YOSHUA OKON Gaza Stripper, 2006

Gaza Stripper was a performance at the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel, in 2006. A volunteer stripper - the only respondent to a classified ad - performs an irreverent dance to music from his headphones, sporting only an orange ribbon (worn by opponents to Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip) tied to his penis. A wooden stage/sculpture including 8 monitors, 8 cameras, and disco lights was built. After the opening night performance, the structure remained in the gallery displaying the video footage of the performance.


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