Nairy Baghramian and Maria Hassabi have won the fifth edition of Performa’s Malcolm McLaren Award. “At this Performa biennial, we encountered the work of familiar artists, whose careers we’ve long followed, and of artists who were new to us,â€Â says curator Nikki Columbus. “[The pair’s work] TOGETHER, in particular—performed by Hassabi and OisiÌn Monaghan—marked a new level of achievement: While continuing Hassabi’s movement technique, the piece was about care and community, long-term relationships, and love.â€Â
Read more at Artforum
