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Sitting Still II
In a series of performances entitled Sitting Still, Sherk created eloquent images of solitude, speaking to her viewers through the sheer power of her presence and sensitizing them to the particular site chosen for each work. This series took place in…
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…
Pisces
Fox attached string between two fish and the hair on his head and his teeth. He slept in an attempt to dream about the killing of the fish. (Loeffler and Tong 1980: 33)
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…
Cow Line
Four thousand cardboard cows were placed at intervals along the highway. (Foley 1980: 173)
Public Lunch
With Public Lunch, which took place in the Lion House at the San Francisco Zoo, there were other concerns that developed. The piece was conceived, actually, in the Central Park Zoo. I had been invited to New York by Madamoiselle Magazine because they…
Night of the Succubus
MARK: Well, if things that are dead make people feel funny, then what are people going to think if they see things that are definitely dead, but are moving around and look like they're alive? When we first made the little robot for the Night of The…
Food For Machines
The second one was Food for Machines done in United Nations Plaza. The machines tore up and mutilated food. All kinds of food. It all got wasted. There was a big mess we didn’t even clean up. I forged permission to do that. (Cazzaza and Emolo 1980:…
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 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…