Originally
Published
on
04/07/03
Joseph
McElroy
is
a
"corporate
performance
artist."
What
that
means
exactly
I
have
no
idea;
but
I
do
know
that
his
latest
piece--Rub
Linda
the
right
way
and
she
might
show
you
wonderland--has
caused
quite
a
stir
on
both
the
Thingist
list
and
Rhizome.
I'm
more
inclined
to
see
it
as
a
thoroughly
American
work--in
fact,
a
work
that
uses
the
American
thirst
for
sensationalism
against
the
ideology
of
war.
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It's
directly
related
to
Artaud's
Theatre
of
Cruelty--a
piece
to
shock
us
out
of
our
desensitized
shells.
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Originally
Published
on
04/07/03Many
have
been
dismissive
of
the
work,
seeing
it
as
an
exploitation
of
Iraq's
dead.
I'm
more
inclined
to
see
it
as
a
thoroughly
American
work--in
fact,
a
work
that
uses
the
American
thirst
for
sensationalism
against
the
ideology
of
war.
It's
directly
related
to
Artaud's
Theatre
of
Cruelty--a
piece
to
shock
us
out
of
our
desensitized
shells.
Is
it
exploitation
or
art?
Have
a
look
and
decide
for
yourself.
::Lewis
LaCook::
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