Amy Lam and Jon McCurley Life of a Craphead: Entertaining Every Second

Amy Lam and Jon McCurley, "Life of a Craphead, Entertaining Every Second," 2018

Opening Reception: September 7 2018 @ 7pm

Artist Talk: October 2 2018 @ 7pm

Performance, various locations: October 7 2018 from 12pm-5pm

Entertaining Every Second is a new body of performance and sculptural work by Life of a Craphead that engages with experiences and representations of western imperialism in Asia. The title of comes from a Nam June Paik quote: “I am a poor [wo]man from a poor country, so I have to be entertaining every second.”

Life of a Craphead is the collaboration of Amy Lam and Jon McCurley. Their work spans performance art, film, and curation. The name “Life of a Craphead” comes from the opening joke of the very first live comedy routine they performed together in 2006. Amy is Chinese and Jon is Vietnamese-Irish and they live and work in Toronto, Canada.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a production residency in concert with the ninth biennial M:ST Performative Art Festival, which takes place from September 7 - October 7 2018 in the Treaty 7 region, and includes 20 emerging, local, national and international performative artists.

PARKADE READING ROOM // In partnership with Shelf Life Books this exhibition includes texts selected by the artists that align and expand upon the ideas considered.