The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, will present “Polish” by Chiffon Thomas, a performance enacting a series of choreographed movements timed to percussive sound and orchestrated lighting to guide healing, passage and regeneration. This hour-long work will be performed live at The Aldrich on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m., and will take place inside Thomas’ current exhibition at the museum, “The Cavernous,” on view through March 17. The artist will be performing inside his capacious sculpture Untitled.
The exhibition’s curator Amy Smith-Stewart, chief curator, will give an introduction to Thomas’ show at 5:30 p.m. and the performance will begin at 6 p.m. Signed copies of Chiffon Thomas’ exhibition catalogue will be available for purchase.
Thomas. (b. 1991), holds an MFA from Yale University and a BFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago.
Tickets are available at thealdrich.org. The performance is free for Aldrich members; pre- registration is required.
