Miles Greenberg’s Durational Performances on View in Vermont Solo Exhibition

Miles Greenberg's solo exhibition at the Current in Stowe, Vermont, presents two multi-channel video installations derived from durational performances. The show features 'TЯUTH' (2023), a three-channel video distilled from a seven-hour performance staged at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn, and 'LE MIROIR' (2025), a six-channel work combining footage from a performance at the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in Marrakesh's El Badi Palace and scenes shot in the Emirati desert.

In 'TЯUTH,' performers coated in black oil and wearing dark contact lenses engage in choreographed swordplay, with Greenberg among them. The video, edited to 15 minutes, captures the ritualistic and visually arresting nature of the original work. Greenberg confirmed that the swords are steel but dulled, underscoring the rehearsed and non-violent intent.

'LE MIROIR' features ten performers on mirrored plinths and in a pool of water, accompanied by pythons and storks. The video also includes sequences of Greenberg and another man engaging in physical play, which the Current describes as 'a surreal queer love story inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.' The review notes that while this interpretation is plausible, the work may resist such precise categorization.

The review connects the works to themes of the wild, inestimable human spirit, referencing Nietzsche's concept of the incalculable nature of humanity. It highlights how Greenberg's performances make Black people the protagonists of universal stories, challenging traditional narratives.

The exhibition is on view at the Current in Stowe, Vermont, and offers a condensed yet powerful experience of Greenberg's durational practice, bringing his large-scale performances into a gallery setting through video.