Peepshow Marilyn

Gentlemen Prefer Dead Blondes

Peepshow Marilyn: Gentlemen Prefer Dead Blondes is a performance by Kate Pendry. It was performed during the performance festival 2003 in Kunstbanken Hedmark Kunstsenter, among other places.

Information

(Objekt ID 25872)
Object type Production
Produced by
Audience Adults
Language English
Keywords Performance, Installation
Duration Approximately three hours
Website Kunstbanken Hedmark Kunstsenter

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In the performance Peepshow Marilyn: Gentlemen Prefer Dead Blondes the performance artist Kate Pendry performed live, real body modifications using her own body, staged as Marilyn Monroe in the moment of death.

16 fish hooks penetrated Pendry's skin as a dramatisation of her own and Marilyn's pain.

Peepshow Marilyn lasted approximately three hours. The music was composed especially for the production by Little Death Orchestra, with voice-work by the artist.

Source:

BIT Teatergarasjen, Oktoberdans 2002.

Contributors (3)
Name Role
Kate Pendry – Concept/Idea
Kate Pendry – Performer
Kate Pendry – Main producer
Performance dates
October 11, 2003 14:00 – Loftet (Kunstbanken) (The Performance Festival) Show
October 12, 2002Krypten på Hordaland Kunstsenter (Oktoberdans) Show
Festivals (2)
The Performance Festival October 11, 2003
Oktoberdans October 12, 2002