Mixed Metaphors

Apr 2, 1975
Field:

Performance

Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Description:

In the performance Mixed Metaphors, AA Bronson acts as the spokesman for the artist group General Idea. He wears a black “censor bar” over his glasses while reading the collective’s “Glamour Manifesto” in its entirety, as published in the fall 1975 “Glamour Issue” of FILE Magazine. The manifesto includes various sections including "Glamour," "Stolen Lingo," "Object d’Art," "Gestures," "Image Lobotomy" and "Artificiality."

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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.