Joanne Tatham
Exhibitor
The slapstick mystics with sticks. [Performance]
Contributors
Tom O'Sullivan
Exhibitor
Abstract
The Slapstick Mystics with Sticks was one of ten international artist commissions for Frieze Projects at the Frieze Art Fair, 15-18 October 2004, in London. The Slapstick Mystics with Sticks performance occurred unannounced at the entrance to the fair. The performance referenced the traditional mumming play - combining the slapstick and absurd word play associated with such plays with a composite of art historical and philosophical texts. As such, the authority and meaning of this language was disrupted and re-configured. The event of the performance heightened the plays own internal dynamics to create a staged confrontation within the fair. This performance is one component within an ongoing project that uses the narrative possibilities of the title as a device to enable a continuous re-interpretation and re-configuration of the work. For example, The Slapstick Mystics with Sticks is also a novella, within which the play occurs within another narrative.
Citation
The slapstick mystics with sticks. Performed on 15-18 October 2004, Frieze Art Fair, London.
Exhibition Performance Type | Performance |
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Start Date | Oct 15, 2004 |
End Date | Oct 18, 2004 |
Deposit Date | Jan 18, 2008 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 18, 2008 |
Keywords | Installation art; Conceptual art; Contemporary art |
Public URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10059/111 |
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