Athco, Or The Renaissance of Faggot Tree sets out to both explicate and re-interpret the historical trajectories and connections made by, and involving, the East L.A.-based Asco collective, cross-dressing performance artist Cyclona, artist Ron Athey, musician Rozz Williams and the underground club performance scene of the early 80's. Created by artist/musician Dorian Wood, this installation incorporates dozens of performers representing these artists and other crucial figures in the history of Los Angeles performance art  from the late 70’s to early 80’s. The installation will take place outdoors at Barnsdall Art Park on Sunday, October 9, from 2:00PM to 4:00PM. Admission is free.

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Athco, Or The Renaissance of Faggot Tree is commissioned and presented by LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) for Los Angeles Goes Live: Performance Art in Southern California, 1970-1983 as part of Pacific Standard Time, an initiative of the Getty Foundation. Please visit www.welcometolace.org for more information on LACE.

Los Angeles Goes Live is an exhibition, performance series and publication project that explores the histories and legacies of performance art in Southern California in the 1970s and early 80s. It will include a broad range of materials that represent the varied material record of performance: from photographic and video documentation to scores, scripts, costumes, posters, mailers and artist books. The Los Angeles Goes Live performance series will feature re-inventions of historical performances and new performative actions staged throughout the city. Los Angeles Goes Live is part of Pacific Standard Time. This unprecedented collaboration, initiated by the Getty Foundation, brings together more than sixty cultural institutions from across Southern California for six months beginning October 2011 to tell the story of the birth of the L.A. art scene.