Stupid Like a Musician

Nov 25, 1981
Field:

Performance

Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Description:

While in residence at Western Front, Kim Tomczak presented the audio piece Stupid Like a Musician, which made use of pre-recorded tape loops that the audience could activate at will. The title of the work riffs on Marcel Duchamp saying “dumb like a painter.”

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Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.