On Parr: Mike Parr speaks at ACCA

Who in their right mind would write a list of 150 instructions for themselves, such as: “swallow a lump of marble, repeatedly drop a brick on your foot, let a dog drink some of your blood, press some glass into some bread, arrange for a friend to bite into your shoulder until blood appears, light a match and hold your finger in the flame for as long as possible, nail your hand to a tree, push a small fish up your nose, keep licking the wall of an art gallery until your tongue bleeds and some blood is smeared on the wall, cut your throat an inch at a time …”? Read more…