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BROOKLYN IS BURNING
March 7, 2010
It is indeed a jungle out there, so you have to be prepared no matter what! We strive to style a wardrobe for every nasty/amazing occasion that may present itself. What to wear when the pipe bomb explodes in the parking garage? Or, when you find out your boss’ child was swallowed by a shark at beach camp? Or, when you’re CENSORED and the lights go down on your performance art piece? We have to ponder the pipe bomb and shark swallowing situations a bit more (we’ll get back to you), but you might ask artist Ann Liv Young—errrr, her performance art alter “Sherry”—about the latter sitch. She should know as the lights went down (down as in the C word) during her performance at PS1 in New York last weekend. First of all, meet Sherry (pictured above from her blog). Sherry created a little ruckus (’cause that’s what Sherry does)…or rather, the audience responds and Sherry responds back. This manifests itself in many different ways. This time, Sherry peed in a pan, masturbated, and got into an altercation during her performance with the artist (Georgia Sagri) who performed just before her. If you live in New York and you follow the art news, you undoubtedly witnessed it at Brooklyn is Burning (the event during which the performances took place), or you’ve read about it all in the many art weeklies and blogs circulating about town. Basically, this happened. And, then this happened. And, then this happened. There are differing opinions depending on who you are, and since we weren’t there, we basically have to go with the most fun—and that means Sherry! So Sherry, what do you wear when the lights go down and you’ve been put in the dark? Purple standard jeans from A.P.C. (via azitastore.com), printed polka dot tee (Wok store), Henrik Vibskov green polka dot poncho (farfetch.com), Tendence rainbow watch (luisaviaroma.com), Tom Ford acetate sunglasses (Colette), and red canvas sneakers by Supreme. And by the way, you can have your very own date with Sherry for $50—such a steal…and with Sherry, you never know what could happen! And that’s why she’s so much fun!