Leah Crosby
Just, Let
Leah Crosby
Friday
10–3pm
241 E 14th Street
Saturday
10–3pm
132 W 14th Street
Sunday
10–3pm
318 W 14th Street
A performer in a black apron and bandana sits on a stool and waits. Participants sit opposite them and offer a forearm to receive a short hand massage that includes the application of a temporary tattoo, custom-printed with a stanza from a poem about the strange power dynamics of paid care-work in massage therapy contexts.
leahcrosby.cargo.siteLeah Crosby makes work about care and human connection. They are a daydream creator interested in the empathetic potential of fantasy, the use of play and pleasure, the activation of public spaces, and designing participatory events. With cheeky humor and a flair for the devastating, they use audio, performance, and games to make story-centered work that is hilariously sad. Sit and chat. Enjoy a short hand massage, knowing you do not need to give anything in return.