Michael Smith
Mike's Box (8xDVD Set)
Releasing May 30 via Jim O'Rourke's Drag City imprint Moikai, Mike’s Box is an immersive 8-disc DVD set collecting the works of American performance artist Michael Smith. For five decades, Smith has plumbed the depths of American culture — through his two performance personae, Mike and Baby Ikki — to perform the discrepancies between what is promulgated by the powers that be and what actually exists in reality or the day-to-day world. Through art installations, theatre, video, television and liv…