Smith Michael
born in 1951
media artist, performer, videographer, graphic designer, actor
American artist born in Chicago in 1951. He is an important figure of the American artistic scene in the fields of performance, video art and installations since the mid-70s. He addresses with humour topics daily life, of commonplace and mass cuture by telling the story of his alter-ego, 'Mike", the average man in the street who cannot handle modernity. He worked with artists including William Wegman, Mark Fisher and Doug Skinner.
