Tosh Basco

Tosh Basco

BornNationalityBased In
1988AmericanZürich
Biography

Tosh Basco’s practice spans across performance, photography and drawing. She is best known for her movement and body-based performances staged under the name of Boychild. Her mesmerising performances usually escape from being captured, demanding actual, physical presence. Having started to perform in San Francisco drag bars, Basco carried on shaping a uniquely alive, moving and collaborative performativity. With collaboration being a vital aspect of her practice, she co-funded Moved by the Motion, a collective entity she runs with artist and filmmaker Wu Tsang. The immediacy of Basco’s live art can be further sensed in her two-dimensional works: her photography and drawings retain a communicative, intimate eloquence. For instance, her 2021 Grief Series, born out of the artist’s personal loss, depicts monochrome fast-paced strokes which hint at a body that was once present and now gone. The simplicity of forms in Basco’s works only accentuates the complexity of their message. ...

Selected Artworks
1,000 Caresses
A stage
Tosh Basco
A stage, 2021
42.6 x 32.5 x 3.3cm
Crawlspace in your palm
Tosh Basco
Crawlspace in your palm, 2018
92 x 67.5 x 2cm
Glimpse
Tosh Basco
Glimpse, 2021
42.6 x 56.2 x 3.3cm
Moved by the Motion: Spooky Distancing
Tosh Basco
Moved by the Motion: Spooky Distancing, 2017
Safi still life
Tosh Basco
Safi still life, 2021
32.5 x 42.6 x 3.3cm
Safi
Tosh Basco
Safi, 2021
56.2 x 42.6 x 3.3cm
Still life ?
Tosh Basco
Still life ?, 2021
32.5 x 42.6 x 3.3cm
Wrist Flick Obfuscations
Tosh Basco
Wrist Flick Obfuscations, 2018
92 x 67.5 x 2cm
Wu still life
Tosh Basco
Wu still life, 2021
42.6 x 32.5 x 3.3cm
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Venice Biennial2019 - Venice
Venice Biennial2019 - Venice
Performa2019 - New York City
The Biennale of Sydney2016 - Sydney
The Biennale of Sydney2016 - Sydney
Venice Biennial2013 - Venice
Venice Biennial2013 - Venice
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