Coco Fusco

Coco Fusco (b. 1960, New York, USA) lives in New York. Fusco is an interdisciplinary artist and writer who explores the politics of gender, race, war, and identity in videos, performances and installations. Her work incorporates large-scale projections, closed-circuit television, web-based live streaming performances, as well as performances at cultural events that engage with the audience.

At Liverpool Biennial 2016 Fusco presents her recent performance, Observations of Predation in Humans: A Lecture by Dr. Zira, co-commissioned with Frieze Projects. Drawing from primatology, neuroscience, and evolution, the lecture provides a commentary on contemporary forms of aggression and predatory behaviour relating to the desire for resources in post-industrial societies. 

Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions such as the 56th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (2015); the Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, Göteborg, Sweden (2015); the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA (2014); Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (2014); New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, USA (2013); and the Whitney Biennial, New York, USA (2008, 1993). 

Coco Fusco at Liverpool Biennial 2016

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Observations of Predation in Humans: A Lecture by Dr. Zira, Animal Psychologist, 2016
Lecture-performance
Performed at the Florrie on 8 October 2016