https://michaelsmithartist.com Michael Smith Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:26:48 +0000 https://michaelsmithartist.com en https://michaelsmithartist.com/Home Tue, 08 May 2018 16:55:22 +0000 Michael Smith https://michaelsmithartist.com/Home MICHAEL SMITH INFO <img width="670" height="890" width_o="670" height_o="890" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ef6f89242a935e86d513cef66d0b791b9b3d8dc4247c00fac84d85a3949d7a2/Mike_1981.jpg" data-mid="18165983" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/670/i/8ef6f89242a935e86d513cef66d0b791b9b3d8dc4247c00fac84d85a3949d7a2/Mike_1981.jpg" /> <img width="670" height="890" width_o="670" height_o="890" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4a66e0945a40b8fc7b69407b366cab5e489d42c569a80a2b9d329045cea2aa2/Mike_1981-BW2.jpg" data-mid="47587342" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/670/i/a4a66e0945a40b8fc7b69407b366cab5e489d42c569a80a2b9d329045cea2aa2/Mike_1981-BW2.jpg" /> <img width="670" height="890" width_o="670" height_o="890" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9eb1c8b0bef1fd969c7d31abc559297eddec4098393da3d9eb22d607f988a343/Michael_ExcuseMe2015.jpg" data-mid="17653151" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/670/i/9eb1c8b0bef1fd969c7d31abc559297eddec4098393da3d9eb22d607f988a343/Michael_ExcuseMe2015.jpg" /><img width="670" height="890" width_o="670" height_o="890" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64ad7c131b82709188dccd912f0d008854209aa99c929003c8c955bc4d09d5e0/Michael_ExcuseMe-BW.jpg" data-mid="47256561" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/670/i/64ad7c131b82709188dccd912f0d008854209aa99c929003c8c955bc4d09d5e0/Michael_ExcuseMe-BW.jpg" /> <img width="670" height="890" width_o="670" height_o="890" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a35da0031a042baab5bd0224a8ad2bb427f5fc653bf07d608ebd79ca556dd435/BabyIkki1981.jpg" data-mid="17299545" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/670/i/a35da0031a042baab5bd0224a8ad2bb427f5fc653bf07d608ebd79ca556dd435/BabyIkki1981.jpg" /> <img width="670" height="890" width_o="670" height_o="890" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b3de882672492f9f2083585a789659647c21ed844a749f186a75b39925a02b7/BabyIkki1981-BW.jpg" data-mid="47275987" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/670/i/7b3de882672492f9f2083585a789659647c21ed844a749f186a75b39925a02b7/BabyIkki1981-BW.jpg" /> https://michaelsmithartist.com/Information Tue, 08 May 2018 16:51:53 +0000 Michael Smith https://michaelsmithartist.com/Information MICHAEL SMITH &gt; INFO &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ︎PRESS &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;︎LINKS &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ︎ CONTACT ︎HOME <img width="576" height="636" width_o="576" height_o="636" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6275ea56e1414caa4f3925a752bfdf0149bea661c43a59be4ea835b7ae958565/159476_d9dea5f29c23578c28c3e5758ec26a6e.jpg" data-mid="16058674" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/576/i/6275ea56e1414caa4f3925a752bfdf0149bea661c43a59be4ea835b7ae958565/159476_d9dea5f29c23578c28c3e5758ec26a6e.jpg" /> Michael Smith is an American artist known for his performance, video, and installation works. He emerged in the mid-1970s, as performance and narrative-based works were beginning to claim space in contemporary art. Included among the Pictures Generation artists, he appropriated pop culture, using television conventions rather than tropes from static media. Since 1979 much of Smith's work has centered on his everyman character "Mike," who he has portrayed in various domestic, entrepreneurial and artistic endeavors. Writers have described his videos and immersive installations as "poker-faced parodies" that sit on the edge between art and entertainment. In these pieces, he examines ideas, cultural shifts, and absurdities involving the American dream, consumerism, the art world, and aging.&nbsp;Smith's early performances took place at avant-garde venues in New York City, i.e. The Kitchen, Franklin Furnace, and Artists Space, as well as at downtown clubs such as CBGB and the Mudd Club. He eventually performed in other, more mainstream clubs and institutions, such as The Bottom Line, Carolines, the Whitney Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art. He produced videos for Saturday Night Live and PBS and a comedy special for Cinemax. In more recent years, he has exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and Tate Modern, among others. Smith has received many fellowships and honors from notable organizaitons, including the National Endowment for the Arts, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts. Read more about Michael Smith on Wikipedia. Image: General Idea,&nbsp;1981 https://michaelsmithartist.com/LINKS Tue, 08 May 2018 19:00:57 +0000 Michael Smith https://michaelsmithartist.com/LINKS MICHAEL SMITH &gt; INFO &gt; LINKS&nbsp; ︎ ︎ "Mike's Box" now available through Drag City - https://www.dragcity.com/products/mikes-box Interview with Nate Heiges on the Selection Committee Radio Show -&nbsp;https://theselectioncommittee.com/Michael-Smith SHE’S A TALKER Podcast - https://shesatalker.com/2020/06/03/michael-smith-room-tone/ MoMA displays Government Approved Home Fallout Shelter Snack Bar - https://www.moma.org/calendar/galleries/5605 Skulptur Projekte 2017 - https://www.skulptur-projekte-archiv.de/en-us/2017/projects/199/ The Smithsonian [Oral History with Liza Zapol] - https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-michael-smith-17596 New Museum [Open House Archive] - https://archive.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/324 Tate Modern Performance Room - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Q3fjDNV-I Rhizome Open House - https://artbase.rhizome.org/wiki/Q3204 Vdrone - http://www.vdrome.org/mike-kelley-and-michael-smith-a-voyage-of-growth-and-discovery/ Alpert Awards - https://herbalpertawards.org/artist/2012/michael-smith https://michaelsmithartist.com/PRESS Tue, 08 May 2018 18:17:18 +0000 Michael Smith https://michaelsmithartist.com/PRESS MICHAEL SMITH &gt; INFO &gt; PRESS ︎ ︎ ...more coming soon! MOMA MAGAZINE&nbsp;&nbsp; June 2025 Destined to Be Bland: 45 Years of Mike an interview with Erika Papernik-Shimizu SPIKE&nbsp; Spring 2025 One Work: Michael Smith, “Government Approved Home Fallout Shelter and Snack Bar”&nbsp; by Travis Diehl BELIEVER&nbsp; Dec 2024 An Interview with Michael Smith by Hayden Bennett THE GUARDIAN Dec 2015 ...Michael Smith on 40 years of mocking America review by Andrew Dickson FRIEZE Apr 2014 Only the Lonely an interview with Dan Fox RHIZOME Nov 2009 Artist Michael Smith on "Open House" an interview with Lauren Cornell NEW YORK TIMES Jan 2008 What’s on the Art Box? Spins, Satire and Camp review by Karen Rosenberg ARTFORUM Feb 2008 ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES review&nbsp;by David Joselit ARTFORUM May 2004 IN CONVERSATION: Dan Graham &amp; Michael Smith VILLAGE VOICE Mar 1997 TURN OUT THE LIGHTS review&nbsp;by C. Carr https://michaelsmithartist.com/Contact Tue, 08 May 2018 17:23:31 +0000 Michael Smith https://michaelsmithartist.com/Contact MICHAEL SMITH &gt; INFO &gt; CONTACT ︎ ︎ Galleries - Greene Naftali: info@greenenaftaligallery.com - Dan Gunn: info@dangunngallery.com - Hales Gallery: info@halesgallery.com - Ellen de Bruijne Projects: info@edbprojects.com Video Distribution Services - Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI): info@eai.org - Video Data Bank (VDB): https://www.vdb.org/ https://michaelsmithartist.com/INDEX_MIKE Tue, 23 Jul 2019 19:22:14 +0000 Michael Smith https://michaelsmithartist.com/INDEX_MIKE MICHAEL SMITH &gt; “MIKE”&nbsp; ︎ <img width="600" height="452" width_o="600" height_o="452" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10a86592077d044e0512e4582d3bae806257be454a422f12a598db73ce37a091/usafreestylediscochampionship_1979-2003.jpg" data-mid="47375460" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/10a86592077d044e0512e4582d3bae806257be454a422f12a598db73ce37a091/usafreestylediscochampionship_1979-2003.jpg" /> USA Freestyle Disco Championship, 1979/2003 After a heavy night of partying, Mike decides to try out for The USA Freestyle Disco Championship at the legendary Copacabana nightclub in New York City.&nbsp; <img width="1047" height="788" width_o="1047" height_o="788" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/325f9eb271aec85d974034be7a0beff0904908f5b6d711d72d8d628eb58225b9/downintherecroom.jpg" data-mid="47375651" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/325f9eb271aec85d974034be7a0beff0904908f5b6d711d72d8d628eb58225b9/downintherecroom.jpg" /> Down in the Rec Room, 1979 This day in the life story is Smith’s first video in which his performance persona "Mike" appears. <img width="2871" height="2000" width_o="2871" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c32683b8f2935badf1f840ae49428eca606e29fb86c1bd1d4616c66adb482d8b/shelter5.jpg" data-mid="182058368" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c32683b8f2935badf1f840ae49428eca606e29fb86c1bd1d4616c66adb482d8b/shelter5.jpg" /> Mike Builds a Shelter, 1983-85Awakened to his civic responsibility during the Cold War, Mike extends the life of leftovers and recycles tree leaves while taking steps to protect himself against a nuclear attack. <img width="2818" height="2121" width_o="2818" height_o="2121" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a1667ad1a8679423780e0dd588ae85b9cbe9735a18e76a3890c99b4edc86f06/Home-Fallout-Shelter-Snackbar_1.jpg" data-mid="47375352" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a1667ad1a8679423780e0dd588ae85b9cbe9735a18e76a3890c99b4edc86f06/Home-Fallout-Shelter-Snackbar_1.jpg" /> Goverment Approved Home Fallout Shelter / Snack Bar, 1983/2023 The Government Approved Home Fallout Shelter/Snack Bar installation is based on an actual plan that was still being distributed by FEMA in 1983. <img width="3140" height="2364" width_o="3140" height_o="2364" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f495b4ce2e1f6767e0a4414b4e11ad7ca7daaa6d4ced210588001dff03dce7a2/goforitmike.jpg" data-mid="47375818" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f495b4ce2e1f6767e0a4414b4e11ad7ca7daaa6d4ced210588001dff03dce7a2/goforitmike.jpg" /> Go For it, Mike,&nbsp;1984 A satirical music video tracking Mike on the campaign trail as he manifests Reagan-era gumption and presumptuousness. <img width="3850" height="2618" width_o="3850" height_o="2618" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58030648e855e516ec32bd062eed5433a1573e87015520547d1fe2cab8e013ae/Smith_Michael_Mike_Video_1987_3.jpg" data-mid="130757645" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/58030648e855e516ec32bd062eed5433a1573e87015520547d1fe2cab8e013ae/Smith_Michael_Mike_Video_1987_3.jpg" /> Mike, 1987 Smith sources a Calvin Klein Obsession ad, swapping out Mike in place of Klein’s sensual models. <img width="2921" height="2000" width_o="2921" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8321ddbb3ce22579f50e7c456c845fdf5ad3792a5c9799582d9db80a548a0b5/SmithMichael_HowToCurateYourOwnGroupExhibition_1996_1.jpg" data-mid="130757945" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8321ddbb3ce22579f50e7c456c845fdf5ad3792a5c9799582d9db80a548a0b5/SmithMichael_HowToCurateYourOwnGroupExhibition_1996_1.jpg" /> How to Curate your own Group Exhibition, 1996 A deadpan infomercial explaining what fledgling curators need to know when organizing professional exhibitions. <img width="720" height="480" width_o="720" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/019f81cf3700592eb113dc204e514fa60689f93998e80b86123e68f4b1e4b2d2/SmithMichael_OutstandingYoungMenOfAmerica1996_1.jpg" data-mid="130759148" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/019f81cf3700592eb113dc204e514fa60689f93998e80b86123e68f4b1e4b2d2/SmithMichael_OutstandingYoungMenOfAmerica1996_1.jpg" /> Outstanding Young Men of America, 1996 Mike gets nominated as an Outstanding Young Man of America and decides to have a party to celebrate. <img width="2588" height="2086" width_o="2588" height_o="2086" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f64fad3856a87b6af74e359a274511698b5499b356cb2e2b8cceffdd7cb1521f/7_SmithMichael-WhiteJoshua_MusCo1997.jpg" data-mid="130759782" border="0" data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f64fad3856a87b6af74e359a274511698b5499b356cb2e2b8cceffdd7cb1521f/7_SmithMichael-WhiteJoshua_MusCo1997.jpg" /> Musco, 1997 Originally an element of the 1997 installation MUSCO: 1969-1997, this tape purports to be the 1984 promotional video for a fictitious lighting company with origins in the psychedelic light shows of the late '60s.In collaboration with Joshua White. <img width="500" height="320" width_o="500" height_o="320" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d66568a8910b9356e91e8c34d824db4595061678bc973e9c02da62e866dbb0b/openhouse1.jpeg" data-mid="130760559" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/5d66568a8910b9356e91e8c34d824db4595061678bc973e9c02da62e866dbb0b/openhouse1.jpeg" /> Open House, 1999 After decades of loft living, Mike — a middle-aged and middling artist — is now a victim and opportunist of a rapidly gentrifying SoHo neighborhood. He decides to cash in and put his bohemian home on the market.In collaboration with Joshua White. <img width="500" height="343" width_o="500" height_o="343" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad0283b2db3001794677cf0d76e36a8b16367267745ced02e928a2457e75448c/famousquotes2.jpeg" data-mid="130761153" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/ad0283b2db3001794677cf0d76e36a8b16367267745ced02e928a2457e75448c/famousquotes2.jpeg" /> Famous Quotes from Art History, 2001-03 Produced by the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Smith's short video parodies cultural programming interludes that one sees on European or American public television. <img width="500" height="339" width_o="500" height_o="339" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/829a361e603bf456af8f5b2496658c6f59eb998d3cf24b89b8b5963602b90568/quinquaq1.jpeg" data-mid="130761363" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/829a361e603bf456af8f5b2496658c6f59eb998d3cf24b89b8b5963602b90568/quinquaq1.jpeg" /> QuinQuag, 2002 Ostensibly one segment of a television magazine show called "Millennium Visions," QuinQuag is, in fact, a carefully crafted simulation.&nbsp;In collaboration with Joshua White. <img width="500" height="375" width_o="500" height_o="375" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d6a5406aa6c3a842d59f14049e2d9f92c623fa7fadcda1fd3dd4064a34152d9c/takeoff1.jpeg" data-mid="131538909" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/d6a5406aa6c3a842d59f14049e2d9f92c623fa7fadcda1fd3dd4064a34152d9c/takeoff1.jpeg" /> Take Off Your Pants, 2005 A six-sided kiosk/kinetic sculpture with carnival lights, whirligigs, and candy colors, that brands Mike’s pants-centric worldview. In collaboration with Joshua White. <img width="500" height="352" width_o="500" height_o="352" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/151c19fa8b4da5b114eba8f6e8ad9a9c2f997af96326314381dd08c252fdb8bc/portal3.jpeg" data-mid="131540408" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/151c19fa8b4da5b114eba8f6e8ad9a9c2f997af96326314381dd08c252fdb8bc/portal3.jpeg" /> Portal Excursion, 2006 Mike’s extremely human excursion into the realm of online continuing education is strikingly disconnected from reality. <img width="982" height="770" width_o="982" height_o="770" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3052a625a919776fd02faaf3440c6fc947cfa84856bfd48af03f68e6ff1827f6/Screen-Shot-2022-01-26-at-12.13.06-PM.png" data-mid="131540602" border="0" data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/982/i/3052a625a919776fd02faaf3440c6fc947cfa84856bfd48af03f68e6ff1827f6/Screen-Shot-2022-01-26-at-12.13.06-PM.png" /> Mikes World, 2007 Michael Smith and Joshua White welcome visitors to Mike’s World, a website based on the touring exhibition surveying Smith’s many “Mike” projects held at the Blanton Musuem of Art in Austin and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. Link is to an external site. In collaboration with Joshua White. <img width="6144" height="4096" width_o="6144" height_o="4096" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6160bf17f6d940b7aa7123501310b42de59ad96cab0cd7a304a829fa8463459e/SmithMichael_Fountain-of-Youth-State-Park-Journey-No.1_2012_Map.jpg" data-mid="131542868" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6160bf17f6d940b7aa7123501310b42de59ad96cab0cd7a304a829fa8463459e/SmithMichael_Fountain-of-Youth-State-Park-Journey-No.1_2012_Map.jpg" /> Excuse Me! I am Looking for the Fountain of Youth..., 2015 Mike investigates life after retirement and dips his big toe in the magic fountain. <img width="3232" height="2724" width_o="3232" height_o="2724" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cee90f82feeadc47b373407d111a2fd6eff3c2c416fbfd6cedd84d293038fb3d/Cropped-NotQuiteUnder_Ground_SkulpturProjekte2017_Install_Photo-.jpg" data-mid="131542814" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cee90f82feeadc47b373407d111a2fd6eff3c2c416fbfd6cedd84d293038fb3d/Cropped-NotQuiteUnder_Ground_SkulpturProjekte2017_Install_Photo-.jpg" /> Not Quite Under_Ground, 2017Both an installation and a fully operational tattoo shop offering deep discounts to seniors aged 65 and older. Presented at Skulptur Projekte Münster 2017. <img width="1500" height="1000" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/914bbe6be71d670910b935289c383a90cef041e305dbb908ff6721b5a969ddbc/3Y4A4479.jpg" data-mid="132563155" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/914bbe6be71d670910b935289c383a90cef041e305dbb908ff6721b5a969ddbc/3Y4A4479.jpg" /> Imagine the View From Here, 2018-19Mike contemplates moving into a fully curated timeshare inside the Jumex Museum in Mexico City. <img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ca9afcbe0050c5863e9e79e8c42023741948ba02d7ad59a17b604c078a7233ed/last_Recording_640x360.mp4.00_00_10_07.Still001.jpg" data-mid="182470017" border="0" data-no-zoom data-icon-mode src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/ca9afcbe0050c5863e9e79e8c42023741948ba02d7ad59a17b604c078a7233ed/last_Recording_640x360.mp4.00_00_10_07.Still001.jpg" /> Zoom Room, 2022Mike hosts a meeting for his colleagues to discuss office renovations. BACK TO TOP https://michaelsmithartist.com/USA-FREESTYLE-DISCO Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:22:01 +0000 Michael Smith https://michaelsmithartist.com/USA-FREESTYLE-DISCO MICHAEL SMITH &gt; “MIKE” &gt; ︎ ︎ USA Freestyle Disco Championship, 1979/20033:43 min&nbsp; After a heavy night of partying, Smith decides to try out for the USA Freestyle Disco Championship at the legendary Copacabana nightclub in New York City. This slideshow documents the dance-off, capturing Smith hip-thrusting his heart out in a veritable hall of mirrors and disco balls. Though he placed twelfth out of twelve contestants, at least he can say he performed at the Copa. https://michaelsmithartist.com/Down-in-the-Rec-Room Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:26:48 +0000 Michael Smith https://michaelsmithartist.com/Down-in-the-Rec-Room MICHAEL SMITH &gt; “MIKE” &gt; ︎ ︎ Down in the Rec Room, 1979 13:43 min This day in the life story is Smith’s first video in which his performance persona "Mike" appears. Loaded up with references to junk-televison of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, the narrative follows Mike as he ambles through mundane activities preparing for a party, which no one attends. Camera/Editor: Mark Fischer. Produced by Michael Smith and Mark Fischer, Mike and Mark Productions. https://michaelsmithartist.com/Mike-Builds-a-Shelter Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:24:33 +0000 Michael Smith https://michaelsmithartist.com/Mike-Builds-a-Shelter MICHAEL SMITH &gt; “MIKE” &gt; ︎ ︎ <img width="2900" height="2000" width_o="2900" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90749950e2d4db1faf718a39954dfe3e82b8c1af08e1dd2668f490a83d28781d/shelter1.jpg" data-mid="130753333" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/90749950e2d4db1faf718a39954dfe3e82b8c1af08e1dd2668f490a83d28781d/shelter1.jpg" /> <img width="2942" height="2000" width_o="2942" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b8d33339df472d2ed4832961dfbbebe3ea6b0d726283fffb9184deb37ef828e6/shelter6.jpg" data-mid="130753346" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b8d33339df472d2ed4832961dfbbebe3ea6b0d726283fffb9184deb37ef828e6/shelter6.jpg" /> <img width="2871" height="2000" width_o="2871" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4babe695e1cff238ae0441a50f0e4201c8380fbd1054b589299ffd920d8f3a5a/shelter5.jpg" data-mid="130753343" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4babe695e1cff238ae0441a50f0e4201c8380fbd1054b589299ffd920d8f3a5a/shelter5.jpg" /> <img width="2946" height="2000" width_o="2946" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/526c6791c646aac877c98e83123eba36dfc469f6e115caaf8d4f61db956ae895/shelter4.jpg" data-mid="130753341" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/526c6791c646aac877c98e83123eba36dfc469f6e115caaf8d4f61db956ae895/shelter4.jpg" /> <img width="2867" height="2000" width_o="2867" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4830a2537dfa070fb29862f8dbf41e8fdc7474a3889ba3dfa4128efc56e3e947/shelter3.jpg" data-mid="130753339" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4830a2537dfa070fb29862f8dbf41e8fdc7474a3889ba3dfa4128efc56e3e947/shelter3.jpg" /> <img width="2908" height="2000" width_o="2908" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d476aadabec2f0d579ab4e9597422e95027687ddece81a2b4784a6d256c8ef4e/shelter2.jpg" data-mid="130753335" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d476aadabec2f0d579ab4e9597422e95027687ddece81a2b4784a6d256c8ef4e/shelter2.jpg" /> Mike Builds a Shelter, 1983-8525:00 min Mike Builds a Shelter is the video that developed out of Smith's installation,&nbsp;Government Approved Home Fallout Shelter/Snack Bar. In this comic-tragic story, Mike addresses pressing issues, the enviroment and civil defense.&nbsp; https://michaelsmithartist.com/Government-Approved-Home-Fallout-Shelter-Snack-Bar Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:25:15 +0000 Michael Smith https://michaelsmithartist.com/Government-Approved-Home-Fallout-Shelter-Snack-Bar MICHAEL SMITH &gt; “MIKE” &gt; ︎ ︎ <img width="3600" height="2578" width_o="3600" height_o="2578" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc9d7999336f7437498aa377460e22cac618312f2f421b8ee313037cafe3c122/Smith_Michael_Shelter_BW_2-copy.jpg" data-mid="181828050" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc9d7999336f7437498aa377460e22cac618312f2f421b8ee313037cafe3c122/Smith_Michael_Shelter_BW_2-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2578" width_o="3600" height_o="2578" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b97040497e812fb4cee2f2b3eff1d82a59317381022f43ebc37d0838dc6a6b30/Smith_Michael_Shelter_BW_1-copy.jpg" data-mid="181828051" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b97040497e812fb4cee2f2b3eff1d82a59317381022f43ebc37d0838dc6a6b30/Smith_Michael_Shelter_BW_1-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2400" width_o="3600" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35391f4f4d7a9d7abb851fa1ce36b68a632106aae465ecc98a0baf0675227af5/Shelter_11.jpg" data-mid="130755125" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35391f4f4d7a9d7abb851fa1ce36b68a632106aae465ecc98a0baf0675227af5/Shelter_11.jpg" /> <img width="2388" height="3552" width_o="2388" height_o="3552" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f85c319af900fe14bc6798e17ad7e703ca384edcfdd7fc8ec7cd5f8991312a70/SmithMichael_GovernmentApprovedHomeFalloutShelterSnackbar_1983_03.jpg" data-mid="130754896" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f85c319af900fe14bc6798e17ad7e703ca384edcfdd7fc8ec7cd5f8991312a70/SmithMichael_GovernmentApprovedHomeFalloutShelterSnackbar_1983_03.jpg" /> Government Approved Home Fallout Shelter/Snack Bar, 1983/2023 The Government Approved Home Fallout Shelter/Snack Bar installation is based on an actual plan that was still being distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 1983. The absurdity of the plan is underscored by the seriousness of cold war politics and discussion around the threat of arms proliferation and impending nuclear war. Props and theatrical elements, furnishings, equipment, lighting, video game wit purpose-built video booth, painted hardboard, sketches and plans, standard-definition video (color, sound; 24:10 min.), and seven pencil drawings on paper.&nbsp;Overall dimensions variable. Photos: Kevin NobleOriginal installation design by Alan Herman; Drawings in collaboration with Howard Mandel; Video game production and graphics by Dov Jacobson, restoration by Paul Slocum programming by Reza Keshavarz, sound by A. Leroy, cabinet design by Alan Herman.&nbsp; Goverment Approved Home Fallout Shelter/Snack Bar is in the permanent collection of MoMA, New York.