chris burden – shoot (1971)

 

yves klein – anthropométries and fire paintings (1960)

say what you want about yves klein, but one of his sponge paintings (as in sponges glued to canvass and then painted) just sold for $21 million (maybe it was pounds, but that’s beside the point)…damn. i have to do something that confounds critics and then die before i can explain it and i’ll be all set…or rather i guess my kids will be all set…

 

richard serra – hand catching lead, 1971

 

peter campus – three transitions, 1973

holy shit:

 

gilbert & george – a portrait of the artists as young men

 

vito acconci – centers

 

Something to Think About:

bas jan ader, always in search of the miraculous (supposedly).  does that mean he thought one of those times maybe he wouldn’t fall? that’s pretty cool if he was sincere…

 

I’m Listening to You

“make a social issue you care about public.” the issue can be as personal or political as you want and you can either leave your real name or make one up if the issue is somewhat private (you can even make up the issue if you want). so what bees are in your bonnet? what’s chapping your hide that everyone else seems to be ignoring. get it?

i will take your issues and make some art around them. some examples: global warming, dangerous plastic additives, your dad molests chickens, etc.

 

A Walk with Andy

this was an assingment for a class: go for a walk and document it…

1) oops, that’s what happens when you start your walk with drinking…

2) andy mitterating and being silly…

4, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16) the purpose of the walk was to create some on site sculpture that won’t last…

17) waiting (the magic of polaroids)…

 

1 Minute Sculpture/Performance

for a class, 1 minute performance in which i walked about 20 feet barefoot in the snow and then walked back putting nails in my footprints, i was kind of serious and kind of making fun of performance art and chris burden in particular…