ruby onyinyechi amanze presents "The Dash"
- Third Space Art Foundation said April 25 that ruby onyinyechi amanze will present “The Dash,” a new live work in “1922 Revisited” during the Venice Biennale preview week on May 5–9, 2026. - The piece is a one-hour durational performance made with Wura-Natasha Ogunji, with two performers moving in slow motion as the program unfolds across multiple Venice preview-week events. - “1922 Revisited” is framed around the 1922 Biennale’s display of African art and runs ahead of Biennale Arte 2026, which opens May 9. (labiennale.org) (manilatimes.net)
ruby onyinyechi amanze is set to perform “The Dash” during the Venice Biennale preview week as part of “1922 Revisited,” a live-arts program organized by Third Space Art Foundation. (finance.yahoo.com) (manilatimes.net) Third Space Art Foundation said the performance will run in Venice from May 5 to May 9, 2026, during the Biennale’s preview week. The foundation described “The Dash” as a new work shaped by amanze’s practice in drawing and movement. (finance.yahoo.com) A parallel announcement about artist Wura-Natasha Ogunji says “The Dash” is a one-hour durational performance by Ogunji and amanze in which two performers move in slow motion. That release identifies Ogunji as the presenting artist and amanze as her collaborator. (manilatimes.net) That distinction matters because the amanze announcement centers her individual presentation, while the Ogunji release describes the same work as a collaboration between the two artists. Both notices place the piece inside “1922 Revisited.” (finance.yahoo.com) (manilatimes.net) “1922 Revisited” is curated by Dr. Janine A. Sytsma and brings together artists from Africa and its diasporas for performances during the Biennale preview. Third Space says the program looks back to the 1922 Venice Biennale and the way African art was framed in that historical setting. (manilatimes.net 1) (manilatimes.net 2) The broader Venice calendar is already fixed. La Biennale di Venezia lists Biennale Arte 2026 from May 9 to November 22, with the awards ceremony on Saturday, May 9, placing “1922 Revisited” directly in the run-up to the public opening. (labiennale.org 1) (labiennale.org 2) Third Space’s full lineup for “1922 Revisited” includes Bernard Akoi-Jackson, Jelili Atiku, Va-Bene Fiatsi, Jermay Michael Gabriel, Tsedaye Makonnen, Ogunji, amanze, Zora Snake, Maddly Mendy-Sylva, and Wilfried Nakeu. The foundation announced the expanded program on April 21. (manilatimes.net) Amanze has long worked across drawing, installation, and movement, and earlier coverage has documented her performing role in live works as well as her studio practice. In Venice next month, that movement-based side of her work is being pushed to the front. (hyperallergic.com) (finance.yahoo.com) For now, the clearest confirmed details are the dates, the venue context, and the collaborators: “The Dash” is scheduled for May 5–9 in Venice, inside “1922 Revisited,” with amanze and Ogunji attached to the same one-hour slow-motion performance. (finance.yahoo.com) (manilatimes.net)
