Carp

California Casual

Artist Ilene Segalove
Date June 24, 1977
Location Los Angeles
Type Performance, Video

Ilene Segalove partnered with various artists and Carp June 24, 1977, during a single-day installation presenting videotaped portraits of five married couples in Los Angeles. Each individual endorses and comments on the convenience of the new "miracle" easy-care clothing fabrics, leisure suits and the no-ironing lifestyle in an artist-created environment at ARCO Plaza.

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.
In both his first show in California and coordination with Carp, Vito Acconci installed color slides and 8mm film, and projected them to two of the upper corners of a clean, white, rectangular and darkened room.
Chris Burden teamed with Carp June 23-27, 1975, during a 10-second performance commercially aired on television channels throughout Los Angeles.