Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise 

Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise is the first in-depth institutional survey of the artist, musician, and composer’s performances. Presented across multiple locations throughout the Museum, including MoMA’s Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Studio, Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium, Agnes Gund Garden Lobby, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, the exhibition includes a slate of more than 15 live events this fall, featuring Prina and invited guests performing works spanning the artist’s five-decade career. Prina’s newest work, titled A Lick and a Promise, will be presented in its world premiere as part of the retrospective. A trio of Prina’s works from the Museum’s collection also will be installed in the galleries. While previous exhibitions of Prina’s work have highlighted his visual arts practice, MoMA’s presentation will be the first to focus on the artist’s long engagement with music and performance, bringing new perspectives to a central factor in Prina’s wider oeuvre: how cultural artifacts find new lives in different contexts.

Organized by Stuart Comer, The Lonti Ebers Chief Curator of Media and Performance, with Sibia Sarangan, Curatorial Assistant, May Makki, former Curatorial Assistant, and Gee Wesley, former Curatorial Associate, Department of Media and Performance. It is produced by Lizzie Gorfaine, Director, and Kate Scherer, Senior Manager and Producer, with Olivia Rousey, Jessie Gold, Aminah Ibrahim, Kayva Yang, and Monica Nyenkan, Assistant Performance Coordinators, and Nora Chellew, former Assistant Performance Coordinator, Performance and Live Art.