Tiona Nekkia McClodden

The Lower East Side in the early 1980s teemed with live performance, happening within a vibrant network of clubs. For Club, Philadelphia-based artist and curator Tiona Nekkia McClodden creates a performative installation that references distinct elements of present and past NYC clubs, activated by a dense schedule of sound installations, performances, talks, and dance parties. McClodden, who will be present during opening hours, is interested in the liminal potential of night clubs, i.e. their ability to temporarily dissolve rules that govern our everyday lives and allow people from different backgrounds to interact more freely. In that respect, Club is less nostalgia for an irrecoverable era than it is a blueprint for Performance Space New York’s future.

Organized by Tiona Nekkia McClodden Featuring Hassan Rahim & Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste

Event Schedule:

Wed, May 2

Opening

Sat, May 5

Meet + Greet: CLUB Membership

Sun, May 6

The Set ft DJ Justin Strauss

Fri, May 11

Talk: An evening with Joe E. Jeffreys

Sat, May 12

Talk: An evening with Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson

Sun, May 13

The Set ft DJ Shyboi

Fri, May 18

Meet + Greet: Papi Juice

Sat, May 19

Takeover: Haute Sauce

Sun, May 20

Takeover: Kink Out ft Yin Q + Mercy Mistress screening

Fri, May 25

Takeover: BRUJAS Anti-Prom

Sat May 26

12-6pm Closing Exhibition Party/Vinyl DJs/ Artist Talks