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The Montano-Payne Victorian Museum
I declared our house a museum and gave tours as different people, chosen by the person viewing the house. Notices were sent to papers advertising the tours. (Montano 1981, pages unnumbered)
Nursing Home
I announced to friends that I was available for home nursing.(Montano 1981, pages unnumbered)
Learning to Talk
I lived in a classroom as five different people, changing clothes everyday. A video camera monitored my events and projected the image to the next room.
Each day I made a three hour drawing as a different person.
I was silent during the…
Each day I made a three hour drawing as a different person.
I was silent during the…
Handcuff: Linda Montano and Tom Marioni
For three days Tom Marioni and I were handcuffed together. For ten minutes each day we made a video document of the event. The time together became a study in movement and mutual signaling.(Montano 1981, pages unnumbered)
Linda Montano came to me…
Listening to the 80s: Inside/Outside
A twelve-hour event consisting of three actions repeated once every hour by the participants.
Each action:
Sitting - 1/2 hour
Walking - 15 minutes
Singing Past Guilts -15 minutes
These were performed in unison. The first two actions,…
Each action:
Sitting - 1/2 hour
Walking - 15 minutes
Singing Past Guilts -15 minutes
These were performed in unison. The first two actions,…
Lying: Dead Chicken, Live Angel
For three days, from twelve noon to three, I laid in a chicken bed which had a twelve foot wing span.
I wore a blue prom dress, tap shoes and feather head band.
Polythene curtains surrounded the bed.
Fig leaves covered the floor.
A bird tape…
I wore a blue prom dress, tap shoes and feather head band.
Polythene curtains surrounded the bed.
Fig leaves covered the floor.
A bird tape…
The Story of My Life
For three hours, noon to three, on a Wednesday, I walked uphill on a treadmill while telling the story of my life into an amplification system which slightly echoed the sound.
I wore a blue prom dress over my clothes, had dye on my teeth and wore a…
I wore a blue prom dress over my clothes, had dye on my teeth and wore a…
Garage Talk
For three days I talked to everyone who went by my garage. I was there from nine am to five pm. (Montano 1981, pages unnumbered)
Becoming a Bell Ringer for the Salvation Army
I became a Salvation Army bell ringer during the Christmas season. I sent out announcements to friends who visited me. (Montano 1981, pages unnumbered)
The Screaming Nun
I dressed as a nun, danced, screamed, and heard confessions at Embarcadero Plaza. (Montano 1981, pages unnumbered)