Puppet Trash, Providence (exhibition)

Puppet Trash, AS220, Providence, 2004, Photo: Marsian De Lellis

In November and December 2004, I exhibited Puppet Trash, in the front window gallery of AS220 in Providence.

“Aunt Kate” (detail), Puppet Trash, 2004, AS220, Providence, photo: Marsian De Lellis

The sculptural pieces I exhibited included Aunt Kate, Gemini (conjoined at genitals), STD Teddy, Seated Figure, and puppets from Growing Up Linda: LSD Kills. The exhibition which featured dolls, puppets, and puppet residue, opened on

EXHIBITION

Thursday, November 18th, 2004
through
Sunday, December 12th, 2004

AS220
115 Empire Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903

AS220 was founded in 1985 by Umberto Crenca, alongside Susan Clausen and Scott Seabolt as a space for artists and performers to exhibit their work in an uncensored and unjuried venue. Umberto and a group of artists had been frustrated by conditions in the Rhode Island arts community which made access and success difficult for those outside the Rhode Island School of Design and initiatives backed by local government. In response, they wrote a manifesto and formed AS220 with an emphasis on openness and access.