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        Who is that man? What's in the wheel barrel? Where did she come from? All these questions were flowing in my head only 5 minutes into Vicki Hall's reenactment of her 1970's presentation of Fresno Sleezo. On Thursday March 7, my Art 112 class gathered in the University Library Gallery at Sacramento State to watch what will go down in history as my first ever performance art show. After reading the pamphlet it was of my understanding that this show had only been performed once before. Vicki Hall stated in the Q&A portion of the show, that she did performances for specific audiences and that is one of the reasons she did not want to perform it again. Although we may have not been her intended audience, I think we all appreciated and gained something from this one-of-a-kind performance piece.       Before the performance began there were two older women in blonde wigs dressed up like flight attendants who silently ushered me into a sp...

       This artist's conversation with curator Francesca Wilmott and artist Stephen Kaltenbach delves into Kaltenbach's most well-known and important works while also providing some background information on his significant personal life. Giving a brief overview of Kaltenbach's life from the 1960s to the 1980s, Francesca opened the discussion. The artist wrote for "Artforum," a publication dedicated to art, back in 1968. He once sent brief, motivational notes in anonymous messages. The artist's profound thought came forth mostly from the words "Teach Art." In a 1970 interview for Artforum magazine, Kaltenbach says, “My teachings is one of my most important conceptual art involvements now.” He desired to move away from instructing students and other artists directly on how to make art, preferring to let them observe and gain knowledge from his methods, mistakes, and answers. The students can now reflect on what they have observed and learned via this ...