Tag: The Times Square Show
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Bobby G
On the evening of Jack Smith’s performance as Sinbad Glick in Exotic Landlordism of the World, the house was packed. Jack, his cast, and considerable entourage were upstairs readying themselves for the show. It began with the most exotic music piped down from upstairs: antique Persian love songs, North African dance music, Hollywood B-movie music…
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Jane Dickson
Organizers of each area in the Times Square Show tried to broker peace, but installation was an anarchic Darwinian process. Some artists’ pieces were replaced or overshadowed by other artists’ work. Sometimes the first artist reasserted their place, sometimes not. Unknown SVA students Kenny Scharf and Keith Haring showed up and added art work wherever…