Classic Theatre Inspires Queer Revelation in Triple Threat by Lolo y Lauti | Mattress Factory

 

VIEW IN BROWSER For Immediate Release: March 2026 Contact: Quinn Kirby (412) 313-5412, qkirby@mattress.org Classic Theatre Inspires Queer Revelation in Triple Threat by Lolo y Lauti  Exhibition on View: March 6, 2026 - March 28, 2027 Medium: Three channel video (6:59 min.), LED screens, mirrors, wooden ballet barre with metal brackets.  Finding inspiration in classic musical theatre and lived experience, Argentinian artists Lolo y Lauti explore burgeoning queer identity, cultural legacy, and the labor required for its preservation in "Triple Threat."  Lolo y Lauti, Triple Threat (2026) 📸 Sean Carroll PRESS KIT Pittsburgh, U.S. – March 2026 – Mattress Factory, a leading contemporary art museum and international residency program based in Pittsburgh, is proud to present Triple Threat by Lolo y Lauti.  Lolo y Lauti’s Triple Threat, blends place, queer history, and cultural phenomena. During the duo’s initial visit to the Mattress Factory, Lolo noted:  “[This room] has a funny shape. We spent some days wondering what the room feels like. In morphology and form, it felt like a dance studio. Our work has a lot to do with theatre as a queer safe space [when] you’re a child, in a nutshell. It felt very up our alley thematically.”  In show business, a triple threat can sing, dance, and act. It suggests excess - viewers witnessing a body asked to do more, stay visible, and continue under pressure.  Within the exhibition, a continuous mirror lines the wall of the room facing a ballet barre and synchronized screens. Within the screens, three dancers move in silence through choreography inspired by classic Broadway and Hollywood musicals: Sweet Charity, The Pajama Game, and Promises, Promises.  The absence of sound sharpens the experience. Movement unfolds without music, emphasizing labor: rehearsal, repetition, effort. Expression and discipline blur.  Shaped by stage director/choreographers like Bob Fosse and Michael Bennett, these dances were often more than entertainment for many queer viewers. They were early sources of individual revelation. An invitation to envision their own future. Dance offered clues and codes - lessons in how to move, how to feel, how to be seen; a social choreography learned from performance.  Lolo y Lauti 📸 Tom Little ABOUT LOLO Y LAUYI Lolo y Lauti ((b. 1980 + 1986, Argentina) is a duo of contemporary Argentine artists who have been working together since 2011. Their work includes video, performance, sculpture, installations, and photography presented in formats ranging from exhibition to opera, through social networks and virtual reality. The duo claims humor as an autonomous experience and a tool to address topics such as sexuality, drugs, death and fine arts. They have shown their work in museums, galleries and festivals in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Spain, United States, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Peru, United Kingdom and Uruguay.  Lolo y Lauti have held residencies at Villa Lena and SEA in Greece, and at ISCP in New York, among others. They recently obtained the 2022 Buenos Aires Art Week Award and the 2023 Amigos del Bellas Artes + ArtHaus Performing Arts Prize, as well as the Williams Foundation and Argentine Mozarteum Research Scholarship at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. The artists also have a career as curators, having organized PERFUCH (Argentina’s first performance arts festival) in all its editions, as well as curating many individual and group shows in Buenos Aires.   ABOUT MATTRESS FACTORY   Mattress Factory is an artist-centered museum, international residency program and renowned producer and presenter of site-specific installation art. Located in Pittsburgh’s Northside, the Mattress Factory hosts artists from around the world and around the corner as they develop new works. Connect with us on Facebook and Instagram or visit us at our website at mattress.org for more information.      VISITOR INFORMATION Mattress Factory Contemporary Art Museum is located at 500 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh, PA. The museum is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 11 AM to 6 PM. Guided tours are available by appointment on Mondays. The museum is closed on Tuesdays. Admission is FREE for members. The museum offers special programming for visitors of all ages throughout the year.   ##  LOCATION     509 Jacksonia St.     Pittsburgh, PA 15212                 HOURS     Mon - Tue: Closed     Wed: 11 AM - 8 PM     Thu - Sun: 11 AM - 6 PM           ADMISSIONS     Members FREE     Adults $22     Seniors $20     Students $17