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Andrea Zlotowitz

MICHAEL SMITH Excuse Me!?!…I’m looking for the “Fountain of Youth”

By Andrea Zlotowitz

Throughout his lengthy performance art career, Michael Smith (b. 1951, Chicago) has been known for his creation of his own world full of existential happenings in curious forms. He has continued to perform and examine the absurdities of existence, particularly the concept of being an outcast in a chaotic, overpopulated society.

Installation view: Michael Smith, <em>Excuse me!?!...I'm looking for the “Fountain of Youth,”</em>, Greene Naftali Gallery, 2015. 12 screen printed cotton pennants, 6 channel video (looped), hand-blown glass bottle, wood, CO2 tank, speakers, haute lisse, hand woven tapestry, 100% wool. Courtesy of the artist and Greene Naftali, New York.
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