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Oraison H . Larmon
University of California, Los Angeles, Information Studies, Graduate Student
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- Oraison H. Larmon is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Larmon’s research centers around bodies, records and archives with specific focus on 20th century performance art in the Americas. Their dissertation “Trans Figural Records: Gender Transitivity Across, Through and Beyond Archives” introduces a new archival concept that re-configures how records come to represent gender variant bodies. Employing an innovative methodological approach, Larmon examines trans ... moreOraison H. Larmon is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Larmon’s research centers around bodies, records and archives with specific focus on 20th century performance art in the Americas. Their dissertation “Trans Figural Records: Gender Transitivity Across, Through and Beyond Archives” introduces a new archival concept that re-configures how records come to represent gender variant bodies. Employing an innovative methodological approach, Larmon examines trans and travesti artists who create performances that address the archival body politics of race, gender and sexuality. This research breaks new ground by working across archival studies, gender studies and performance studies to propose a theory of transitions into records.
Larmon worked as an archivist at the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics—a network of artists, scholars and activists from across the Americas who address social justice issues through performance research. They also worked as an assistant curator at NYU Libraries, assisting with appraisal and preservation for collections in the Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library. With pioneering feminist visual artist Martha Wilson, Larmon is co-curator of Franklin Furnace: Performance and Politics—an online collection that includes records from queer, trans and artists of color who confront social-political issues through performance art. They have presented research on performance archives at multiple academic and artistic institutions, and are currently writing an article on Julie Tolentino's THE SKY REMAINS THE SAME. Larmon is editor of Franklin Furnace: Performance and Politics (HemiPress).edit - Dr. Anne Gilliland, Professor of Archival Studies, UCLAedit
Franklin Furnace: Performance & Politics documents the historical, cultural, and political legacy of Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. Spanning four decades, this collection of archival records includes forty-two works selected from the... more
Franklin Furnace: Performance & Politics documents the historical, cultural, and political legacy of Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. Spanning four decades, this collection of archival records includes forty-two works selected from the Franklin Furnace Event Archives. It also features early solo performance artworks by Martha Wilson prior to her establishing Franklin Furnace in 1976. Historically, Franklin Furnace is known for presenting artists who radically engage social agendas, making them vulnerable to institutional neglect, cultural bias, and mainstream censorship.
Franklin Furnace: Performance & Politics includes artists working across various mediums to confront sociopolitical issues in the Americas. This archival body of materials centers the artworks of women, queer/trans folks, and people of color, who largely remain excluded from the historical record. These artists examine the politics of race, gender, and sexuality while forming new political imaginaries that challenge unjust social policies, violations of rights, and hegemonic power structures. This collection ensures the historical preservation of these records, allowing such to live, perform, and engage political issues relevant today.
Franklin Furnace: Performance & Politics includes works by the following contributors: Eleanor Antin, Ron Athey, Horace Brockington, Cassils, Patty Chang, Peter Cramer & Jack Waters, Billy X. Curmano, DANCENOISE, DISBAND, Zackary Drucker & Flawless Sabrina, Bob Flanagan & Sheree Rose, Sherman Fleming & Kristine Stiles, Lawrence Graham-Brown, Guerrilla Girls, Dynasty Handbag, Martha Hellion & Carla Stellweg, Essex Hemphill & Wayson Jones, Holly Hughes, M. Lamar, Ana Mendieta, Tim Miller, Estera Milman, Tracie Morris, Shirin Neshat, Rashaad Newsome, Lorraine O'Grady, Dread Scott, Pamela Sneed, Annie Sprinkle, Amber Hawk Swanson, Julie Tolentino, Diane Torr, Johanna Went, and Martha Wilson, among many others.
Franklin Furnace: Performance & Politics includes artists working across various mediums to confront sociopolitical issues in the Americas. This archival body of materials centers the artworks of women, queer/trans folks, and people of color, who largely remain excluded from the historical record. These artists examine the politics of race, gender, and sexuality while forming new political imaginaries that challenge unjust social policies, violations of rights, and hegemonic power structures. This collection ensures the historical preservation of these records, allowing such to live, perform, and engage political issues relevant today.
Franklin Furnace: Performance & Politics includes works by the following contributors: Eleanor Antin, Ron Athey, Horace Brockington, Cassils, Patty Chang, Peter Cramer & Jack Waters, Billy X. Curmano, DANCENOISE, DISBAND, Zackary Drucker & Flawless Sabrina, Bob Flanagan & Sheree Rose, Sherman Fleming & Kristine Stiles, Lawrence Graham-Brown, Guerrilla Girls, Dynasty Handbag, Martha Hellion & Carla Stellweg, Essex Hemphill & Wayson Jones, Holly Hughes, M. Lamar, Ana Mendieta, Tim Miller, Estera Milman, Tracie Morris, Shirin Neshat, Rashaad Newsome, Lorraine O'Grady, Dread Scott, Pamela Sneed, Annie Sprinkle, Amber Hawk Swanson, Julie Tolentino, Diane Torr, Johanna Went, and Martha Wilson, among many others.
