about ‘Bringing Michael Jackson Back To Life’
Here was my press release:
The people of Lismore and its surrounds are being asked to help “Bring Michael Jackson Back To Life”.
By bringing a pot plant or cutting into Lismore Regional Gallery and contributing it to a “growing shrine”, the towns people can simultaneously show their admiration for the dead star, and their lament for his unsustainable way of living.
Photo credit: Phil Rogers
The big marketing exercise that is , itself a part of , has created , and since / (listed as one slashed up org) is one of them, I was invited to speak at their opening event, a night called . The brief was to describe what is Sydney in three minutes. Phew!
I think normally I might have been lodged deeper within the forums, probably on the panel about space for creativity, But I have a hunch that since I am a minor celebrity now, thanks to , I was catapulted to the big launch night. Three Minute Sydney, unlike most of the rest of the Creative Sydney events, was not a panel format, but was more like ten short keynote addresses. An opportunity not to be missed, despite the fact they don’t pay any of the artists. Well, got a cool mill. But he’s a bona fide celebrity!
If you have been waiting patiently for more info on Mickie Quick, let me tell you I am working flat out on this TV show. I am throwing my all at it. For the effort and hours I am putting in, the pay is truly crap. However, I made a decision a while back to make the most of this project as an unprecedented opportunity for me to do my thang in front of a large national audience. Now, there are always institutions who bank on paying people poorly for their highly valuable creative efforts in return for the vague carrot on the end of a vague stick about it being beneficial to one’s “career”. I believe that promise can go on forever until an artist starts putting their foot down to make sure their generosity is basically sustainable. The more commercial the institution the more one should do this. Having said that, there’s a cap on how much the show wants to spend, and there’s a much higher cap on the standard of my art that i want the nation’s couch potatoes to see. So i am putting in some serious overtime to make sure the devil is in the detail.
The next two or three episodes to go to air will demonstrate what i mean. The HAVE YOU PAID YOUR TROLL sign was a last minute lightbulb above my head, and i worked til the wee hours to get it done in time for the “hit day”.
Anyways, hold tight, in a month’s time i will be out of a Guerrilla Gardener’s job, and will have plenty of time for shameless self promotion.
A detailed history of Mickie Quick’s activities is coming soon to this brand spankin’ new webpage!
Finally, just as the nation is about to watch Mickie Quick’s tricks from the comfort of the lounge-room, the curiosity that wells up inside of them – as they watch every Wednesday evening – can soon be satiated by getting off that couch and getting over to the computer to check in on mickiequick.com for the latest tale from the archives of nearly 15 years of Mickie’s shenaningans, dating right back to 1995 when he painted BLACK&GOLD CAR onto his family’s yellow Gemini.
One of our “gardens”: photo thanks to .
A blog post on our great TROLL garden in Annandale .
More troll pix .
Here’s a great .
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Last week, Mickie and the gang were busted setting up a garden in the Sutherland Shire, (and check out the comments from readers!)
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And here’s the of a (non affiliated) (non-televised) guerrilla gardener…
