Re: [microsound] [OT] urination

[Steve Polta <stevepolta@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, some things certainly come to mind, but, I don't
know-the list *might* be interested to know that,
Douglas Kahn, in his book NOISE WATER MEAT: A HISTORY
OF SOUND IN THE ARTS has a long discussion on water
slunds ands dripping in general across a spectrum of
music, sound art and art in general. The discussion
ranges from Cage to Yoko Ono to Warhol to various
Fluxus artists but begins with the "drip" paintings of
Jackson Pollack, includes his infamous pissing into
Peggy Guggenheim's fireplace. The thread's origins are
specifically located (according to the occasionally
tongu-in-cheek Kahn) to the statement by the
possibly-flippant Pollack that his main inspiration
was observing his boyhood experience of observing his
dad pissing on a rock.

> 
> > dear list -
> >
> > i'd like to compile a list of works or other
> cultural activities
> > [artist/title/date/short description] which use
> the act of urination in
> > some form.  this could be from film/video,
> performance, drawing, music,
> > circus, theatre, radio, sound art, installation,
> various traditions, etc..
> >
> > although of less immediate interest: the same
> would apply to the void of
> > other elements - defacation, vomiting, spitting, 
> ejaculating, etc..
> >
> > i guess off-list is best. non?
> >
> > cheers
> > b.
> >
> >
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