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Piss Piece
My alter ego Allan Fish was one of the nine artists in the show [Sound Art]. Again, as in Richmond, the artist sent instructions for the curator to perform the work. I was announcing all the artists performances as they occurred, and I announced I…
The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends is the Highest Form of Art
In 1969 I had to have a way of exhibiting because I felt like exhibiting. It was too politically complicated to try to exhibit my work and be a curator at the same time for a combination of reasons which are probably obvious. So I had to exhibit…
Allan Fish Drinks a Case of Beer
In 1969 I had to have a way of exhibiting because I felt like exhibiting. It was too politically complicated to try to exhibit my work and be a curator at the same time for a combination of reasons which are probably obvious. So I had to exhibit…
O.O. Inside
McCarthy built a 35-foot long, 7-foot high, 10-foot across human form out of chicken wire, covered with clear vinyl. In the performance the artist, dressed in a white diaper-like loincloth, and with his head completely masked, improvised for…
Killing a Painting
Scene: The painting “Self-portrait as Pigpen” is wedged into an area between two buildings. It is fairly dark. Over the face in the painting is a white handkerchief. On the ground in front of the painting are two brushes, a jar of…
Location Project #10: Paramount Theater Oakland
The site for the Location Project will be the south wall of the Paramount Theater as seen from 20th Street. I’ve been checking out the building and find it’s a good one to work with. The projector will be located across the street at…
Chicken Dance
I performed a chicken dance in nine different outdoor places in San Francisco. The sites were museums, galleries, and the Golden Gate Bridge. The dances were on the third month at noon, three and six o’clock. I wore a blue prom dress, tap…
Don't Be Chicken Last Rites While Lying in my Own Shell
For three hours each day, lay in a "chicken" bed which had a twelve-foot wingspan, while wearing "chicken" costume. (Foley 1980: 145)
Home Endurance
For a week I stayed at home and sent invitations to friends to visit me. I announced my availability. While at home I documented all thoughts, activities, foods eaten, phone calls. I photographed all visitors. (Montano 1981, pages unnumbered)
Lying in a Crib for Three Hours Listening to My Mother Talk About Me As An Infant
For three hours I laid in a baby crib and listened to tapes of my mother talking about me as an infant.It was All Souls Day and our dog Chicken died as I was performing. (Montano 1981, pages unnumbered)
In Death and Birth: A Crib Event [sic], she…