Michael Portnoy is a New York based artist, musician, and Director of Behavior. His practice spans dance-theater, metafunctional sculpture, Relational Stalinism, experimental stand-up, prog-operatic spectacle, abstract gambling, 3-person nightclubs, and Icelandic cockroach porn. Portnoy's art circles the rules of play and communication - language itself playing a crucial role in the works. He has presented work in museums, art galleries, theaters and music halls internationally, including such venues as: Art Unlimited Basel, The Moscow Biennial, P.S. 1/MOMA, The Kitchen (NY), The Sculpture Center (NY), Foksal Gallery Foundation (Warsaw), Kadist Foundation (Paris), Kunsthalle Basel, Tensta Konsthall (Stockholm), Performa 09 & 07 (NY), Kaaitheater (Brussels), migros museum (Zurich), Le Confort Moderne (Poitiers, France), IBID PROJECTS (London), Kling & Bang Gallery (Reykjavik), The National Review of Live Art (Glasgow), Kunstverein (Amsterdam), Dexter Sinister, The Emily Harvey Foundation (NY), and The Grammy Awards at Radio City Music Hall.