Morgan Bassichis Explained
Morgan Bassichis |
Birth Date: | 1983 |
Birth Place: | Newton, MA |
Morgan Bassichis (born 1983) is an American comedic performer and writer, living and working in New York City.[1]
Early life
Bassichis was born in Newton, MA in 1983.[2] Bassichis actively participated in theater growing up. Their parents were progressive social workers.[3]
They inherited political zeal and musical taste from their mother.[4] After graduating from college, they worked for ten years as an anti-prison activist and educator in San Francisco.[5]
Politics
Bassichis is active in the anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace.[6]
Artistic practice
Performances
The Musical - the New Museum - (2017)[10]
Grants, residencies, & awards
- Robert Rauschenberg Foundation - 2017 Resident[13]
- Art Matters Foundation - 2015 Grantee[14]
- Lower Manhattan Cultural Council - 2015 Process Space Artist[15]
Writing
- The Odd Years (Wendy's Subway, 2020)[16]
- Essay in the 2019 edition of The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions (Nightboat Books)[17]
- co-ed. Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah (Wendy's Subway, 2023)[18]
Further reading
Notes and References
- Web site: [WORLD PREMIERE] Morgan Bassichis and Ethan Philbrick: Klezmer for Beginners ]. Abrons Arts Center . 2019-04-11 . 2019-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411220242/https://www.abronsartscenter.org/program/world-premiere-morgan-bassichis-klezmer-for-beginners/ . dead .
- Web site: Partial View: Whitney Biennial 2019. www.whitney.org. en. 2019-09-24.
- News: Morgan Bassichis's Haunted American Songbook. Brostoff. Marissa. The Nation. 2019-05-23. 2019-09-24. en-US. 0027-8378. 2019-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719213232/https://www.thenation.com/article/morgan-bassichis-jewish-klezmer-progressive/. dead.
- News: Brostoff. Marissa. 2019-05-23. Morgan Bassichis's Haunted American Songbook. The Nation. en-US. 2020-07-01. 0027-8378.
- News: Brostoff. Marissa. 2019-05-23. Morgan Bassichis's Haunted American Songbook. The Nation. en-US. 2020-07-01. 0027-8378.
- https://www.tickettailor.com/events/blackjewishalliance/1136296 Black-Jewish Alliance in Conversation: Jewish Radical Futures
- Web site: Whitney Museum Announces 2019 Biennial Participants, But One Artist Withdraws. 2019-02-26. Hyperallergic. en-US. 2019-04-08.
- Web site: The Kitchen: Morgan Bassichis: Damned If You Duet . thekitchen.org.
- Web site: Morgan Bassichis, Me But Also Everybody (Part IV) (2018) . Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Smithsonian . en . 2019-04-11 . 2019-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411223245/https://hirshhorn.si.edu/event/morgan-bassichis-me-but-also-everybody-part-iv-2018-2018-07-20/ . dead .
- Web site: Morgan Bassichis: The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions The Musical, Pt. I . www.newmuseum.org . en.
- Web site: Morgan Bassichis and Senior Energy . PICA . en . 2019-04-11 . 2019-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411220239/http://pica.org/event/morgan-bassichis-senior-energy/ . dead .
- Web site: MoMA PS1: Greater New York: Morgan Bassichis Me, But Also Everybody! (Part II) : Thursday, December 10, 2015 . momaps1.org . April 11, 2019 . March 24, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190324171853/https://momaps1.org/calendar/view/606 . dead .
- Web site: Past Residents . Robert Rauschenberg Foundation . en . 15 October 2014.
- Web site: Morgan Bassichis . Art Matters Foundation . en.
- Web site: Studio . Familiar . Morgan Bassichis . Movement Research . en . 11 April 2019 . 11 April 2019 . 11 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411220240/https://movementresearch.org/people/morgan-bassichis . dead .
- Web site: Rodney. Seph. 2020-10-09. Documenting These Last Few Years In Order to Survive Them. 2021-02-27. Hyperallergic. en-US.
- Web site: 2019-06-28. Faggots, Dykes, and Fairies: Welcome to the world of "The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions". 2021-02-27. Interview Magazine. en-US.
- https://www.wendyssubway.com/publishing/titles/questions-to-ask-before-your-bat-mitzvah Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah