…Exploring the role of the prankster as artist, activist and social observer and the significance of the prank in society.
Print your own customizable and frameable Joseph R. Biden Presidential Pardon, by artist Joey Skaggs, here: https://joeyskaggs.com/biden-presidential-pardon/.
If you’d prefer a free Trump Presidential Pardon, it’s here: https://joeyskaggs.com/trump-presidential-pardon/.
Thomas Dambo’s is trolling…
He makes giant trolls out of trash, hides them in woods for people to find, by Cathy Free, Washington Post, July 9, 2024
“My ultimate goal is to have trolls surprising people in every state,” said Thomas Dambo, whose latest project is in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Thomas Dambo was rummaging through a city dump in Minnesota when he stumbled on perfection: large yellow plastic bins that had been tossed by a tool manufacturing company.
“They were perfect for the rabbit,” said Dambo, a Danish artist, who reached out to the company to request the rest of their discarded bins.
Dambo gathered the trash and hauled in about 25 tons of scrap wood, then brought together 300 volunteers in Detroit Lakes, Minn., to make gargantuan outdoor public art.
Working together, they built five enormous trolls and a looming golden rabbit that was accented with salvaged wiper-blade whiskers and motorcycle helmets for eyes. The supersize artworks — ranging in height from 16 to 42 feet — were then hidden in forested parks around the city. Read more here.
Exclusive from the Joey Skaggs Vault!
September 22, 1968, Joey Skaggs took 60 bearded, beaded, long haired camera toting hippies on the Hippie Bus Tour to Queens, giving the “squares” a taste of their own medicine. Skaggs called it his cultural exchange tour. East Villagers, including Yayoi Kusama, Paul Krassner, and the Group Image rock and roll band, joined in the satirical reversal.
“Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPEEP,” the 10th film in the “Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond” oral history series, is screening at the New Jersey Film Festival at 7 pm on Friday, September 20, 2024. It’s also available to stream online for 24 hours. Details are here.
JOEY SKAGGS SATIRE AND ART ACTIVISM,
1960s TO THE PRESENT AND BEYOND
A new series of short oral history films,
produced and directed by Judy Drosd and Joey Skaggs
ART OF THE PRANK, THE MOVIE:
Andrea Marini’s award winning feature documentary about
New York artist and activist Joey Skaggs
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