Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: A BLE W AIL

Collection: 
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name: 
Cha, Theresa Hak Kyung
Title: 
A BLE W AIL
Collection Title Date: 
1971-1991
Date: 
1975
Materials: 
black-and-white photograph
Dimensions: 
w8.25 x h11.5 inches
Current Location: 
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive
Address: 
Berkeley, CA 94720
Object ID: 
1992.4.32
Provenance: 
Gift of the Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Memorial Foundation
Object Type: 
Documentation
Heading: 
Description
Notes: 
"A BLE W AIL" was performed in 1975 at Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley. CA. "In this piece, I want to be the dream of the audience. An environment, a curtain made from cheese cloth was hung, separating the performer's space and that of the viewer. The effect on the viewing of the performance is that of seeing through opaque-transparency. Inside the performer's space are lighted candles also reflected by pieces of mirror placed behind them, creating an oval shape area. The performer is wearing a white robe and 20 meters of black and red cloth underneath. The movements performed are divided into spaces that contain movement and space that are still. The sound and time are also divided into sound.silence parts." Movement is similar to dance.
Notes: 
"Mouth to Mouth" a video by Cha was also shown at the exhibition with "A BLE WAIL," Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA. 1975.
Notes: 
Original documentation. 28 black and white photographs documenting Cha's performance titled "A BLE W AIL." The typewritten sheet is a description of the performance. The sheet and photographs are contained in clear sleeves in a black binder.
Notes: 
See museum #1992.4.33-34/37/169
Collection Description: 
METS ID: 
ark:/13030/tf1g50012k