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911 - nudes, clay and videotape

updated fri 1 feb 02

 

Ned Ludd on thu 31 jan 02


Vince wrote:
> That's Charles Simmonds. I like his buildings, but he also does this
> incredibly self absorbed performance art (that's probably redundant)
> where he goes to some clay pit and strips naked, covers himself with
> mud, and then builds little buildings on his own body. Now, I don't
> have any problem with any of that in a private setting, or even as
> performance art for a live audience, but he has a team there
> videotaping the whole thing, and whenever he does artist's talks he
> usually shows these videos.

Say, this rings a bell... I think I understand... might be genetic..
is he related to Paul Soldner by any chance..?

;-)

Ned

vince pitelka on thu 31 jan 02


> Say, this rings a bell... I think I understand... might be genetic..
> is he related to Paul Soldner by any chance..?

Well, Ned, you could say that he is spiritually related to Paul, but then I
guess that a lot of us are. I shall say no more.
Best wishes -
- Vince

Vince Pitelka
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Tennessee Technological University
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