Past Exhibitions

2021-2025

Exhibitions of Peter Schumann’s Works

Curatrix Alexis Smith works to ensure that as many of Peter Schumann’s works as possible remain visible, accessible, and in conversation with the public. Through a series of exhibitions, installations, and collaborations, these works continue their journey outward into communities, carrying forward Bread & Puppet’s enduring spirit of protest, humanity, and imagination.

Photo Credit: Terry Allen

 

2022

Ecstatic Decrepitude

This installation of masks, puppets, books, paper maché relief work, and paintings curated by Clare Dolan, conveys Schumann’s deep commitment to the creative and political work which unites artists and communities in celebration and protest. Schumann says: “Ecstatic Decrepitude is presented on two floors. Bulky, big, oppressed and oppressive decrepitude obviously belongs upstairs, way above ecstasy, which hides in book pages and requires diligent reading on the 1st floor. The faces, idols, agitators and sufferers of the Naked Humanity Republic get entertained by Father Time who strikes the clock for them relentlessly…”

Artyard in Frenchtown, NJ

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2022

Relentless! Bread and Puppet’s Political Theater, 1963-2022

The exhibit, curated by Samantha Wilson, focused on Bread & Puppet’s response to political issues and participation in social movements during its 59-year history.  This anti-war, anti-nuclear, anti-capitalist, pro-humanity, pro-sky, Possibilitarian theater company has left an indelible stamp on the world of theater and the American cultural landscape since its founding in 1963 on New York City’s Lower East Side.
New York State Puppetry Festival in Perry New York presented this exhibit at the Arts Council of Wyoming County, 31 South Main Street, Perry NY 14530.

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