Jenny Schlenzka

THE GERMAN ART CURATOR’S MISSION AT PERFORMANCE SPACE IS TO MAINTAIN A VITAL PIECE OF NEW YORK ART HISTORY. ARTWORK BY JACK SMITH INTERVIEW BY BOBBI SALVÖR MENUEZ PORTRAIT BY ANGALIS FIELD BOBBI SALVÖR MENUEZ — When did you first come to New York, and what brought you here? JENNY SCHLENZKA — This is actually my 20th year in New York. I came in 2002. I had a scholarship at NYU, and I was in an interdisciplinary program where you could take classes in the humanities. I also took a documentary film class at Tisch [School of the Arts] and even a class with Derrida, who was a guest professor. New York, I remember, was overwhelming at first. BOBBI SALVÖR MENUEZ — And before coming to New York, what were some of your first experiences of performance art? JENNY SCHLENZKA — Well, I’m from Berlin, where there’s a strong theater…