Willoughby Sharp
Inside-Out
Willoughby Sharp, Inside—Out, performance view, 1974
Willoughby Sharp, Inside—Out, installation view, 1974. Photo: Cosmos Sarchiapone.
Exhibition Descrption
At 12:00 noon on November 16, the artist was locked inside a box measuring 8x8x16′, where he remained for 300 hours. A closed-circuit video system enabled the public to view the performance. John Van Saun was the architect for the box, Liza bear provided the title, and Kristen Bates was Willoughby Sharp’s “main link to the outside world.” [from the artist’s press-release]
Excerpted from Brentano, R., & Savitt, M. (1981). 112 Workshop, 112 Greene Street: History, artists & artworks. New York: New York University Press.
Willoughby Sharp, Inside—Out, performance view, 1974
Willoughby Sharp, Inside—Out, installation view, 1974. Photo: Cosmos Sarchiapone.
