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White Knuckle Sandwich (3)

August 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on White Knuckle Sandwich (3)

Anne Shapiro, Jennifer Duffy (now Perez) and Doug Skinner pose in NYC’s meat packing district, back when they still packed meat there.

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An Exhibition of Bookworks

August 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on An Exhibition of Bookworks

I don’t remember much about this exhibition. Or the party, for that matter. Terri Hanlon went on to form the Eva Sisters, with Fern Friedman and Deborah Slater; they put on some lively shows back then.

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Great Performances

July 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment

The Regard of Flight was taped for the PBS series Great Performances in 1983. Here I am in a press photo with Bill Irwin, Michael O’Connor, and Eddie Gray.

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The Puppet Show

July 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Puppet Show

“The Puppet Show,” a large exhibit of artworks relating to puppetry, curated by Ingrid Schaffner and Carin Kuoni, appeared at the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, January 18 – March 30, 2008. It then toured other museums. Michael Smith and I were represented by some videos of our performances, and a display […]

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Pantuso

July 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on Pantuso

My slide show on a curious NYC street artist, who called himself Pantuso, appeared on the former webzine “Word.” I also performed it at the Brooklyn Museum, the gallery Four Walls, Dixon Place, and other fine venues. The “Word” version is archived here.

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A Second Chance at Life

July 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments

I provided the voice for a disappointed businessman in this industrial cartoon by Mark Newgarden. My fellow actors in this paean to Lucite were Brian Dewan and Russ Reiley. You can watch it here.

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Radio Radio

July 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on Radio Radio

“Radio Radio,” curated by Mel Brimfield, collected audio pieces by a dizzying array of artists for a 24-hour broadcast. It opened at the International 3 gallery in Manchester in 2oo3, then went on to the Trade Apartment in London in 2004. A 2-CD compilation was published by Revolver Books. Michael Smith and I prepared audio […]

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Doug and Mike’s Adult Entertainment

July 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Doug and Mike’s Adult Entertainment

This DVD was published by 2nd Cannons in 2008; it collects performances and videos that Michael Smith and I did in the ’90s. The photos of Doug and Mike when they were younger are by the inimitable William Wegman. Our liner notes sum up the whole business as well as anything: And you can see […]

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Zapp Magazine

July 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Zapp Magazine

Two of the puppet-centric videos I made with Michael Smith, “Shane and Cory” and “Mr. Woodie’s Goodies,” were included in the second issue of the Dutch VHS anthology, Zapp Magazine, in 1994.

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Tales of the Twilight Typist

June 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tales of the Twilight Typist

George Kuchar and John Keel visit my studio, in one of George’s inimitable videos. In other sections, George visits Mimi Gross and Whitley Strieber.

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