# Member: Pope.L, 1978-2001 - Hardcover

by **William Pope L.** (Artist), **Stuart Comer** (Contribution by), **Adrian Heathfield** (Text by (Art/Photo Books))

**An absurdist provocateur and brilliant interventionist, Pope.L is a seditious force in contemporary American art**

Pope.L is a consummate thinker and provocateur whose practice across multiple mediums--including painting, drawing, installation, sculpture, theater and video--utilizes abjection, humor, endurance, language and absurdity to confront and undermine rigid systems of belief. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art that will feature a combination of videos, photographs, sculptural elements, ephemera and live actions, _member: Pope.L, 1978-2001_ presents a detailed study of 13 early works that helped define Pope.L's career. Essays by curators, artists, filmmakers and art historians, plus an interview and artistic interventions by the artist, establish key details for each work and articulate how the artist continues to think about the legacy of these ephemeral projects unfolding in time.

Among the works included are performances rooted in experimental theater, such as _Egg Eating Contest_ (1990), _Aunt Jenny Chronicles_ (1991) and _Eracism_ (2000), as well as street interventions such as _Thunderbird Immolation a.k.a. Meditation Square Piece_ (1978), _ATM Piece_ (1997) and _The Great White Way: 22 miles, 9 years, 1 street_ (2001-09), among others. Together these works highlight the role that performance has played within a seditious, emphatically interdisciplinary career that has established Pope.L as an influential force in contemporary art.

**Pope.L** (born 1955) is an acclaimed and prolific interdisciplinary artist best known for his provocative performances, such as _ATM Piece_ (1997) and his decades-long _Crawl_ series--most notably _Times Square Crawl_ (1978), _Tompkins Square Crawl_ (1991) and _The Great White Way: 22 miles, 9 years, 1 street_ (2001-09)--in which the artist drags his body across New York City. Pope.L received his MFA from the Mason Gross School of Arts at Rutgers University and has exhibited internationally. He lives and works in Chicago.

**Number of Pages:** 144

**Dimensions:** 0.7 x 10.4 x 8.1 IN

**Publication Date:** November 19, 2019

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