| Film Stills from a Pseudo-Performance, "Dance With the Dolly" |
| DO THE BARTMAN |
| CAL-IDEAS ARTIST MASK |
| STIGMATA (DICK TRACEY'S PRUNEFACE) |
| UNION WITH POLY-FIL |
| ET |
Taking cues from Tod Browning's 1932 cult classic, Freaks, Paul McCarthy's gross out
performances, and the spoofery and sensability of Spinal Tap, "Dance With the Dolly"
was made. Beginning as a sculpture that progressed into an installation, the curiosities
and confusions of pre-teenage sexuality were both paired and parodied with adult fears
of child birth. This resulted in the rallying of the infamous pinhead magician, Schlitzie,
and a performance of still photography in vintage children's Halloween costumes to the
tune of She Digs Turtle Soup. Here are just a few of the stills and the installation can be
seen here.
performances, and the spoofery and sensability of Spinal Tap, "Dance With the Dolly"
was made. Beginning as a sculpture that progressed into an installation, the curiosities
and confusions of pre-teenage sexuality were both paired and parodied with adult fears
of child birth. This resulted in the rallying of the infamous pinhead magician, Schlitzie,
and a performance of still photography in vintage children's Halloween costumes to the
tune of She Digs Turtle Soup. Here are just a few of the stills and the installation can be
seen here.
| SCHLITZIE MASK |
