Event
Join legendary artist Robert Wilson in celebration of his 80th birthday
signature image for Robert Willson exhibition
When
Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021
5:45 p.m.
Where
Admission

This event is free and open to the public.

Celebrate the opening of Robert Wilson’s exhibition A Boy From Texas and the legendary artist’s 80th birthday in SCAD MOA’s Alex Townsend Memorial Courtyard.

Renowned for his masterful use of light in theatrical productions across the world’s most important theaters, Wilson has often cited the expansive horizons of the Texas landscape as a source of inspiration for his stage environments. His earliest performance works were actions of extreme duration, “silent operas” with no words, few sounds, and slow, exacting movements: theatrical movement at the pace of nature. An homage — in part to his childhood in Texas; part to early theater works and installations developed in rural America — A Boy From Texas reflects on concepts of nature, fragility, and rebirth.