Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Springs, New York, United States

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

I lay on the floor with my head under a cupboard. On my chest is written “He Who Has No Heart Will Have No Heartaches”. Driven by an electric motor a knife cut back and forth over my chest. The performance continued for one hour.
(26 May 2004)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Springs, New York, United States.

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Saturday 11th of August 1956 (-) — Abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock dies in a single-car crash in his Oldsmobile convertible while driving under the influence of alcohol.
Edith Metzger was also killed in the accident. Artist and Pollock's mistress Ruth Kligman survived.