The past 60 years of performance art history is filled with misunderstood and often ridiculed artist and performers. Many people don't see the artistic merit in this illusive gene of art. Maybe it is the fact that performance artists often draw inspiration from the mundane, or common situations in life and subvert them, repeat them, and turn them upside down in their pieces. Performance art is an art form that is considered to have no rules, guidelines or formal technique, and for this reason often leaves the viewer alienated, confused, and often times turned off the pieces. Personally, am a fan of performance art, epically when it is good and new. Enter Millie Brown. For those of you who haven't yet heard of Millie Brown and her work, she too will defiantly challenge you or turn you off but her pieces are also arguable, quite beautiful.
Ms. Brown, who hails from London but currently is working in LA,is a member of London !WOWOW! movement (Gareth Pugh, Mathew Stone,Hanna Hanra, Tara Grant, Katie Shillingford, Tamzin Brown,etc) and is fast becoming a very talked about and visible performance artist in Europe and beyond. This past year Mille did a collaborative film and performance for Nick Knights showstudio.com series called "Films for SHOWstudio #02", which has created a stir. As well as her recent work with Lady Gaga for her tour visuals, Millie's next piece debut next year which involves full body wax casting and candle wicks. The best explanations of Millie's work will come from seeing it for yourself HERE. After you watch the film, see my exclusive interview with Mille last week in LA, to see how she describes what she does.
Millie and her sister Beckelou have just opened DOLLYMOP POP-UP SHOP, and all three of the Brown sisters including Tamzin (an actress), will make cameos in my next film ROUGE SANG. Millie is a very interesting, smart, and beautiful young woman who I am looking forward to seeing more from in the future.