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
Tosh Basco1,000 Caresses, 2018Price on Request
A stage
Tosh BascoA stage, 202142.6 x 32.5 x 3.3cmPrice on Request
Crawlspace in your palm
Tosh BascoCrawlspace in your palm, 201892 x 67.5 x 2cmPrice on Request
Glimpse
Tosh BascoGlimpse, 202142.6 x 56.2 x 3.3cmPrice on Request
Moved by the Motion: Spooky Distancing
Tosh BascoMoved by the Motion: Spooky Distancing, 2017Price on Request
Safi still life
Tosh BascoSafi still life, 202132.5 x 42.6 x 3.3cmPrice on Request
Safi
Tosh BascoSafi, 202156.2 x 42.6 x 3.3cmPrice on Request
Still life ?
Tosh BascoStill life ?, 202132.5 x 42.6 x 3.3cmPrice on Request
Wrist Flick Obfuscations
Tosh BascoWrist Flick Obfuscations, 201892 x 67.5 x 2cmPrice on Request
Wu still life
Tosh BascoWu still life, 202142.6 x 32.5 x 3.3cmPrice on Request
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Venice Biennial2019 - Venice
Performa2019 - New York City
Venice Biennial2019 - Venice
The Biennale of Sydney2016 - Sydney
The Biennale of Sydney2016 - Sydney
Venice Biennial2013 - Venice
Venice Biennial2013 - Venice