Singaporean Lee Wen's piece during the Ket Noi Singapore-Vietnam Performance Art weekend in Singapore.
1. Lee Wen walks in carrying a boombox that is playing Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "Stagger Lee" on repeat
2. Places boombox down and strips to his underwear
3. Puts on silk pajamas, a cap and eye goggles
4. Drags out a cardboard box and lays out its contents in a line in front of him- various bottles of sauces: chili, ketchup, soy etc
5. Lies down and, picking up one bottle at a time, pours out its contents all over his body
6. After a few bottles, he stands up, takes off his cap and pours empties a bottle of ketchup over his head
7. Strips down to his underwear again
8. Proceeds to Singapore Management University fountain to bathe himself
9. Fellow performance artist Jeremy Hiah spontaneously strips down to his underwear to join Lee Wen in fountain, using his clothes to rub Lee Wen's back and bathe him
10. Lee Wen steps out of fountain. End of performance
lovely mccarthyesque. Carole lubyx
lubyone 2 years ago
wow...what an art...
cheek 3 years ago