In Performance Part 2: Solo Work

November 23–December 6, 2020

Sponsored by

Major support for Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, with additional support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Joseph Robert Foundation.

Presented by

Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal, organized and presented by Ars Nova Workshop and Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania (ICA).

Milford Graves “In Performance” provides a glimpse into the artist’s prolific career in experimental instrumentation. The program offers an eclectic mix of footage consisting of individual performances and collaborative projects that Graves initiated over the years. Part 2 of the series highlights his solo work.<!–

Mondays with Milford

Mondays with Milford is an online screening series presented bi-weekly, in conjunction with Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal, an exhibition gathering the many-layered and multi-faceted works of free jazz pioneer and polymath Milford Graves. Scheduled screenings include rare digital footage from Milford Graves’s archives, along with additional video selections and dialogues that contextualize Graves’s practice.–>

Cover: Milford Graves in his Queens home. Photo by George Etheredge (New York Times).