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- THE ACTION BUREAU PRESENTS -

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1Joe DEUTCHJeff HUCKLEBERRY

Jamie McMURRY

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Featuring

JOE DEUTCH

JEFF HUCKLEBERRY

&

JAMIE McMURRY

Curated by

THE ACTION BUREAU

Hosted by

HUMAN RESOURCES

AUGUST 9th 2011LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA


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JEFFHUCKLEBERRYThe origins of performance

within the contemporary art con-

text involve clear fundamentals;

a higher valuation of the live

or time-based experience with

the art and artist over and above

the value of an artists object, thecompulsion of the artist to ex-

press his or her ideas with the

physical presence of their own

body and its actions over other

forms of creative expression,

and an effort to overtly exhibit

an artists physical and concep-

tual process as part of the work.

Jeff Huckleberrys work em-

bodies the power of these funda-

mentals with actions that simul-

taneously exhibit his process and

often generate brilliant installa-

tions through the execution of

his performances. Although the

remnants and detritus of Huckle-

berrys actions remain, with great

strength, works of art in and of

themselves, the presence of his

physical form in the creation ofthe installation can be easily seen

as the most crucial element to any

given piece. In the context of a

live event for a live audience rather

than within the connes of a studio,

he transforms and imbibes with

meaning the materials he chooses

to work with and does so with in-

timidating and masculine glory.

-JM

Photographs: Bob Raymond

by Jamie McMurry


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Photographs: Henry Chan

sciously I may still say, Why are

you hurting yourself? Theres no

need for this? Now, subconscious-

ly, I understand that there totally is.

Jamie makes you a condante

and co-conspirator in his projects.

His audience feels the same way.Or they dont. There is no mid-

dle ground; either move forward

into the action, or move way out

of range. I remember him telling

me once at a performance he did

at a big, drunken art party, Im

glad you were here, as if to say,I know you and you can receive

this message. In that rst video I

ever saw of his work, when he had

caused that sculpture to fall inches

from his face, I felt the same way

I do when I watch my friend Vela

pour Tequila over his head during a

performance. I want to jump over the

invisible boundary surrounding the

performance and join in. Like moun-

tain biking in the woods with a group

of friends, its like, Lets all go! That

sounds fun. Get muddy and bloody. Noones going to get really hurt, but we

wont make a lot of effort not to get hurt.

-JH


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THE ACTION BUREAU

would like to thank

THE ARTISTS

for their participation

&

HUMAN RESOURCES

for their generous support.


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THE ACTION BUREAU

AUGUST 2011

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