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Morgan Bassichis (born 1983) is an American comedic performer and writer, living and working in New York City.[1]

Morgan Bassichis
Born	1983 U.S.A
Website	www.morganbassichis.com

Early life

Bassichis was born in Newton, MA in 1983.[2] Bassichis actively participated in theater growing up. Their parents were progressive social workers.[3]

They inherited political zeal and musical taste from their mother.[4] After graduating from college, they worked for ten years as an anti-prison activist and educator in San Francisco.[5]

Artistic practice

Performances

• Whitney Biennial (2019) - curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta[6]
• Damned If You Duet - The Kitchen - (2018)[7]
• More Protest Songs! - Danspace Project - (2018)
• Me But Also Everybody (Part IV) - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden - (2018)[8]
• The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions: The Musical - the New Museum - (2017)[9]
• Senior Energy - Portland Institute for Contemporary Art - (2017)[10]
• Me, But Also Everybody! (Part II) - MoMA PS1 - (2015)[11]

Grants, residencies, & awards

• Robert Rauschenberg Foundation - 2017 Resident[12]
• Art Matters Foundation - 2015 Grantee[13]
• Lower Manhattan Cultural Council - 2015 Process Space Artist[14]

Writing

• The Odd Years (Wendy's Subway, 2020)[15]
• Essay in The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions (Nightboat Books, reissue, 1977/2019)[16]

References

External links

• Morgan Bassichis by Katherine Brewer Ball - BOMB magazine

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