Tuesday, July 26, 2022

"Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland"


Photograph (including my mother in 1952) glued to title page of Carson McCullers' story, 7 x 4 1/8 inches, Sunday, July 24th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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Saturday, July 23, 2022

"Active Shooter"


Glue stick, charcoal, lipstick, painters' tape and scoring on crumpled photograph, 3.75 x 3.75 inches, Friday, July 22nd, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"The Place Where I Found You" (with Danielle McArthur)


Painters' tape, masking tape, charcoal, pencil, torn photograph and torn envelope on photo bag, 13 x 5.25 inches, Friday, July 22nd, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

And that portion of torn envelope with the three hearts was fashioned by Kyra DeBiaso, and poached by Your Humble Narrator.

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"The American Experiment"


Felt pen and masking tape on postcard (the Norwegian ship "Fram" in pack-ice), 4 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches, Friday, July 22nd, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Good Guy With a Gun"


Photo from newspaper, portion of photography advert and Bible verse from religious pamphlet stapled or cellophane taped to a request for money from my Catholic High School, Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, California, 5 x 7 inches, Friday, July 22nd, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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Friday, July 22, 2022

"Cotillion"


Lipstick and felt pen on portion of plastic delivery bag, 4 x 4.5 inches, Friday, July 15th, Maggie McGarry's, North Beach.

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"He's Not the Messiah, He's a Very Naughty Boy"


Torn photographs stapled together, 5 5/8 x 5 inches, Friday, July 15th, Maggie McGarry's, North Beach.

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"My Baby Boy, My Baby Boy"


Torn photographs stapled together, 4 x 2.25 inches, Friday, July 15th, Maggie McGarry's, North Beach.

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"Someday You Will Ache Like I Ache"


Torn photographs stapled together, 3.75 x 2.25 inches, Friday, July 15th, Maggie McGarry's, North Beach.

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

"If I Could Move a Mountain For You, I'd Take Us Both to Spain"


Masking tape, painters' tape, cellophane tape and McArthur Family vacation notes on postcard, 3 7/8 x 5 3/4 inches, Wednesday, July 13th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"A Boy and His Dog"


Scoring, masking tape, photography advert and staples on postcard, 3 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches, Tuesday, July 12th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Infection By Light"


Masking tape, painters' tape, cellophane tape, scoring and charcoal on photograph, 6 x 4 inches, Monday, July 11th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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Sunday, July 10, 2022

"The Wild One"

Aggressive scoring and cellophane tape on torn photograph, 5 7/8 x 3.75 inches, Sunday, July 3rd, 2022, Plough and Stars, Inner Richmond, San Francisco.

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(Original Untitled IBL Art)


Torn cocktail napkins stapled together, plus painters' tape, masking tape, cellophane tape, pen and charcoal, 6.5 x 5.5 inches, Sunday, July 3rd, 2022, Plough and Stars, Inner Richmond, San Francisco.

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"Amy, You're the Girl Who Wrecks My Dreams"


Escort ad, staples and aggressive scoring on postcard, 5 7/8 x 4 inches, Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022, Springville, CA.

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Saturday, July 9, 2022

"Rear Window"


Painters' tape on postcard, 5 7/8 x 4 inches, Tuesday, June 21st, 2022, Springville, CA.

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"Artist-in-Residence (Pretty in Pink)"


Escort ad, childhood ephemera, portion of photography advert, staples and cellophane tape on postcard, 5 7/8 x 4.25 inches, Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022, Springville, CA.

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"Robert Gober at Matthew Marks Through January 29th"

 
Different from all the other stuff I've been doing the last month or so, but it had been on my mind and happy to have it turn out the way it did.

New Yorker blurb cellophane taped to restaurant receipt cellophane taped to doily, 6 x 6 inches, Tuesday, June 21st, 2022, Springville, 

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Friday, July 8, 2022

"Cathedral in Black"


Painters' tape and scoring on photograph, 6 x 4 inches, Monday, June 20th, 2022, Springville, CA.

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"Good News From God"


Felt pen, masking tape, painter's tape, cellophane tape and religious ephemera on photograph, 4 x 6 inches, Tuesday, June 21st, 2022, Springville, CA.

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(Untitled Original IBL Art)


Felt pen and masking tape on photograph, 6 x 4 inches, Monday, June 20th, 2022, Springville, CA.

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(Original Untitled IBL Art)


Felt pen, pen, masking tape and sticker on photograph, 4 x 6 inches, Sunday, June 19th, 2022, Springville, CA.

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"The Banquet of the Starved"


After James Ensor, Belgian painter.

Scoring on torn photograph, 3.5 x 5 3/8 inches, Thursday, June 16th, 2022, Springville, CA.

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"Paraplegic"


Scoring on crumpled and torn photograph, 4.5 x 2.75 inches, Wednesday, June 15th, 2022, Springville, CA.

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"My Baby Boy, My Baby Boy"


Scoring and painters' tape on torn photograph, 5 x 5 inches, Sunday, June 12th, 2022, Springville, CA.

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"My Baby Boy, My Baby Boy"


Scoring, painters' tape, masking tape and pencil on photograph, 6 x 4 inches, Sunday, June 12th, 2022, Springville, CA.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

"Haiku"

Hey, Right Wing fuckers -

I was "woke" back when it was

called "Love thy neighbor."


July 3rd, 2022, Plough and Stars, San Francisco

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