Untitled. Performance. 2010

Performed on Cranbrook Academy of Art's campus in February of 2010, 'Untitled' was a short dialogue heavy performance. It was the second part in a three part series of performances, the first of which went entirely undocumented aside from verbal re-counting and written accounts. The first part in the series consisted of a 'review' process at Cranbrook in which the artist met with each artist in residence and re-counted their criticisms in the next meeting. Essentially, a 'feed' of past information was created. Each meeting was instantly re-contextualized to shape the following dialogue.

Part two reacted to the initial performance by informing the audience, who was not present for the first portion, what had occurred. In addition, it implemented a forced form of time restraint with the artist clinging to a DiSuvero sculpture as long as possible in the cold February air. When the artist lost his grip, the performance was over.

Part three was entirely unsuccessful and involved a five day road trip through the American midwest during which Patrick performed in various locations (namely bars, living rooms, critique spaces, etc) and uploaded any documentation to social media outlets.