Anthology Film Archives, New York (1976)

Allison Kalb · May 6, 2020 ·

Performance Documentation
Mirage
Additional Materials

Performance Documentation

Mirage Performance Views

Joan Jonas, Mirage, 1976. Performance with film projections and pre-recorded video shown on monitor. Performance views, Anthology Film Archives, New York, May 21–May 24, 1976. Performers: Joan Jonas, Christina Patoski.

Photographs by Babette Mangolte

Jonas looking into a giant cone. A drawing is placed on a table with a projection behind it; to the left is a TV monitor.

Jonas sits on the floor with her back to the camera; to the left is a TV monitor displaying a window.

Jonas looks at the camera while bending over; to the left is a TV monito

Jonas blowing into a large metal cone that is supported by a table. In the background is a blank screen and a TV monitor on a stand.

Jonas blowing into a large cone that is placed on a stage; to the left is a TV monitor.

Jonas in motion next to a stage with a large cone; to the left is a TV monitor.

Jonas holding a large cone, to the left is a TV monitor

Jonas on top of a TV monitor with her hands over her mouth; to the right is a blank screen, a large metal cone, and a bag on top of a table.

Jonas on top of a table holding a large metal cone; in the background is a blank screen and a TV monitor.

Jonas on top of a stage looking into a large cone; to the left is a TV monitor.

Jonas sprawled on top of a stage holding a large cone.

Jonas sitting on top of a stage holding a mask up to her face; a large cone is leaning against the table.

Jonas in motion on top of a table, in the background is a blank screen

Jonas doing a handstand in between a blank screen and a table with a large metal cone, a mask, and a bag on top; to the left is a TV monitor.

Jonas in motion on top of a table; a large metal cone, a mask, and a bag are also on the table.

Projection of Jonas standing with a metal hoop, to the left is a TV monitor

Projection of Jonas drawing on a blackboard, to the left is a TV monitor

Projection of a volcano erupting, to the left is a TV monitor

Photographic contact sheet showing different angles of Jonas’s performance

Photographic contact sheet showing different angles of Jonas’s performance

Photographic contact sheet showing different angles of Jonas’s performance

Photographic contact sheet showing different angles of Jonas’s performance

Additional Materials

Publication

Jonas, Joan, ed. MIRAGE. Milan: Tau/MA 4; New York: Anthology Film Archives, 1976.

Poster

Poster with drawing by Joan Jonas for Joan Jonas, Mirage (1976), Anthology Film Archives, New York, 1976. Source: Gallery 98, New York.

Red written text giving information about Jonas’s performance and red dashes that form the shape of a large cone.