeth". Jerome Foundation. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Study Sessions: Geo Wyeth". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Geo Wyeth: I'm a Chip/Make This Music Disappear". Kunstencentrum BUDA. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Geo Wyeth: Juice CrosxxxSing". New Museum. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Geo Wyeth, Storm Excellent Salad". MoMA PS1. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links

Official website

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