LOOK INTO MY OWL

It is safe to say that Bert Rodriguez worked harder than any artist exhibited at the Frieze Art Fair in London. Appointments were taken for 10 minute foot massages given by the artist at the Fredric Snitzer Gallery booth. I found out about this daring performance over at C-Monster, one of the best art blogs around. There is an interview with the artist in which he affirms stereotypes about different feet from different places.

This was a wonderful idea. Not only was Rodriguez able to refresh the tired feet of fair-goers but he undoubtedly was able to lay his hands on some influentials in a familiar way.

Here’s the quote from Pulp Fiction:

“I’m not sayin’ he was right, but
you’re sayin’ a foot massage don’t
mean nothing, and I’m sayin’ it
does. I’ve given a million ladies
a million foot massages and they
all meant somethin’. We act like
they don’t, but they do.”

Head over to the website of Bert Rodriguez and you’ll find a link to his flickr account that has photos of more feet than you may care to see.

Bert Rodriguez
Where You End and I Begin
Fredric Snitzer Gallery
Frieze Art Fair 2008
London

Improv Everywhere stages happenings that wreak good natured havok in public places. For their latest mission “Human Mirror” they gathered nine sets of identical twins and rode the subway in NYC. The twins sat across from their other half and emulated each other as closely as possible.

Recently, the collaborators connected more that 2,000 people in 10 cities worldwide to go for pants free for shocking subway rides.

Some of the events that the pranksters organize are not so large in scale but equally engaging. Witness the absurd suicide jumper complete with security trying to talk him down.

The society hit the high water mark with “Frozen Grand Central”. More than 200 agents froze simultaneously for 5 minutes. Still images don’t do the project justice so you will have to watch the video.

Want to get involved with the next mission? Just head to the website and let them know who you are.

So this guy rents a helicopter to make a drawing. Sweet. More of Adel Abdessemed’s work can be found at David Zwimer.