BIOGRAPHY
Xenia Perek (PL, 1993) is a performance artist.
She graduated with a Fine Arts degree from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie of Amsterdam, in 2018. Originally from Poland, she is now based in Amsterdam where she has found her work creating performance art pieces. Her work mix influences of visual art, performative art, dance, butoh, stand-up, theater, drag shows, costume, monodrama, music and film. Perek is a part of one of the oldest Amsterdam drag queen houses, the House of Hopelezz. She is represented by a contemporary art gallery ADA in Rome.
WORK DESCRIPTION
Like we used to, 2022 is a performance art piece with an anthropological swift. Perek got inspired by the tradition of performance art that existed from the 60s till the 90’s connected to queer movement and a downtown culture of Manhattan, NY, and Amsterdam's queer performance scene from the ’80s till today. How do we listen? How do we translate? How do we think? Once again, tailored to the occasion, she is going to take us on a journey to her global spirited practice. On my death bed, I shall tell you; “Iconic is a craft, not a random outcome”
