Asemics 16 - Airgun Target Chapter - homage to burroughs & warhol

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Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 9, 2011 at 8:44pm

Alicia, for one, I think you bring a lot to what unexpectedly turned out to be a large dialog - even if your list of names seems a bit homogenized for the university classroom - well, it's probably my imagination - and of course the "offically aproved" avant garde is out there. And I'm mindful here that I respect IUOMA friends and wouldn't REALLY want to shock people. If you look at Ruud Janssen's writing: Mail-art is really solidly connected to avant garde art. It's really amazing the people involved. For instance, I have older ma pieces that contain short pieces by Burroughs - I wouldn't say he was in the network the way Ray Johnson was or anything - but people circulated his work through the network, definitely.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 9, 2011 at 8:33pm

Thanks for the priceless Shigeko Kubota pic Erni. I think we're all learning from each other today. Love this! I also noticed the name in the photo credit too! He certainly was a talent scout.

 

I remember the whole Karen Finley thing. We've posted pics of her yam-smeared body here at the IUOMA before. She was controversial but did gain acceptance in the art world - because she could have been big on the Bachelor Party circuit. Surprisingly, or maybe not, shoving fruit in her vagina - she shares that shoving preoccupation Shigeko - was translated into being boldly feminist. I always love the Village Voice article about her: "I Yam What I Yam." I do think the ass profs were a little scared of getting yam jam on their ties and skirts.

Comment by Alicia Starr on July 9, 2011 at 5:57pm

De Villo, good question, one I've not thought about. I was so hungry for anything on the 'other' side of mainstream art then. and of course there is the feminist aspect as well and I probably would not have been familiar with her if she wasn't introduced to me at that time. I do know she is still working. Last night, reading through this conversation and with a bit of research, the small world stuff came to light. I met Ginsberg in LA many, many years ago. And my son is a motion graphics for broadcast and installation in NY, worked with Laurie and Robert Wilson and Christian Marclay on various project. I know all if this is somewhat outside this conversation, but...it has reawakened something. and i thank you guys for this.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 9, 2011 at 5:47pm

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Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 9, 2011 at 5:41pm

The only thing that bothered me about Laurie Anderson in her heyday was how quickly the academic establishment embraced her. Articles about her started appearing in literary and arts journals immediately with theoretical explanations for what she did. I actually preferred Anderson's contemporary at that time, Karen Finley, whose performance was to smear her body with yams and stuff yams into all available bodily cavities. Usually, I think, by the time the academics get a hold of something it's already over. Their praise counts as death sentence often. Don't you think Alicia?

Comment by Alicia Starr on July 9, 2011 at 5:30pm

Yes, he did work with Laurie Anderson, Robert Wilson, Phillip Glass, Allen Ginsberg and many more I assume. Quite the group! Thanks for bringing this all back. Loving this conversation.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 9, 2011 at 5:27pm

Oh yeah, Edie. What a story

Comment by David Stafford on July 9, 2011 at 4:23pm

Hey wait a minute! That ain't Candy, that's Edie....

 

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 9, 2011 at 4:13pm

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Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 9, 2011 at 2:40pm

Wonderful Erni! Let's hope Dark wall does an homage to Gysin. I know he made a lot of what you might call inventions - came across the Dream Machine but don't remember much. Am reaching for my Barry Miles - As I recall there were Gysin-Burroughs performances in London with sets, music, recording.

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