ITSOFOMO: Los Angeles record release party + screening

Jabs and Morán Morán are pleased to present the release of ITSOFOMO (In the Shadow of Forward Motion), by David Wojnarowicz in collaboration with composer and musician Ben Neill, on double LP. ITSOFOMO is a multimedia performance that David Wojnarowicz created, together with Ben Neill, in 1989. Integrating music, text, and video in a multi-dimensional format, the work embodies the act of acceleration and its sensory manifestations. The performance premiered at the Kitchen in New York City in December, 1989, and has been presented internationally as both a performance and an installation. Released by Jabs in an edition of 500 copies, the double LP features a gatefold sleeve and an essay by Sylvére Lotringer. As part of this release, Ben Neill will present a single-channel edit of the video, which uses recordings from the LP as its soundtrack.

Images from the 2018 ITSOFOMO performances at The Whitney

 

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ITSOFOMO performance collaboration by #benneill and #davidwojnarowicz with @dyallech #itsofomo

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All set for the last performance of ITSOFOMO at 4pm at the Whitney Museum. #davidwojnarowicz

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Ben Neill and Don Yallech performed “ITSOFOMO” for the first time in 25 years, September 14 – 16, 2018.

Performances took place at The Whitney Museum in conjunction with the exhibition “David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake At Night.”

Images from Ben Neill’s instagram page