Tate Modern, London (2018)

Installation Views
Cones/May Windows (After Mirage) II
Stage Sets
Performance Documentation
Mirage
Exhibition Materials

Installation Views

Cones/May Windows (After Mirage) II Installation View

Joan Jonas, Cones/May Windows (After Mirage) II (formerly known as After Mirage), 1976/2014. Multimedia installation: nine-foot metal cones, video (May Windows [1976]) shown on monitor. Installation view, BMW Tate Live Exhibition: Ten Days Six Nights, curated by Catherine Wood, Isabella Maidment, and Andrea Lissoni, Tate Modern, London, March 16–25, 2018.

A circle of eleven large cones and one TV monitor placed on the floor

Stage Sets Installation View

Joan Jonas, Stage Sets, 1976/2018. Multimedia installation: wooden frame with paper, paper walls, wooden poles, hoop, metal cones, light, wooden chairs, and other materials. Installation view, BMW Tate Live Exhibition: Ten Days Six Nights, curated by Catherine Wood, Isabella Maidment, and Andrea Lissoni, Tate Modern, London, March 16–25, 2018.

Wooden stools with backrests are lined up against the left wall. On the back wall in the background there is a ladder to the left, and a beam and a hoop hanging from the ceiling to the right. The room is divided by two cloth walls.

Performance Documentation

Mirage Performance Views

Joan Jonas, Mirage, 1976/2018. Performance with film projections and pre-recorded video shown on monitor. Performance views, Joan Jonas: Mirage 1976/2018 in BMW Tate Live Exhibition: Ten Days Six Nights, curated by Catherine Wood, Isabella Maidment, and Andrea Lissoni, Tate Modern, London, March 20–21, 2018. Performer: Joan Jonas, assisted by Elena Mazzi. Assistance: Paula Longendyke. Technical Assistance: David Sherman. Costume: Charles Warren.

Photographs

Jonas on stage standing in front of a projection of a window, holding a drawing. There is a chalk drawing placed on an easel to the right and a TV monitor to the left.

Jonas on stage sitting in a chair facing towards a projection of a window, holding a piece of paper. There is a chalk drawing placed on an easel to the right and a TV monitor to the left.

Jonas on stage bent over in front of a blue projection, holding a stick. There is a chalk drawing placed on an easel and a floating head to the right, and a TV monitor to the left.

Jonas at an easel on stage drawing with chalk along with video projections of her drawing with chalk in an earlier performance.

Jonas on stage in front of a projection, holding a large cone. There is a chalk drawing placed on an easel to the right and a TV monitor to the left.

Jonas on stage standing directly in front of a projection, blending in with the outdoor scene. There is a chalk drawing placed on an easel to the right and a TV monitor to the left.

Jonas on stage embracing a projection of smoke. There is a chalk drawing placed on an easel to the right and a TV monitor to the left.

Jonas on stage standing in front of a red projection, holding one end of a large cone while another performer holds the other end. There is a chalk drawing placed on an easel to the right and a TV monitor to the left.

Jonas on stage sitting in a chair, looking at a projection of a chalk drawing. There is a chalk drawing placed on an easel to the right and a TV monitor that is displaying the same chalk drawing to the left.

Jonas holds a hoop up to her face on stage in front of a projection of herself from a past performance. There is a chalk drawing placed on an easel to the right and a TV monitor that is displaying the same chalk drawing to the lef

Video documentation

Joan Jonas, Mirage (1976/2018), Tate Modern, London, March 21, 2018. Video documentation. Performance presented as part of BMW Tate Live Exhibition: Ten Days Six Nights, Tate Modern, London, March 16 to 25, 2018. Courtesy of Tate Modern, London.

Exhibition Materials

Exhibition Brochure

BMW Tate Live Exhibition: Ten Days Six Nights. London: Tate Modern, 2018. Exhibition brochure.