 | | Mel Brimfield - Waiter waiter, there's a sculpture in my soup
Ceri Hand Gallery
18.09.2008 - 19.10.2008
Exhibition: The first major exhibition to examine the rich history of collaborative practice between comedians and performance artists to date. |
| Private Viewing | | 19.09.2008 18.00
| | Artist(s) | | Mel Brimfield
| | | | From the seminal What's in the Box? performances by proto-feminist magic act Debee McGee and Carolee Schneeman, at the now infamous Double Action Windmill Theatre Revue, to the unique comedy stylings of Perrier Best Newcomer award winner Rudolf Schwarzkogler, the exhibition seeks to trace the complex web of connections between the two fields. This is a unique presentation of never-before-seen ephemera, artefacts and documentation relating to some of the most significant performance work of the last 50 years, framed by anecdotes and reminiscences from leading lights working within this vibrant field. '....A celebration of transience, a paean to you-had-to-be-there, a deep and exhilarating bow to we-have-only-now.'
The Chuckle Brothers 'Funny as fuck.'
Peggy Phelan | Venue Details
| | Ceri Hand Gallery, 12 Cotton Street. Click for Full details | | Open | | Weds - Sat 10am - 6pm or by appointment (Closed Sun, Mon, Tue) | | Wheelchair Access | | Yes | | Other Information | | PV on 19.09.2008 - To celebrate the launch of the exhibition during the Liverpool Biennial, a special live performance of early Les Dawson experimental piano works, transposed by composer Paul Clark from rare BBC archive footage of Theater Piece No 1 will take place on a grand piano in the gallery at 6pm. | | | | |
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