Extra muros

Thursday, 19 June 2025, 12:30 pm

Suzanne Lacy and Chus Martínez in conversation

Perspectives on masculinities, politics, and violence
Free admission, no booking required, in English, lunch included
Venue: Theatre Basel


>> As part of Social Fight Club Festival

Suzanne Lacy (*1945)  is a pioneer of feminist and activist performance art. With her participatory Social Practice, often realized in cooperation with local communities, the Los Angeles based artist campaigns against social injustices and for marginalized groups. Since the early 1970s, she has been focussing attention on rape, giving a public voice to individuals who identify as women, and naming the patriarchal roots of this violence.

In cooperation with Theatre Basel


Suzanne Lacy: By Your Own Hand
9 April - 7 September 2025

Suzanne Lacy: By Your Own Hand

In her video installation «De tu puño y letra (By Your Own Hand)» (2014–2015/2019), Suzanne Lacy puts us in the middle of a bull fighting arena and confronts us with harrowing accounts of women’s experiences of violence. The Los Angeles-based artist has been a pioneer of social practice, feminism and performance art since the 1970s.


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