Laurel V. McLaughlin

@lvmclaughlin

curator-art historian-writer-educator 〰️all views my own〰️ @tuftsartgalleries
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Belated @carnegiemuseumofart International thoughts with Cinthia Marcelle’s “Green Annex Hall” // Wu Tsang’s “general strike” opera of operas // @hyun_nahm “Puppeteer (Archipelago) // Seoyong Chung // Li Yi-Fan’s “What is your favorite Primate?” // Canada Taylor // Peggy Ahwesh @april_______april // Emilia Wang @romance.gal @misakoandrosen @whistle_seoul // Claudia Martínez Garay and Arturo Kameya @mattressfactory // Vivian Caccuri // Yasmine El Meleegy Not pictured @tinaspgh with @_m_caron_ and rain — it was not Venice
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7 days ago
Incredibly lovely documentation of “Sudamericana tiene memoria del aire,” a publication accompanying Constanza Alarcón Tennen’s exhibition earlier last year @narsfoundation with contributions from Constanza / myself / Madeline Murphy Turner @madmurphturner / Jonathan González @thirdlyrelevant / and Paola Nava @paolanava_ ✨✨✨ The publication meditates on Constanza’s chapter in the trilogy “Nazca/Sudamericana,” conceived as a poetic and material narrative around a non-scientific relationship between the tectonic plates of Nazca and South America. The multimedia installation imagines erotic relational grounds between geological masses through performative elements, audiovisuals, texts, and sound sculptures activated by performers. ✨✨✨ ✴️Belated as usual on here
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1 month ago
Thinking back to “suite for a minor meeting” by @thirdlyrelevant with performers @ifeanyict @ogeokoye_vicky @vaaaaaa_l commissioned for “Magical Thinking, of Systems and Beliefs” @tuftsartgalleries in partnership with @maahmuseum and in dialogue with dear @theglamorousacademic ✨✨✨ tracings, breath improvisations, reminiscing on liberatory space, authentic movement, collectivities, flocking, there is never a moment in which not to revel and learn with you, Jonathan! *And yes, this is a belated post* Photos: Cat Lent
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Conversations with artists such as @thirdlyrelevant guide, offer wisdom, and thoughtfully gesture towards a practice of intentional movement through the world. The work wends its way through embodied strategies of anti-theatricality, thinking alongside the lineages of Fred Moten and June Jordan (and many others), galvanizing the activist legacy of forebears such as CHARAS, working with and against site, and positioning writing as poetic travelogue across borders. And yet, there’s still much more to be said. Thank you, Jonathan ✨✨✨ And many thanks to @drewmsawyer & marcelacguerrero and @hiviscosity for the editorial care and ushering in this @whitneymuseum biennial publication.
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“Magical Thinking, of Systems and Beliefs,” January 29-April 19, 2026 @tuftsartgalleries with work from @mabreu91 @internal_field @thirdlyrelevant @africanuso @ddbbaammoorriinn @sidony_oneal — thank your for conversations stretching years, from the co-convened symposium with manuel @massmoca through a @terraamericanart convening grant in 2023, to the exhibition now, and forthcoming reader designed by @commonspaced (as well as exhibition design!). Grateful for this thinking that wends its way past stymied structures, leading towards capacious rituals, systemic interventions, and decolonial praxis. Thank to @warholfoundation for their continued support. Staying tuned for the publication and many courses from institutions in Greater Boston and community groups coming to visit. Photos: @timcorreiraphotography & Cat Lent
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“Kuo’s collaging of macro and micro scales evokes the underbelly of post-industrial decay—the memories, hauntings even, of its impact in the US psyche—alongside the miraculous intimacies of the everyday.” —Laurel V. McLaughlin on Antonia Kuo Read about @lvmclaughlin ’s visit with @antonia.kuo through our link in bio! . . . #impulse #art #nyc #studiovisit #mixedmedia
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2 months ago
Korakrit Aunanondchai’s “The Ghost takes us by the hand” with performance by Tosh Basco; Jewyo Rhii’s “Wing Theater” performance activation; Na Mira’s “Autoasphyxiation” with Samson Young “Liquid Borders” sound in staging grounds @empac_rpi curated by @katherine.1433 — mesmerizing new commissions & installations
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2 months ago
INVERSE performance festival @themomentary curated by @lehuntnouveau & @emmalucillesaperstein was a warm gathering in brutally cold times and I was grateful to see works from @shirende @robbie.trocchia @theamtraklor @vanessadamilolamacaulay @jinluluo @big.boy.dance among so many others! Valued the opportunity to gather for a curatorial roundtable led by Cynthia and Emma with Samuel Leal Vasquez, @erica_wall_art_patron @xuxarodriguezphd @klein_jennie engaging institutional, cultural, and artistic challenges in our field and trying to support one another in thinking boldly with artists — looking forward to more conversations 💫✨🌟
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4 months ago
For issue 29:5 “On Breath” of @theprjournal edited by @sozitagood Illuminating the transformative power of breath in shaping the performing arts, I contributed a conversation with @_az__za_ and @t_j_shin “Ins(c)ense: Embodied culturing coding in the work of Azza El Siddique and TJ Shin.” Thank you Azza and TJ for sharing so much about bukhoor, sandaliyah, mugwort, cinchona, and even urine that activated olfactory and pneumatic portals in your works @bica.buffalo @bradleyertaskiran_ @mocatoronto @mitlistarts . Grateful for this chance to share space with artists reconsidering conversations of embodiment and immersion in this peer-reviewed journal dedicated to cross-disciplinary artistic and theoretical research, to which I’ve had the added pleasure of contributing in the past. If folks want a PDF of the conversation, please DM!
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5 months ago
Reminiscing on “How do you throw a brick through the window…” @tuftsartgalleries now that it’s en route to @jmkac and in the wonderful care of collaborator @tanyagayer ✨ The works from Yani aviles, Chloe P. Crawford, Nat Decker, Jeff Kasper, Jeffrey Meris, and Libby Paloma with graphic design from Emily Sara meditated upon, grappled with, and spoke to dissent and disability in our current moment alongside wisdom offered from @bighedva and @keys_wallet_phone ✨Many thanks to the @teigerfoundation for their incredible support and critical support from @warholfoundation through a curatorial fellowship in the development of the project back in 2022. Really looking forward to the expansive conversations to come next year and through the catalog we’re cooking up with contributions @amanda_cachia @mev_merized @tagreathouse and designed by @bodyandforma ✨ Installation Images: @m.ltaing
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5 months ago
Over August, I had the chance to delve into research for a long-term writing project at Rupert Residency in Vilnius, LT. To have this space, time, and generous interlocutors was revelatory and I am so grateful and brimming with dialogues, exhibitions, studio visits, and future planning… @rupert_residency @nacionalinedailesgalerija @meduza.fyi @radvilurumai #kazysvarnelishousemuseum @draugu_vardai @ciurlionis.lt @jonasmekasofficial @sapiegurumai Photo: @serge__smolin 🧡
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8 months ago
More moments from earlier this summer from the dialogic & relational exhibition LIFE curated by @arnoldjosephkemp @artistsspace — here with works from Pope.L @tuftstarc / Eric N. Mack / Nick Raffel / Nayland Blake / Kristan Kennedy / David Hammons / Patty Chang / Greg Bordowitz
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9 months ago