5/9/2002: Performance artist nails own arm to wall

Undertoad · 05-09-2002, 11:06 AM

From Sydney's Artspace comes this shot of Mike Parr, and his own arm nailed into the wall.

Parr was born with only one arm, which makes it more, um, meaningful that his one remaining arm would be nailed into a gallery wall for 30 hours. 30 hours was his goal and he met it. Many precautions were taken and the guy is reportedly fine, his remaining arm still OK.

The name of the performance was Malevich (A political arm). From Artspace's own site: Performance for as long as possible was an endurance work. The artist had set himself a goal of 30 hours, which he reached at 6pm. A video projection of the performance takes the artist's place in the gallery. An important element of the performance was the choice the artist had in deciding when to end the performance. This intentionally opposes the lack of freedom refugees currently have in Australia.

05-09-2002, 11:06 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	5/9/2002: Performance artist nails own arm to wall From Sydney's Artspace comes this shot of Mike Parr, and his own arm nailed into the wall. Parr was born with only one arm, which makes it more, um, meaningful that his one remaining arm would be nailed into a gallery wall for 30 hours. 30 hours was his goal and he met it. Many precautions were taken and the guy is reportedly fine, his remaining arm still OK. The name of the performance was Malevich (A political arm). From Artspace's own site: Performance for as long as possible was an endurance work. The artist had set himself a goal of 30 hours, which he reached at 6pm. A video projection of the performance takes the artist's place in the gallery. An important element of the performance was the choice the artist had in deciding when to end the performance. This intentionally opposes the lack of freedom refugees currently have in Australia.

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