From Dreams is a series of small pencil pastel drawings on paper, executed between 1974-76.
A few early performance works are also featured here.
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From Dreams #26, 1976
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Hair Transplant, F Space Gallery, 1972
Robert Walker was the "patient" in this action, in which I shaved his mustache and body hair, then cut my own long hair to use as replacement.
Hair Transplant
Please Sing Along, 1974, The LA Woman's Building
In part one of this performance, beautiful naked men danced gracefully. Part two was a real physical fight between Barbara Smith and me.
Richard Newton & Roger Trontz
While we fought, a distinguished man at a podium read a text composed from several dense theoretical art criticism essays.
The Fight
Raffle Ticket, Rock 'n' Roll
Rock 'n' Roll Piece
At the event I performed a song, "Union Oil Co.'s Report to Its Shareholders" with the band, Blue Cheer. Then I drew winning raffle tickets. Blood was taken from my arm, which I used to sign away stock certificates of Union Oil that I had inherited from my family.
Rock 'n' Roll performance