Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or instructions. This would mean that the barber would have
Man Haircut was a performance I did where, in wanting to get the full
experience of a barbershop, I set up an appointment and asked a
barber to give me a “man haircut” with no further details or
instructions. This would mean that the barber would have to define
“man” and “man haircut” – the results being on my head. He ended
up giving me his own haircut. This means he marked my appearance
with his own specific version of maleness that I could then own and
alter myself. This is the storybook version of that performance.
Artwork Info |
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Type of Work | cut and paste storybook |
Medium | paper, markers, rubber cement |
Dimensions | 11 X 7 opened full sketchbook pages |
Subject Matter | drawings of live performance documentation |
Rights: All Rights Reserved
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