Juliao Sarmento

Best known for his paintings Juliao Sarmento recreates the intimacy and sexual tension found in this more familiar body of work in Cometa a piece first performed in 2009.

The performance, which takes place in a hotel room, is designed to be witnessed by one person at a time.
Set to original music specially composed by Portuguese musician Paulo Furtado, otherwise known as The Legendary Tigerman, is a study of the longings, desire and discomfort that attends the close encounter of strangers.

Title: Cometa
Location: Desert Lodge, 1177 S Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs
33.807139, -116.546389

Performances from Feb 21 - Feb 26, 2017.

Desert X 2017 is permanetly closed. The artworks have been removed.