MICHELLE HANDELMAN | SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | MARCH 12-18, 2018

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art presents a commission with Michelle Handelman HUSTLERS & EMPIRES Exhibition: March 12- 18, 2018 Performance: March 17, 6pm FEATURING SHANNON FUNCHESS * JOHN KELLY * VIVA RUIZ   HUSTLERS & EMPIRES is a newly commissioned multichannel video work and live performance, that interweaves stories of three aging hustlers from different time periods who each find themselves pushed out of their own game and forced back to confront what their lives have become. Inspired by Iceberg Slim’s Pimp (1967), Marguerite Duras’s The Lover (1984), and Federico Fellini’s Toby Dammit (1968), Handelman draws on these stories to re-contextualize these historical and literary characters through three legendary performers — SHANNON FUNCHESS (LIGHT ASYLUM),  JOHN KELLY (TIME NO LINE), VIVA RUIZ (THE CRYSTAL ARK) — in a queer, feminist framework, opening up questions of survival and belonging, intersecting with issues of race, class, and gender. This multichannel video work and live performance includes original songs written by Handelman’s standout cast, commissioned specifically for this piece. Curated by Frank Smigiel as part of the Limited Edition Series and organized by Open Space at SFMOMA.  MARCH 12-18: Installation on view during museum hours.  MARCH 17, 6 PM: Live performance with SHANNON FUNCHESS, JOHN KELLY, VIVA RUIZ PURCHASE TICKETS FOR PERFORMANCE: HERE EXHIBITION INFORMATION: https://www.sfmoma.org VIEW THE TRAILER: HERE LOCATION San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third St. San Francisco, Ca 94103