Reflective of the glamour of Busby Berkely numbers and the sass and
satire of vaudeville performance, "1920s tap sensation" Gin Minsky has been
performing from coast to coast for over three years. Through taps, attire, and a bat of the eye,
Gin communicates fantasies and romantic ideals while remaining connected to
the clickety clack of our current cultural and economic climate. The Minsky Sisters have been
featured in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and Time Out New York.
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Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Jen is a Brooklyn based performance
artist and photographer. In 2007 she received her BFA from NYU. She has exhibited and
performed nationally, and has worked with a number of artists, including Brock Enright
(720, 2003, and Forest, 2005), Ron Athey (Untitled Project, 2006) and was instrumental in
bringing Vaginal Davis' 1920s-themed club Bricktops to the city
(Bricktops Takes Manhattan, 2006). She has shown work at Cynthia Broan Gallery
(NY), Spark Contemporary Art Space (NY), English Kills Art Gallery (NY),
South Shore Arts Center (MA), Wallspace Gallery (NY), and The Corcoran Gallery (DC),
among others. She recently sat on a panel at the The 2009 Feminist Art Project in Los Angeles,
which included artists Martha Wilson, Johanna Freuh, and Michelle Winowiak.
She is currently collaborating with artist Kristen Rhea van Liew on an assortment of
performances, as well as performing on the international cabaret scene as their alter egos,
The Minsky Sisters.