2007
Installation view
Because Washington is Hollywood for Ugly People
WITH LYRICS BY MC PAUL BARMAN AND SOUND BY JOHN BLUE
2006- 2007
mixed media installation with hi-definition video, papier mache sculpture and inkjet prints
50" plasma output, sculpture 6 x 15 x 10 feet, prints 35 x 47 inches each
HD Video, Single Channel
Running Time: 7:38minutes
Edition of 5 +AP
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Abe and Mo Sing the Blogs
2006
originally commissioned for Whitney Museum Artport
In this project, Linkoln (aka Rick Silva) and Olson sing posts from their favorite blogs.
The pieces are organized in a blog-based "concept album" and presented with links to the original
blog posts.
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Karaoke Deathmatch 100
2007
computer driven multimedia installation with projection, sound and internet kiosk
15 x 8 feet footprint
Artist collaborative M.River & T.Whid face off in the most brutal performance art smack down of the new millennium... Karaoke Deathmatch 100! This alcohol-fueled blood feud features 50 rounds of sing-along fury (taped live over an 8-hour period with hardly any pee breaks).No Carpenters hit too cheesy, no heavy metal lyric too trite for these teleprompter warriors to hurl in a battle to the end. Who will emerge victorious? Only YOU can decide.
final score: M.River: 25 | T.Whid: 23 | Ties: 2« M.River Is The KDM100 Champion!
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25 Concrete Examples Why John Cage Is Not Our Father
2001
Digital Video, Single Channel
Running Time: 4:33 minutes
Edition of 5 +AP
I'm A Slave 4 U
2005
Digital Video, Single Channel
Running Time: 6.36
Edition of 5 +AP
A Britney Spears video completely recast and reworked, using choreography to enhance lyrical content and illustrate common slave practices.
Super "N" Word
2007
Digital Video, Single Channel
Running Time: 3:07
Edition of 5 +AP
Black and White footage is a metaphor for division, as The "N" word takes center stage. We use the word as a term of endearment, and we party to it, with no problem. But who's having the last laugh?
Shotgun Piano
2007
Digital Video, Single Channel
Running Time: 3 minutes
Edition of 5 +AP
Cheerleader
2006
Digital Video, Single Channel
Running Time: 4 minutes
Edition of 5 +2AP-s
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