I wrote and performed “A Campaign Speech” for “The General Election Rally Vote Ballot,” an event curated by Mel Brimfield for the Serpentine Gallery in London in 2007. I appeared via DVD, videoed by Anthony Matt.
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A Campaign Speech
July 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off on A Campaign Speech
Strum Within this Area
June 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Advice from an old ukulele manual, here made into pinbacks for more general application.
Monday Night Performance Workshop Series
June 14th, 2012 · 4 Comments
In 1981 and 1982, choreographer Helen Dannenberg organized a sort of open mike night for dancers and performers in San Francisco. She asked me to come up with the flyers. Here are four of them.
A Simmons Proof Sheet
May 17th, 2012 · Comments Off on A Simmons Proof Sheet
Some evocative pictures of Doug and Eddie, in this proof sheet by Laurie Simmons.
The Doug and Mike Mural
May 1st, 2012 · Comments Off on The Doug and Mike Mural
The Doug and Mike mural was created for an exhibit called “Activated Walls,” at Artists Space in NYC, in 1993. Mike and I used the opportunity to produce a large (16′ x 19′) flyer for our puppet show; smaller flyers can be seen in a box next to Russell. Alison Mork drew Doug and Mike; […]
Dance #1
April 27th, 2012 · Comments Off on Dance #1
“Dance #1” is a brief 8mm film I made for a performance in San Francisco, back in 1976. It was made up of footage from home movies and from old silent movies. I did a few films like this, but this was the only one to be screened. Here’s what you saw: 1. water pouring […]
Cracking Up
December 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Cracking Up
Cracking Up (1996) was a film written and directed by Matt Mitler, who also played the lead, a self-destructive comedian. I was one of the many downtown performers who appeared.
Dummy Talks
December 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Dummy Talks
A 1990 profile by Susan Morgan, from Interview.
Art Against AIDS
December 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Art Against AIDS
In 1989, Art Against AIDS produced a PSA that recreated the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, to a tune by the B-52s. I was one of many (well, two of many, counting Eddie) to take my place around the drum. It was quite a crowd.
Not Funny: Crossing Over
November 16th, 2011 · Comments Off on Not Funny: Crossing Over
Performa 11 organized a “Visual Art Performance Biennial” in November 2011. It included a a film series devoted to comedy, curated by Lana Wilson, and screened at Anthology Film Archives, in NYC. The program for November 14 included a number of videos and performances I did with Michael Smith, and one of my ventriloquism routines […]