MOLLY DAVIES - JENNIFER BAAHNG

March 26, 2019

Molly Davies has been working as a film and video artist for over 30 years. For her multimedia performance pieces, she has collaborated with artists John Cage, David Tudor, Michael Nyman, Takehisa Kosugi, Lou Harrison, Alvin Curran, Fred Frith, Suzushi Hanayagi, Sage Cowles, Polly Motley, Jackie Matisse and Anne Carson. Her work has been presented at the Venice Film Festival, the Centre Pompidou, Musée de l‘Art Moderne de la Ville Paris, Musée Art Contemporain Lyon, The Getty, the Whitney Museum, the Walker Art Center, Asia Society, Theatre Am Turm, The Kitchen, Dance Theater Workshop, La MaMa Etc., Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and the Indonesian Dance Festival. She teaches courses in design for inter-media performances at universities in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Touring Activity

Asia Society and Museum, New York, NY	TRADITIONS, INVENTIONS, AND EXCHANGE	June 28 through August 21, 2005
Walker Art Center Minneapolis, MN	SPACE, TIME AND ILLUSION- ISSUES OF FILM WITH PERFORMANCE	May 11, 2005
Dance Theatre Workshop New York, NY	SPACE, TIME AND ILLUSION- ISSUES OF FILM WITH PERFORMANCE	April 18 & 19, 2005
Zone Chelsea, New York, NY	DISTANCE BETWEEN GESTURE AND MEANINGS	April 5 through 15, 2005
Smith College, Department of Art North Hampton, MA	DRAWING FROM THE BODY Performance	March 8, 2005
Getty Research Institute Exhibition Gallery Los Angeles, CA	SEA TAILS	July 13 -September 26, 2004
Bates Museum of Art, Lower Gallery at Bates Dance Festival, Lewiston, ME	TRADITIONS, INVENTIONS, AND EXCHANGE	August 9 through 16, 2003
2002 Bienalle Lyon France Musee Art Contemporain Lyon	DAVID TUDOR’S OCEAN	March, 2002
Texas Gallery Houston, TX	KAREN TAPES	December, 2001
Block Gallery Northwestern University Evanston, IL	PASTIME	September – December, 2001
Getty Museum of Art Los Angeles, CA	DAVID TUDOR’S OCEAN	May, 2001
Argentinian Embassy New York City, NY	DAVID TUDOR’S OCEAN	March, 2001
The New School for Social Research New York City, NY	KAREN TAPES	March 1st, 2001
Tulane University New Orleans, LA	DRAWING FROM THE BODY Performance / Video Installation	February – May, 2001
Mingei International Museum San Diego, CA	SEA TAILS	April – November, 2000
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History Santa Cruz, CA	MIGRATION DISLOCATION BRANCUSI’S BASKETS	July – November, 2000
The Kitchen New York City, NY	MARGUERITE Summer Residence with Polly Motley	June, 2000
Selby Gallery Sarasota, Florida	“PLUGGED IN” Installations of: DRESSING DISLOCATION BRANCUSI’S BASKETS	March – April, 2000
Mousonturm Frankfurt A/M, Germany	DRAWING FROM THE BODY Performance/ Video Installation	August 24,25, 1999
Flynn Theater Stowe, Vermont	a	June – July, 1999
Jack Tilton Gallery New York, NY	DRAWING FROM THE BODY Performance/Video Installation	February 24, 1999
The Galleries at Moore Philadelphia, PA	SEA TAILS	January 22-March 14, 1999
Jack Tilton Gallery New York, NY	DRAWING FROM THE BODY Performance/ Video Installation	December 10, 1998
Walker Arts Center Minneapolis, MN	DAVID TUDOR’S OCEAN Video Installation	June 28- Sept 21, 1998
Deutschlandfunk Redaktion E-Musik Köln, Germany	DAVID TUDOR’S OCEAN Video Installation	March, 1998
The Kitchen New York, NY	DAVID TUDOR’S OCEAN Video Installation	Oct 30 – Nov 26, 1997
Dancespace New York, NY	IN THE MANNER OF EDWARD HOPPER	October, 1996
Judson Memorial Church New York, NY	DAVID TUDOR’S OCEAN Video Installation	September 17, 1996
Naropa Institute Boulder, CO	BROWNIEFAX	January, 1996
Kitchen Center for Video and Music New York, NY	YOU CAN SING ANY TIME	April, 1995
University of Colorado Boulder, CO	YOU CAN SING ANY TIME	March, 1995
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Lee, MA	FOLK DANCE YOU CAN SING ANYTIME	August, 1994
Movement Research New York, NY	WAITING	December, 1993
Dance Theatre Workshop New York, NY	FOLK DANCE	September, 1993
Naropa Institute Boulder, CO	SUPERFICIAL DISSOLVE	May, 1993
University of Colorado Boulder, CO	DE CHIRICO’S DAUGHTER PART II	May, 1992
Naropa Institute Boulder, Co	DE CHIRICO’S DAUGHTER PART I	February, 1992
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany	REICHE OHNE SINNE PROJECT	January – February, 1991
University of Colorado Boulder, CO	COLLABORATION WITH POLLY MOTLEY	April, 1991
Heiner Müller Project Frankfurt, Germany	“BILDBESCHREIBUNG”	April, 1990
La Mama E.T.C. New York, NY	MANA GOES TO THE MOON	January 9-27, 1990
Theatre am Turm Frankfurt, Germany	ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES	April 20 – 24, 1988
Tampere Theater Festival Finland	ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES	August 15-16 1988
La Mama E.T.C. New York, NY	ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES	May 5-29, 1988
Whitney Museum of American Art at Phillip Morris New York City, NY	SEA TAILS	September 17, 1986
The Albuerque Museum of Art, History and Science Albuquerque, New Mexico	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	June 22, 1985
Theatre Am Turm Frankfurt, Germany	ATEM	June 6, 1985
Centre Georges Pompidou Paris, France	Comissionedwork from TAT PALM AT THE END OF THE MIND PREPARING THE GROUND	May 24-26, 1985
Theater am Turm Frankfurt, Germany	Commissioned work from TAT PREPARING THE GROUND	April 18-21, 1985 May 28-31, 1985
Wesleyan College Middletown, CT	SAGE CYCLE ALL PARTS: I. SAGE TIME AND AGAIN II.GRASSLANDS AND SAGE III.SMALL CIRCLE GREAT PLAINS & PALM AT THE END OF THE MIND	January 25-26, 1985
Collective for Living Cinema New York, NY	BEYOND THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS	January 12, 1985
Fine Arts Museum Taipei, Taiwan	SEA TAILS	August, 1984
Museum of Modern Art Stockholm, Sweden	SEA TAILS	August 21, 22, 24, 1984
Akademie der Kunste Berlin, Germany	PARIS PIECE	June 22, 1984
Center Georges Pompidou Paris, France	SEA TAILS	June 3-27, 1984
Saarbruken Germany	BEYOND THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS	June 4, 1984
Kammer Theater Wurttembergische Staats-Theater Stuttgart, Germany	THE PALM AT THE EDGE OF THE MIND & SAGE CYCLE ALL PARTS: I. SAGE TIME AND AGAIN II.GRASSLANDS AND SAGE III.SMALL CIRCLE GREAT PLAINS	June 29, 1984
Akademie Der Kunst Berlin, Germany	SEA TAILS	February 1 – 5 1984
Theatre Am Turm Frankfurt, Germany	Retrospective: THE PALM AT THE END OF THE MIND THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS SAGE CYCLE BEYOND THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS ATEM SEA TAILS	October 27 – 31, 1983
The Walker Arts Center Minneapolis, MN	BEYOND THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS	May 7 – 8, 1983
Kommonales Kino Stuttgart, Germany	THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT BEYOND THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS	4-Feb-83
Arsenal Berlin, Germany	THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT BEYOND THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS	November, 1982
Wurttembergische Staats-theater Stuttgart, Germany	THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT	October 31, 1982
Walker Art Center Minneapolis, MN	THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT	September 19, 1982
Venice Film Festival Venice, Italy	BEYOND THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS	September 3, 1982
Cabrillo Music Festival Aptos, California	BEYOND THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS	August 21, 1982
Basel Art Fair (Stampa) Basel, Switzerland	BEYOND THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS	June 21, 1982
Amerika Haus Munich, Germany	BEYOND THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS	June 16, 1982
Centre Georges Pompidou Pairs, France	BEYOND THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS	June 10-11 1982
Hampshire College Amherst, MA	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	16-Feb-81
University of Wisconsin Madison, WI	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	7-Feb-81
Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	May, 1981
Kunstehalle Basel, Switzerland	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	May 20-21 1981
Akademie der Kunst Berlin, Germany	SAGE CYCLE ALL PARTS: I. SAGE TIME AND AGAIN II.GRASSLANDS AND SAGE III.SMALL CIRCLE GREAT PLAINS	May 12-14, 1981
Sprengel Museum Hannover, Germany	SAGE CYCLE ALL PARTS: I. SAGE TIME AND AGAIN II.GRASSLANDS AND SAGE III.SMALL CIRCLE GREAT PLAINS	May 9-10, 1981
Theater Am Turm Frankfurt, Germany	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	April 25 – 28, 1981
Centre Georges Pompidou Paris, France	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	April 22-23, 1981
The Mickery Amsterdam, the Netherlands	SAGE CYCLE ALL PARTS: I. SAGE TIME AND AGAIN II.GRASSLANDS AND SAGE III.SMALL CIRCLE GREAT PLAINS	April 7 – 11, 1981 April 14 – 18, 1981
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston, Massachusetts	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	March 1st, 1981
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Montreal, Canada	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	27-Feb-81
Smithsonian Institution Hirshorn Museum Washington, D.C.	SAGE CYCLE ALL PARTS: I. SAGE TIME AND AGAIN II.GRASSLANDS AND SAGE III.SMALL CIRCLE GREAT PLAINS	February 21 – 23, 1981
Stowe Center for the Performing Arts Stowe, Vermont	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	February 24-25, 1981
Hampshire College Amherst, MA	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	16-Feb-81
University of Wisconsin Madison, WI	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	7-Feb-81
Walker Arts Center Minneapolis, MN	SAGE CYCLE Part I SAGE TIME AND AGAIN	October, 1980
Cabrillo Music Festival Aptos, CA	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	August, 1980
Walker Arts Center Minneapolis, MN	SAGE CYCLE Part III SMALL CIRCLES GREAT PLAINS	May and June, 1980
Rising Sun Video Center Santa Fe, New Mexico	SAGE CYCLE Part I & II SAGE TIME AND AGAIN GRASSLANDS AND SAGE	May, 1980
Musee d’Art de Moderne de la Ville de Paris Paris, France	SAGE CYCLE ALL PARTS: I. SAGE TIME AND AGAIN II.GRASSLANDS AND SAGE III.SMALL CIRCLE GREAT PLAINS	December, 1979
University of Wisconsin Madison, WI	SAGE CYCLE Part I & II SAGE TIME AND AGAIN GRASSLANDS AND SAGE	March, 1979
Department of Dance and Architecture University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	SAGE CYCLE Part I & II SAGE TIME AND AGAIN GRASSLANDS AND SAGE	November, 1978
IDEA Gallery Los Angeles, CA	SAGE CYCLE Part I & II SAGE TIME AND AGAIN GRASSLANDS AND SAGE	November, 1978
University of California San Diego, CA	SAGE CYCLE Part I & II SAGE TIME AND AGAIN GRASSLANDS AND SAGE	November, 1978
American Contemporary Dance Company/ Seattle Art Museum Seattle, Washington	SAGE CYCLE Part I & II SAGE TIME AND AGAIN GRASSLANDS AND SAGE	November, 1978
Pittsburgh Filmmakers Pittsburgh, PA	SAGE CYCLE Part I & II SAGE TIME AND AGAIN GRASSLANDS AND SAGE	November, 1978
Walker Art Center Minneapolis, MN	SAGE CYCLE Part I GLASSLANDS AND SAGE	May, 1978
Cunningham Studio, Westbeth New York, NY	SAGE CYCLE Part I GLASSLANDS AND SAGE	May, 1978
San Francisco Museum of Art San Francisco, CA	SAGE CYCLE Part I GRASSLANDS AND SAGE	April, 1978
Anthology Film Archives NYC, NY	SAGE CYCLE Part I & II SAGE TIME AND AGAIN GRASSLANDS AND SAGE	February, 1978
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston, MA	SAGE CYCLE Part I & II SAGE TIME AND AGAIN GRASSLANDS AND SAGE	January, 1978
Cabrillo Music Festival Aptos, CA	SAGE CYCLE Part I & II SAGE TIME AND AGAIN GRASSLANDS AND SAGE	August, 1977
THE KITCHEN New York, NY	SAGE CYCLE Part I SAGE TIME AND AGAIN & ABOUT THE LILTING HOUSE	April, 1977
Walker Art Center Minneapolis, MN	SAGE CYCLE Part I SAGE TIME AND AGAIN & ABOUT THE LILTING HOUSE	March, 1977