Scheherezade the Storyteller

Artist Alexis Smith
Date Aug. 23-27, 1976
Location Los Angeles
Type Performance, Installation

In a performance by Alexis Smith in coordination with Carp, Scheherezade the Storyteller delivered a series of readings from "The Thousand and One Arabian Nights" at Roger Wong's Studio in Los Angeles. Guests had received invitations. Following the performance, Carp helped the artist send a documentary mailer with photographs and text.


Related Projects
In a show sponsored by Carp and hosted by Joel Marshall, Alexis Smith presented an installation on the ceiling of a clean, white room, housing a maximum of two guests per viewing.
Chris Burden teamed with Carp June 23-27, 1975, during a 10-second performance commercially aired on television channels throughout Los Angeles.