I will worry for you (from today until tomorrow)
Annabel Daou
Saturday, April 18, 2020 - ongoing until...
11:30pm - 12:30am sporadically
Annabel Daou, I worry for you (from today until tomorrow), 2020
In this durational performance, I will worry for you (from today until tomorrow), Annabel Daou takes on other people’s worries for a brief period of time. Each night from just before midnight until just after midnight, she will pace the hallway with a set of worry beads in her hands and someone else’s worries on her mind.
The performance will take place in New York from 11:30pm until 12:30am each night and will be live-streamed for the duration on Instagram (@signssymbols and @the_lobby_nyc).
To participate, please e-mail a worry (or two if you like) to iwillworryforyou@gmail.com. Daou will then send you access to a timesheet so you can choose a specific time for her to worry for you. Each participant will receive a virtual drawing as a document of their participation.
annabel daou’s work takes place at the intersection of writing, speech, and nonverbal communication. Her paper-and-tape constructions, sound pieces, and performances explore the language of power and intimacy. Daou was born and raised in Beirut and lives in Brooklyn. She is currently a Pollock-Krasner resident at ISCP. Her book of fictional prose, The Autobiography of A, will be published in 2020. Daou is currently organizing The Lobby, a temporary public exhibition program. Daou’s work has been shown at The National Museum of Beirut; The Park Avenue Armory, New York; KW, Berlin; The Drawing Room, London; and The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin. Public collections include: Baltimore Museum of Art; The Menil Collection; The Brooklyn Museum of Art; The Vehbi Koç Foundation, Istanbul; and The Yale University Art Gallery.