The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will present The Black Tongue Lexicon, a free performance by visual artist Gary Setzer, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Public Space One, 120 N. Dubuque Street in downtown Iowa City.
In The Black Tongue Lexicon, Setzer, a visiting artist in printmaking, reimagines the landscape through a contemporary lens, merging electronic music and process-oriented performance art to deliver an audiovisual spectacle that recalls Marina Abramovic and Joseph Beuys as much as it does 1980s art rockers Devo. In what The Huffington Post calls “a phenomenal hybrid of his own, integrating video, music, and performance,” Setzer revitalizes process-oriented art, paralleling our immersion in the landscape with our immersion in language.
See a promotional video for The Black Tongue Lexicon on YouTube.
Setzer is a Tucson-based artist and an assistant professor of art at the University of Arizona.
The School of Art and Art History is part of the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events.
If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, contact the School of Art and Art History in advance, at 150 ABW or 319-335-1376.