Color Schemes
28 min
An upbeat ironic look at Americas multicultural society Color Schemes uses the metaphor of color wash to tackle conceptions of racial assimilation Challenging stereotypes twelve writerperformers collaborate on four performance sequencessoak wash rinse and extract Spinning through this tumble jumble of Americas washload the performers scheme to claim racial images that remain color vivid Color Schemes was also exhibited in its installation form with a selfservice washing machine at the Whitney Museum in 1990
DirectorShu Lea Cheang
