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OKOKOKOKOK (2011) below
An interview with a Real Hero (2012)
The Happy Hypocrite – Interview
Hosted by Maria Fusco, Showroom 2nd June 2012
A series of short readings by Apexa Patel, Barry Sykes, Sam Hasler, Ned James (through Nat Pitt) & Jess Thom, Hanne Lippard, Jo Melvin, Anthony Iles and Stephen Sutcliffe.
The premise of this invitation was based on the subject of ‘the interview’ Following the invitation to Division of Labour’s director Nat Pitt to participate, a set of instructions were sent to a Pitt who collaborated with Jess Thom aka Tourettes Superhero. The unscripted interview investigated alter-egos and Tourettes, and reflected upon a theory by Politzer Prize Winner - Jules Feiffer, who wrote that Superman didn't put on a costume to become a hero, he was born Superman, and waking up as Clark Kent was the actual disguise/put-on.
Thank you for Jess Thom and Tourettes Superhero for this opportunity to discuss Tourettes and alter-egos within this setting and theme.
more info: A Date With Superman
The Happy Hypocrite: Say What You See
Co-Hosted by An Endless Supply and Maria Fusco
31 March 2011, Eastside Projects
Drawing on the methodology of one of the sections from The Happy Hypocrite, Say What You See is an evening of readings, performances and critiques of critique featuring a.a.s, Phil Baber, Harry Blackett, Helen Brown, chris+keir, Ben Dawson, Gene-George Earle & Ross Gillard, Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry, Kelly Large, Hanne Lippard, Apexa Patel, Ned James through Nat Pitt, Adam Smythe, Stinky Wizzleteat and Marie Toseland.
Transcript:
The Happy Hypocrite was a bi-annual journal led by artists’ writings, published by Bookworks and edited by Maria Fusco. Inspired and informed by avant-garde magazines such as Bananas, Documents, The Fox, Merlin and Tracks, it includes new writing and research-based projects from artists, writers and theorists expressing experimental ideas. The design of the journal has a strong bias toward typography to reflect the written nature of the contributions. Each section has a different typographic language, which illustrates the diversity of the works included.