Thursday, May 07, 2009

MOST PERFORMATIVE PIECE EVER!

Jason Dixon with perform his interpretation of 40 or so years of performance art tomorrow at La Esquina here is more info:

On May 8, 2009, beginning at noon, Kansas City based artist Jason Dixon will attempt to complete the most performance art pieces ever enacted by a single person in a single day. Clad in competitive swimming gear and acting through his alter ego, Tito, Dixon  plans to re-create a selection of seminal performance art works of the past, from Bruce Nauman’s “Bouncing in Corner” to Vito Acconci’s “Turn On,” and  Theme Song,” to Paul McCarthy’s “White Line.”  This unique 24-hour event will take place at CSF’s Urban Culture Project venue, la Esquina, 1000 West 25th Street, Kansas City, MO from noon on May 8 to noon on May 9. The public is invited to this free performance, which will also be streamed live and accessible online at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-most-performative-piece-ever!