Niv Acosta
DISCOTROPIC: 3RD i Side i, 2017. Photograph documenting performance at Weinerfestwochen, Vienna, Austria
DISCOTROPIC: 3RD i Side i, 2017. Photograph documenting performance at Weinerfestwochen, Vienna, Austria
BIOGRAPHY
Born: New York, New York, 1988
Resides: Brooklyn, New York
Education: California Institute of the Arts (2006–8); American Dance Festival (2007–8); Martha Graham Young Artist Program (2004–6); College Now, Hunter College (2004–6)
Selected Solo Exhibitions and Performances
2017
“Discotropic: 3rd i Side i,” Wienerfestwochen, Vienna.
“Clapback,” Articule Galerie D’es Arte, Montreal.
2016
“Clapback,” Kunst Werke, Berlin.
“Discotropic: 3rd i Side i,” PS 122’s COIL, Westbeth, New York.
“Discotropic: Alien Talk Show Ep. 3,” Block Universe at David Roberts Art Foundation, London.
2013
“Died in Your Arms,” Human Resources, Los Angeles.
Selected Group Exhibitions and Performances
2017
“Clapback,” Savvy Contemporary, Berlin; Coming to Power, Maccarone, New York.
2015
“Discotropic: Alien Talk Show Ep. 1,” Bring Your Own Body, Cooper Gallery at Cooper Union, New York.
“Discotropic Ep. 1, 2 & 3,” Surround Audience: New Museum Triennial, New York.
2014
“I Shot Denzel” (world premiere), New York Live Arts, New York.
“Cosmic Muck,” Transient Group Exhibition, Los Angeles.
2012
“Excerpt Hearts,” Marathon. The End, with Ralph Lemon, Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church, New York.
“Denzel Bathtub: On Gaycation,” Pieter Performance Space, Los Angeles.
2011
“Denzel Again,” Fresh Tracks, New York Live Arts, New York.