Harold Olejarz
Performances,1985-90

In 1985, while I was working on the Zeus figure, I realized that if I could put myself into my sculpture and make a sculpture that I wore, I could install my sculpture anywhere. This was the start of a performance art project that grew and developed over several years. Illustrated below is the first sculpture I wore and images of museum self-installations. The museum self-installations were unannounced visits that I made to a museum wearing my sculpture. I would walk into a museum wearing a sculpture and purchase an admission ticket. Once in the museum I would install myself throughout the museum.



Standing Sculpture ------Jumping Sculpture

Jumping for joy in the first sculpture I could wear.

photo, Susan Rosen, 1985






Whitney Biennial, 1985

Self-installation, Whitney Biennial, 1985

photo, Blaise Tobia



 




Museum of Modern Art, 1985


Self-installation, Museum of Modern Art, 1985

photo, Blaise Tobia






National Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1986

Self-installation, National Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1986

photo, Susan Rosen

 

 

New Museum, 1986

Self-installation, New Museum, 1986

photo, Blaise Tobia

 

 

Rodin Museum, 1986

Self-installation, Rodin Museum, 1986

photo, Blaise Tobia

 

 


 
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