Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
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Hi, I'm Derivative.
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Come to see my work?
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I've got
this medical paraphernalia here,

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which I've made into little objects.
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Butt-plug stool--
some people say it's like Nayland Blake.

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No, it's mine, Mr. Derivative.
I made it.

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Here you have scaffolded video
representing my face

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in six monitors.
Some people say Nam June Paik

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some people say Bruce Nauman,
no, I made it-- Derivative.

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I like to lie in bed, as long as I can,
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let people in the gallery
come and see me.

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Nothing like the Chris Burden
on the shelf thing,

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it's a Derivative extravaganza.
I invented it. I made it.

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People come to the museum and say,
"Hey, there is a Derivative."

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And I want to begin by
asking Bob Flanagan, "How do you feel? "

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- A logical hospital question?
- A logical hospital question.

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As an art question, I'm exhausted,
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medically
I'm doing pretty well right now.

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- For how long--?
- Two months.

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- Two months? Oh, la.
- I go home at night.

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Your are here as an art object,
are you not?

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Right.
That's-- yeah.


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