Showy Off Shit // 2005

Showy Off Shit // 2005

Process Room // Irish Museum of Modern Art // Dublin

Throwing in the Curtains // Curtains, Wood, Permanent Marker // 220 x 120 cm // 2005

Throwing in the Curtains

Showy Off Shit // Mixed Media // 2016

Showy Off Shit

Showy Off Shit // Mixed Media // 2016

Showy Off Shit

Eye Gouger // Laminated Chipboard, Printed Sign, Wire, Tape, Paint Brush // 45 x 45 cm // 2005

Eye Gouger

Santa Sacks Africa Claus He Can // Coal Sack, Acrylic Paint, Toast // 80 x 40 x 35 cm // 2005

Santa Sacks Africa Claus He Can

Residual Residency // Suitcase, Boots, Cardboard, Digital Prints, Text // 120 x 45 x 30 cm // 2005

Residual Residency

THEORY CRUTCH (1)The Weapon of Choice, that makes mediocre art read so fine (2) Liam Gillick lets off a few theoretical loaded blank warning shots over our heads (3) A crutch to hit Liam Gillick over the head with // Crutch, Wood, Cord, Card, Acrylic Paint // 150 x 80 x 5 cm // 2005

THEORY CRUTCH

Mary Harney Work Harder Electric Prod // Wood, Electrical Wire, Battery Pack, LED, Switch, Tape, Foam, Cord, Digital Print // 110 x 100 cm// 2005

Mary Harney Work Harder Electric Prod

There is a Fire, that Burns in Peat Mondrian’s Belly // Acrylic on Card, Fires Screen // 62 x 43 x 15 cm // 2008

There is a Fire, that Burns in Peat Mondrian’s Belly

There is a Fire, that Burns in Peat Mondrian’s Belly // Acrylic on Card, Fires Screen // 62 x 43 x 15 cm // 2008

There is a Fire, that Burns in Peat Mondrian’s Belly

Unfinished Portrait of Beuys // Brush, Rubbish // 130 x 30 x 30 cm // 2005

Unfinished Portrait of Beuys

Portrait of Thomas Hirschhorn // Packaging Tape, Permanent Marker // 350 x 12 x 12 cm // 2005

Portrait of Thomas Hirschhorn

Portrait of Thomas Hirschhorn // Packaging Tape, Permanent Marker // 350 x 12 x 12 cm // 2005

Portrait of Thomas Hirschhorn

Portrait of Thomas Hirschhorn // Packaging Tape, Permanent Marker // 350 x 12 x 12 cm // 2005

Portrait of Thomas Hirschhorn

Handships // Oil on Board // 60 x 60 cm ea. // 2005

Brotherhood of Handships

A Fistful of Welds // Oil on Board // 60 x 60 cm // 2005

A Fistful of Welds

Born 2 Scrub // Oil on Board // 60 x 60 cm // 2005

Born 2 Scrub

Long Live Short Lived Lifestyles // Oil on Board // 60 x 60 cm // 2005

Long Live Short Lived Lifestyles

I Fought the Bourgeoisie & They Liked My Style (Self-Portrait as an Angry Interior Decorator) // Oil on Board // 60 x 60 cm // 2005

I Fought the Bourgeoisie & They Liked My Style (Self-Portrait as an Angry Interior Decorator)

Fingers Crossed for a Better Tomorrow // Oil on Board // 60 x 60 cm // 2005

Fingers Crossed for a Better Tomorrow

Self-Portrait hiding behind a Blank Canvas in my Freudian Slip // Oil on Canvas // 50 x 50 cm // 20005

Self-Portrait hiding behind a Blank Canvas in my Freudian Slip

Performance Enhanced Urine Test // Live Bladder Relase // 500 ml 2005

Performance Enhanced Urine Test

Putting the Piss in Art // Wood, Vinyl, Glass Jar, Metal Bracket, Text, Urine // 35 x 25 x 25 cm // 2005

Putting the Piss in Art

ALL READY MADE SERIES // Bought & Found Objects // 5th Dimension // 2005

ALL READY MADE SERIES

Here’s one I bought earlier (ALL READY MADE SERIES) // Pre-packaged Canvas & Paints // 45 x 60 cm // 2005

Here’s one I bought earlier (ALL READY MADE SERIES)

Bottle Rack Made to Last: The Conservationists Dry Dream (ALL READY MADE SERIES) // Plastic Bottle Rack // 80 x 80 x 25 cm // 2005

Bottle Rack Made to Last: The Conservationists Dry Dream (ALL READY MADE SERIES)

Fun-thing: Urinary Alchemy Back 2 Reality (ALL READY MADE SERIES) // Plastic Potty // 30 x 30 x 30 cm // 2005

Fun-thing: Urinary Alchemy Back 2 Reality (ALL READY MADE SERIES)

Bicycle Wheel-Borrowed // Stool, Wood, Shopping Basket, Tie Wraps, Bicycle Wheel & Forks // 150 x 40 x 40 cm // 2005

Bicycle Wheel-Borrowed

Bicycle Wheel-Borrowed // Stool, Wood, Shopping Basket, Tie Wraps, Bicycle Wheel & Forks // 150 x 40 x 40 cm // 2005

Bicycle Wheel-Borrowed

Bicycle Wheel-Borrowed // Stool, Wood, Shopping Basket, Tie Wraps, Bicycle Wheel & Forks // 150 x 40 x 40 cm // 2005

Bicycle Wheel-Borrowed

NOW That’s What I Call Art –The Marcel Duchamp Memorial Fountain // Plastic Basin, Piping, Soft Toy, Pump, Vinyl, Water, Paint // 35 x 40 x 40 cm // 2005

NOW That’s What I Call Art

NOW That’s What I Call Art –The Marcel Duchamp Memorial Fountain // Plastic Basin, Piping, Soft Toy, Pump, Vinyl, Water, Paint // 35 x 40 x 40 cm // 2005

NOW That’s What I Call Art

Mammary Stew // Ceramic Bowl, Vinyl, Paint, Inflatable Breast // 35 x 35 x 15 cm // 2005

Mammary Stew

Cézanne gets a piggy back off of Renoir // Ornamental Ceramic, Tin Roses Boxes // 50 x 30 cm // 2005

Cézanne gets a piggy back off of Renoir

Termination Seeds the Endless Revolution // Wood, Plant Pot, Soil, Glue, Bone Joint // 45 x 20 x 20 cm // 2005

Termination Seeds the Endless Revolution

Fruits of Labour // Plant Pot, Wood, Plaster, Soil, Glove, Pot Scrubber // 25 x 25 x 45 cm // 2005

Fruits of Labour

Bulk Bakunin’s Bonsai // Champagne Box, Foam Hulk Fist, Vinyl Text // 45 x 45 x 30 cm // 2005

Bulk Bakunin’s Bonsai

Bulk Bakunin’s Bonsai // Champagne Box, Foam Hulk Fist, Vinyl Text // 45 x 45 x 30 cm // 2005

Bulk Bakunin’s Bonsai

6,999 German Oaks & 1 American Sycamore (Pot Plant Edition) // Plant Pot, Soil, Wooden Branch, Printed Image // 50 x 50 x 30 cm // 2005

6,999 German Oaks & 1 American Sycamore (Pot Plant Edition)

Beuys Forest Infected with The Gertz Virus // Plant Pot, Soil, Yucca, Plastic Trees // 60 x 40 x 60 cm // 2005

Beuys Forest Infected with The Gertz Virus

Illuminated Manna Lanterns // Sewage Piping, Electrical Fittings & Lights, Wire, Tie Wraps, Bread Wrappers // 80 x 60 x 40 cm // 2005

Illuminated Manna Lanterns

DOH! Reading Lamp // Wood, Bamboo, Wire, Tie Wraps, Electrical Fittings & Light, Bread Wrapper // 55 x 25 x 25 cm // 2005

DOH! Reading Lamp

The Ballad of Reading Theory // Wood, Bamboo, Screws, Wire, Tape, Cardboard, Aluminium Foil, Electric Lights & Fittings, Vinyl, Acrylic Paint, Glue, XXL Y Fronts // 230 x 40 x 40 cm // 2005

The Ballad of Reading Theory

The Ballad of Reading Theory // Wood, Bamboo, Screws, Wire, Tape, Cardboard, Aluminium Foil, Electric Lights & Fittings, Vinyl, Acrylic Paint, Glue, XXL Y Fronts // 230 x 40 x 40 cm // 2005

The Ballad of Reading Theory

The Ballad of Reading Theory // Wood, Bamboo, Screws, Wire, Tape, Cardboard, Aluminium Foil, Electric Lights & Fittings, Vinyl, Acrylic Paint, Glue, XXL Y Fronts // 230 x 40 x 40 cm // 2005

The Ballad of Reading Theory

Peace Fucker // Banana Boxes, Packaging Tape // 230 / 150 x 100 cm // 2005

Peace Fucker // Banana Boxes, Packaging Tape // 230 / 150 x 100 cm // 2005

Peace Fucker // Banana Boxes, Packaging Tape // 230 / 150 x 100 cm // 2005

Peace Fucker

Peace Fucker // Banana Boxes, Packaging Tape // 230 / 150 x 100 cm // 2005

Peace Fucker

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version // Wood, Screen, Printed Text, Metal Brackets, Bin, Water Pump, Hosing, Water, Paint, Milk Carton // 250 x 200 x 90 cm // 2005

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version // Wood, Screen, Printed Text, Metal Brackets, Bin, Water Pump, Hosing, Water, Paint, Milk Carton // 250 x 200 x 90 cm // 2005

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version // Wood, Screen, Printed Text, Metal Brackets, Bin, Water Pump, Hosing, Water, Paint, Milk Carton // 250 x 200 x 90 cm // 2005

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version // Wood, Screen, Printed Text, Metal Brackets, Bin, Water Pump, Hosing, Water, Paint, Milk Carton // 250 x 200 x 90 cm // 2005

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version // Wood, Screen, Printed Text, Metal Brackets, Bin, Water Pump, Hosing, Water, Paint, Milk Carton // 250 x 200 x 90 cm // 2005

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version // Wood, Screen, Printed Text, Metal Brackets, Bin, Water Pump, Hosing, Water, Paint, Milk Carton // 250 x 200 x 90 cm // 2005

The Jimmy Durham Spilt Milk Fountain: Deluxe Version

Self-Portrait as a Political Pole // Wood, Electrical Fittings & Light, Screws, Pulleys, Hinges, Cardboard, Soft Toy, Gloves, Plaster, Expandable Foam, Elastic Bungee Cord, Fianna Fáil Election Poster // 220 x 220 x 380 cm // 2005

Self-Portrait as a Political Pole

Self-Portrait as a Political Pole // Wood, Electrical Fittings & Light, Screws, Pulleys, Hinges, Cardboard, Soft Toy, Gloves, Plaster, Expandable Foam, Elastic Bungee Cord, Fianna Fáil Election Poster // 220 x 220 x 380 cm // 2005

Self-Portrait as a Political Pole

Self-Portrait as a Political Pole // Wood, Electrical Fittings & Light, Screws, Pulleys, Hinges, Cardboard, Soft Toy, Gloves, Plaster, Expandable Foam, Elastic Bungee Cord, Fianna Fáil Election Poster // 220 x 220 x 380 cm // 2005

Self-Portrait as a Political Pole

Self-Portrait as a Political Pole // Wood, Electrical Fittings & Light, Screws, Pulleys, Hinges, Cardboard, Soft Toy, Gloves, Plaster, Expandable Foam, Elastic Bungee Cord, Fianna Fáil Election Poster // 220 x 220 x 380 cm // 2005

Self-Portrait as a Political Pole

CH.69: If only they were Olympic Medals // Acrylic on MDF // 50 x 77cm // 2005

CH.69: If only they were Olympic Medals

CH.70: Aboriginal Boogie Woogie Walkabout down Pixelate Boulevard // Oil & Acrylic on MDF // 93 x 132cm // 2005

CH.70: Aboriginal Boogie Woogie Walkabout down Pixelate Boulevard

CH.68: For the Love of Money __________ (the GAP between the ADS) // Acrylic on MDF // 61 x 68 cm // 2005

CH.68: For the Love of Money __________ (the GAP between the ADS)

CH.67: Probably the Greatest Soap Opera in the World || Episode 2: A Family that works together Lives Forever. The good boy Jesus invents a Better Tomorrow whilst Mammy Mary pulls up her sleeves and scrubs Yesterdays Dirty Laundry Today // Acrylic on MDF // 41 x 62 cm // 2005

CH.67: Probably the Greatest Soap Opera in the World || Episode 2: A Family that works together Lives Forever. The good boy Jesus invents a Better Tomorrow whilst Mammy Mary pulls up her sleeves and scrubs Yesterdays Dirty Laundry Today

The Jockeys Banquet – Stubbs De-Lite // Oil 0n Board // 30 x 40 cm // 2005

The Jockeys Banquet – Stubbs De-Lite

Showy Off Shit // PR Image // 2016

Showy Off Shit

Putting the Piss in Art

In 1995 Duchamps Fountain was shown as part of the show ‘Beyond the Pale’ in IMMA. I sent a proposal (which I have lost) to Declan McGonagal (a previous director of IMMA) asking him if I could do a performance in the museum.

The proposed performance consisted of me urinating in the fountain. My argument ran along the lines of the creative input of the audience being an integral part of the process of the mysteries of art. I felt that the audience could become more involved in the creative process through concrete interaction. A role reversal of sorts, where the audience could transform the said art object back to its functional roots a piece utilitarian plumping.

Needless to say I received a negative reply, which fobbed me off saying that the museum didn’t own the sculpture and couldn’t give permission for me slash tactics. I also lost or misplaced this letter, but if I’m recall correctly, at the time I felt he completely ignored and bypassed my philosophical arguments.

Anyway to make a long story short, I never went ahead with my transformative piss. This was something I regretted. I regretted it more a few years later when I read about the 2 Chinese Artists (?) who had the courage to act on their ideas and had a piss in a Duchamp Fountain. (Did they have a slash together at the same time?).

In hindsight if I did go ahead and take the plunge and take me lad and matters into me own hands and have an unsolicited piss would have resulted in
A. My ejection the museum.
B. My barring from the museum
C. I would also not have found myself in this privileged position of being on the Artist Residency Program.

So in a bid to rectify my chicken shitness I have decided to assuage my regrets and guilt I have decided to do a wee little recreational performance. Here’s to plenty of water and lets hope I don’t get stage fright.

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