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GEORGE HERMS – FIVE DECADES OF MADNESS

Paul H-O — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:11:23 +0000

RERUN – FOR THE FIRST TIME – I capture the moment that hadn’t happened in New York since the 1990’s – a video portrait of George Herms working on a new installation at Nyehaus to include in his show of work dating back to 1962. He is the incredible inimitable George Herms, the royal jester King of a generation of artists that began producing the found object assemblage and manufactured objects beyond ordinary recognition. George made the impossible possible, he provides material clues to the surreal manner of talking about his work.
Special appearance by artist Fred Tomaselli.
Directed by Paul H-O
Edited by Gaia Balidini
Videotaped at Nyehaus 8/10
Music by George Herms and Thelonious Monk

Beth B. Pussy Pictures at Deitch Projects

Paul H-O — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:46:31 +0000

Ok the show was really called “Portraits and Playthings ” but everyone just called them the pussy portraits. An interesting fact of that opening was that all the people who had posed for Beth were THERE. Not much to say here except that Mr. Deitch had figured out that sex sells better than anything else, and a good job of it he’s certainly done. In order of appearances : Debbie Warner, Ronald Feldman, Peter Fend, unknown gent with shades, Jeffrey Deitch, and of course Mz. Beth B., artist and filmmaker. 1996 BTW – Damn fine show all around by one of NY’s best all around artists. Cut from a 30 minute GBTV devoted to Beth B. . Correction – Deborah Warner (first chat)