Andrew Ondrejcak

Andrew Ondrejcak is an American artist working in performance and design. He writes, directs, and designs[1] his original performances that have been produced in the U.S. and internationally. His design work crosses into the fashion industry and has been featured in Vogue, W, and Wallpaper,[2] among others.

Life

Ondrejcak was born and raised in Mississippi[3] and studied Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design,[4] then Playwriting at Brooklyn College, where he studied under Mac Wellman. He has taught design and theatre workshops at Domaine de Boisbuchet in Lessac, France and, since 2002, is a freelance lecturer at the Museum of Modern Art.[5]

Performance

Ondrejcak's performance works bring together theater, dance and music and include performers from a variety of artistic backgrounds, ages and nationalities.[6] His work combines classical forms and pop aesthetics and includes allegorical characters.[7]

Works include Veneration #1: The Young Heir Takes Possession of The Master's Effects (2010).[8][9]

commissioned by Robert Wilson for the Guggenheim Works and Process; FEAST (2014) at Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater in New York, featuring Reg E. Cathey;[10] the opera YOU US WE ALL (2015) with composer Shara Worden at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; ELIJAH GREEN (2016) at The Kitchen in New York City.[11] Also at BAM, Ondrejcak created an installation for Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, an art festival curated by Bryce Dessner.[12]

Ondrejcak reperformed the work of Marina Abramovic at MoMA in 2010 in her retrospective, The Artist Is Present.[13]

He has been an Artist in Residence at the Park Avenue Armory and The Watermill Center.[14]

References
  1. Woolfe, Zachary (2015-11-12). "Review: In 'You Us We All,' a Symbolic Hope Writes to Pop Divas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  2. "Baroque Meets Pop Culture YOU US WE ALL Comes to BAM". brooklynrail.org. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. "The Young Invincibles". NYMag.com. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  4. "SCAD FASH". SCAD FASH | Museum of Fashion. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  5. "Selected Biographies" (PDF). MOMA.org.
  6. Desk, BWW News. "The Kitchen to Present Andrew Ondrejcak's ELIJAH GREEN". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  7. Woolfe, Zachary (2015-11-12). "Review: In 'You Us We All,' a Symbolic Hope Writes to Pop Divas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  8. "Curating Currents: Robert Wilson at The Guggenheim | Musical America Blogs". www.musicalamerica.com. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  9. Jowitt, Deborah. "Yvonne Rainer's Got Game at the Baryshnikov Arts Center; the Royal Danish Ballet Dances the Guggenheim". Village Voice. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  10. Rocco, Claudia La (2014-01-14). "'Feast' Revisits Babylon, With Interactive Whoopee Cushions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  11. "Baroque Meets Pop Culture YOU US WE ALL Comes to BAM". brooklynrail.org. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  12. "Solange Headlines Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Festival". 199.91.169.140. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  13. Thurman, Judith (2010-06-03). "Marina Abramović: Very Last Things". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  14. "Baroque Meets Pop Culture YOU US WE ALL Comes to BAM". brooklynrail.org. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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