Leanin' On Peanut Butter

The Conspicuous Consumption of Ideas, or I love Pizza and Pizza loves me

For this piece I had to make do with a host of materials that were new to me, lightbulbs, a blanket, a chair, a brick, a nail. I began my performance nestled beneath the pink christmas tree blanket, on the chair, and at the end of a long line of 120 volt lightbulbs. I then plugged in a number of the lightbulbs and broke them, one by one, as I stood up, paced about the courtyard, and revealed myself to my audience by peering through the blanket for quick looks.

After four or so lightbulbs, that I broke on the cement, the chair, and myself, I then walked toward the street with my audience following. I gathered a few lightbulbs to take with me and near the street I “nested” with them for a few minutes before pacing around the sidewalk for a few more. I then sat once again to wait for the pizza delivery that I had ordered, an addition that no one else knew about, and so I peeked through my blanket at the street while the audience waited still. I could sense their impatience but at that moment the black delivery car drove up and I rose to follow it to where it had parked. I greeted the delivery person, slowly disrobing the blanket from around my face, and signed the receipt for the pizza which I then took and displayed triumphantly to the audience amidst cheers and clapping and then I swept the pink christmas tree blanket from around my form and tossed it lightly over my shoulder like a matador might and I waved the pizza box in the air like it were a trophy.