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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)
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.…
The Short Order Cook, Act V, Andy's Donut
As “The Waitress” I was a gregarious self and also an archetype. “Waitress” with a bouffant hairdo who wore a black and white nylon dress. As the “Short Order Cook” I also dressed and behaved appropriately.…
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…
Snowjob
The San Francisco Museum of Art invited me to do a series for them, and I decided to create a Snowjobwhich would relate to the whole city as well as the Museum. For that piece, I brought 6,000 pounds of snow into the City and placed piles in the…
Sitting Still II
In a series of performance 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…
Sitting Still II
In a series of performance 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…
Sitting Still I
In 1970, I was exploring the nature of performance and the diverse environments, created or found, in which it could occur, and what constituted an audience. I found an unusual environment: an area where garbage and water had collected because of the…
A participation piece by Willoughby Sharp Opening the Museum of Conceptual Art
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Portrait of the Artist X 3
Taking place amongst the ruins of a demolished amusement park this three part performance drew a portrait of the artist at three crucial stages of development. The learning stage where the artist masters his skills, the middle period of hard work and…