The Shank
Participant Inc. New York, NY. – NOVEMBER 3 – DECEMBER 15, 2019
The Shank was a solo exhibition of new works by Glendalys Medina. Culminating Medina’s decade-long project that utilizes self-help techniques and Hip-Hop culture as its foundations, The Shank traces the artist’s personal development program, incorporating movement through dance, rhythm through music, and aesthetics through visual arts. Here, the four elements of Hip-Hop — breakdancing, DJ’ing, MC’ing, and graffiti writing — serve as rich interdisciplinary vehicles through which Medina engages audiences. The rigorous discipline, technical skills, and pedagogy of each element offer a basis to explore the processes of self- transformation. Medina's performances are presented as part of the Performa 19 Biennial.
