Michael Smith

Original exhibition invitations, fair announcements, and printed matter featuring or relating to Michael Smith (b. 1951). An American performance and video artist, Smith is known for his alter ego Mike, an everyman figure navigating the absurdities of contemporary life. Items here preserve the printed infrastructure through which his work has circulated internationally.

  • Front Moving Image Contemporary Video Art Fair, London, 2011, announcement card, front, white card: black-and-white photograph of Hannah Wilke crouching against a brick wall, holding a shoe, from So Help Me Hannah, 1978; Moving image in large type below with M and i in red; Contemporary Video Art Fair / October 13–16, 2011 London in black sans-serif; vertical caption at left edge: Hannah Wilke, So Help Me Hannah, 1978. Courtesy Donald and Helen Goddard and Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York. Reverse Moving Image Contemporary Video Art Fair, London, 2011, announcement card, reverse, white card: Moving image logo in red and black at upper left; fair dates and opening reception; map of Oxo Tower Wharf area with red location pin; Bargehouse address at lower left; full artist and gallery list in two columns including Dara Birnbaum, Hannah Wilke, William Lamson, Lokal_30, P.P.O.W., Nara Roesler, Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Winkleman Gallery; sponsor logos including Swedish Delivery, Flash Art, Aesthetica,

    Moving Image: Contemporary Video Art Fair, London, 2011

    Moving Image: Contemporary Video Art Fair, London, 2011