Comments on: The Dismemberment Plan

By: Dick Skinner

Dick Skinner — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:08:22 +0000

Adrian was very brave in committing this act some might say of masochism. It definitely has an erotic and artistic element. It is thought provoking which good art shoud engender. Ironic too that he used a Swiss army knife - the best working man's tool there is - but one the Swiss don't use for circumcision as it is pratically unknow in Switzerland. The circumcision was done to help further Adrian's career and, to his mind at little expense, since he does not value his foreskin (which is fine). It then becomes a commentary on all the millions of foreskins cut off for not much more reason than aesthetics and no doubt to line the pockets
of urologists.

By: Kasper

Kasper — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:14:56 +0000

Is Adrian Parsons an American?
If so, how old is he now and how old was he at the time of this performance?

If he's American, I'd be surprised he wasn't circumcised...

By: brandnewPP

brandnewPP — Tue, 01 May 2007 19:15:32 +0000

I think when he said modest, it was not directed at the quality or kind of work, but that the "modest" works did not contain live genitals and live genital mutilation. i was there- it was hard to watch.

By: DC1974

DC1974 — Tue, 01 May 2007 06:03:24 +0000

Awesome. I wish I had been there. This will be his Chris Burden moment. That will in video look uninteresting, but will resonate and define his work.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:09:06 +0000

Kriston: you're my hero. I wish we could be best friends IRL. You're in my prayers and those of my family.

By: suzi

suzi — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:38:29 +0000

Kriston: I happen to think you are a great reporter. I was worried that you were going to give this senseless act of destruction more weight than it deserves. Yes the rest of the show was filled with modest painting and sculpture. Fine words for just a modest showing of some well known artists. So Adrian Parsons has his artistic merit badge now. There it is hanging on the wall, every one knows his name now. BFD

By: Foreskin

Foreskin — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:18:14 +0000

I did this in '71 in Berlin and again in Oslo two years later.

By: d

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:07:02 +0000

Jim, I think modest here means penis-free.

By: margo

margo — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:50:59 +0000

How utterly boring. Seriously.

By: Thomas McCulloch

Thomas McCulloch — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:35:42 +0000

The actual performance of that was laughable. It wasen't thought through as we see by his statement at the end. "...the holes too small." It seemed like it was scarification for scarification's sake. For others in that realm like Franco B that manage to create a atmosphere and interest in what they perform this guy should be taking tips. I'm also left pondering what the point is? Is there some sort of queer theory at work against a stereotype gay persona? Blah.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 04:17:49 +0000

"modest painting and sculpture"??? Dude you're becoming a hopeless, negaholic, nothing's-ever-good-art-critic like the rest of the art scribes who pass for modest critics around this town.

By: meanlouise.com » artDC, Jasper Johns, metro man

meanlouise.com » artDC, Jasper Johns, metro man — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:41:10 +0000

[...] a better day than one that included circumcision as performance art. By a longshot. Claudia and I agreed that there was a reason that whole personal mutilation strain [...]