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The exhibition “Robert Wilhite and Guy de Cointet” opens November 5 and continues through December 23. Artists’ reception Saturday, November 5 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at as-is.la.
Throughout the history of theatre, theatrical props and sets have been used to support and complement the actors performing on stage. The 1970’s era plays of artists Guy de Cointet (1934-1983) and Robert Wilhite (b 1946) challenged this hierarchy, provocatively suggesting that stage actors may sometimes be serving the interests of their sets and props even more than the other way around. Acting on this insight, as-is.la presents “Robert Wilhite and Guy de Cointet,” an exhibition featuring sets, props and artifacts from “Iglu” (first performed, Los Angeles, 1977) and “Ethiopia” (first performed, Los Angeles, 1976 and again, most recently in October of this year), the two plays co-authored by this pair of historically important if sometimes insufficiently recognized artists. Accompanying the display of theatrical sets and props will be a selection of artworks made by Wilhite and de Cointet, individually.
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