Artspace Peterborough is excited to present Back to the Basement with Ann Hirsch

Ann Hirsch is a video and performance artist who works at the crossroads of technology, popular culture, feminism, and shame. 

In 2010, Ann Hirsch intercepted VH1 hit reality TV dating show “Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair”. As “Annie”, Hirsch performed as one of fifteen women trying to win over Frank Maresca, himself a former reality TV contestant on “I Love New York 2” and “I Love Money”.

Watch with us! Over the course of seven weeks, Hirsch will re-watch their performance in “A Basement Affair” with us, in an artist talk-cum-watch with me-cum-”I react to” video that’s popular on YouTube, creating a social atmosphere for viewers while reflecting on her performance more than 10 years later. 

This series of talks is free to attend. Registration form below.

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Ann Hirsch is a video and performance artist based in Los Angeles exploring sex, gender, technology, and shame. Her immersive research has included becoming a YouTube camwhore with over two million video views and an appearance as a contestant on Frank the Entertainer...In a Basement Affair on Vh1. She was awarded a Rhizome commission for her two-person play Playground which debuted at the New Museum and was premiered by South London Gallery at Goldsmiths College. Hirsch has been an artist in residence at Yaddo, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Solo shows include MIT List Visual Arts Center and the New Museum’s online project space First Look.