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Adaqtation and Imbulgence, part two, a narration
With this piece I took the idea of indulgence more literally, and created a piece about selfishness, or self-fullness. At that time, in the early Seventies, there was a ot of talk about a certain kind of artist being very self-indulgent, I think you…
Addressing the Mayor
Presented a proposal for a model of the farm to the Office of Community Development Hearing and Mayor Alioto in her roles as “The Administrator” and “The Politician”. (Foley 1980: 159)
Artists at Work
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Community Crossroads (the farm)
The Farm is a social art work and incorporates the divergent fields of all the arts and literature, education, appropriate technology, community service, public health, the environment, economics, city planning and real estate. It is a vehicle for…
Jury Service
While I was performing as “The Waitress” I was called to serve on a jury. It was she who appeared for JURY DUTY. Once chosen and in the courtroom, wearing all my old clothes, I recognized that all of the participants were performing.…
Pig Sonata
The pig, who had come from Half Moon Bay, was in the corner of the room, covered up, and no one knew that she was there. It was a very formal piece. I was dressed in an evening gown, and began the performance with an assistant, by emptying brown…
Portable Park I
Portable Park I was situated on the dead end section of the freeway that was used primarily by the Highway Patrol for dispensing tickets. For one day the area was covered in live turf, live palm trees, a cow and myself. It was a living tableau which…
Portable Park II
The second site of the Portable Park […] was on two concrete islands underneath a freeway off-ramp. For this site there were more cows and also chickens involved, picnic tables, and bales of straw. It was a participatory piece for many…
Portable Park III
The third site was Maiden Lane, a downtown street near the major shopping area near Union Square. The whole street was closed for two days, covered with turf, trees, and even more animals (cows, goats, chickens, sheep, llamas). This was a greater…
Pretending to Be a Gargoyle
For the series All Night Sculptures, Sherk occupied a rooftop and assumed the attitude of a gargoyle while looking down. (Loeffler and Tong 1980: 75)