Artist Statement
I use performance, video, and writing to present ideas about language and social connection. My work draws from a bare-bones, low-production ethos, inspired by the intimate intensity of punk shows, poetry readings, and tap dance improvisation circles. Combining various media, I mash together different methodologies to reflect the complexity of identity.

Bio
Justin Allen works in performance, video, and writing. He has been commissioned by The Chocolate Factory Theater, The Shed, and ISSUE Project Room, and has received support from Franklin Furnace, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and the Jerome Foundation. He received his BA in literary studies from Eugene Lang College at The New School and his MFA in sculpture from Yale School of Art. He is the author of Language Arts (Wendy’s Subway, 2024), an experimental collection of writing across genres.

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justn.alln@gmail.com

Black and white photo of me sitting at a table with a pile of headphones on it. I look directly at the camera, my legs crossed.

Photo by S*an D. Henry-Smith