Ulla von Brandenburg has been commissioned to produce a unique work as part of the inaugural Frieze Projects program for Frieze New York

For her project at Frieze New York, Ulla von Brandenburg will construct an outdoor shadow theater hidden in a brightly striped tent reminiscent of a circus structure. Viewers of all ages are invited to enter the tent and watch a shadow play that alternates between figures, tableaux vivant and music. Borrowing from traditions of commedia dell’arte, burlesque performance, and 19th-century Parisian shadow plays, Von Brandenburg continues her exploration of the language of theater, examining the strategy of artifice and the fascinating power of fiction.

Frieze Art Fair, New York
4- 7 May 2012
Randall”s Island Park
Manhattan, NY
USA