Beyond Repair
Inspired by and created expressly to
complement the exhibit Repair and Design
Futures, artist/entertainer Larry Krone’s new performance Beyond Repair
approaches the idea of “repair” from the point of view of an emotional
middle-aged singing cowboy’s struggle to understand and deal with the effect of
time on his relationships and life. Known for his “wit,” “heart,” “humility,”
and “soul,” with Beyond Repair, Larry brings his signature original songs (tear
jerkers and uplifters, alike), country harmonies, a family band composed of his
husband, Jim Andralis, and friend, Julie DeLano, a heavy rotation of his
spectacular handmade costumes, and a rare appearance by his pride and joy two
years in the making, his fully sequined and embroidered Then and Now (Cape Collaboration)!
Free. Space limited.
This performance includes occasional
profanity and no nudity. Born in Chicago in 1970 and raised in St. Louis, Larry
Krone lives and works in New York City’s East Village. Krone has exhibited
drawings, sculptures, installations, and videos at The Contemporary, Baltimore;
The Museum of Contemporary Craft in conjunction with Portland Institute for
Contemporary Art (Portland, OR); The Whitney Museum of American Art Philip
Morris Branch (New York); The New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York); the
Drawing Center (New York); and the Contemporary Art Museum (St. Louis) which,
in 2006 presented Larry Krone: Artist/Entertainer, a ten-year retrospective of
visual and performance work. Krone’s piece, Then and Now (Circles: Coreopsis Moonbeams,
Irises, Poppies, Forest Road), is in the RISD Museum’s collection and on view
in Repair and Design Futures.
As a
performer, Krone has appeared at Joe’s Pub, La MaMa, Dixon Place, PS 122,
Starlight Bar & Lounge, and The Whitney Museum. Krone's costume design and
fabrication for performances led to the creation of House of Larréon, a line of
custom gowns and stage costumes. Krone is a 2019 Caldera Artist-in-Residence,
along with fellowships from Yaddo (2017), MacDowell Colony (2011, 2012, and 2018),
Millay Colony (2013), and New York Foundation for the Arts (2009 and 2015). In
2015, Krone was an Artist-in-Residence at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater.
Photography by Todd Oldham.