I came to New York to study art history but the creative vibe of the top floor loft at 98 Bowery would awaken my latent artistic ambitions. At first I tried painting, but when Mike Malloy exposed me to a new form of Conceptual Art rooted in exploring human psychology, I became an instant convert.
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The "Lives" exhibition organized by Jeffrey Deitch opened in November 1975 at the Fine Arts Building in New York. It marked the start of a brief period when the building was the center of an energetic art scene that helped rejuvenate the deserted neighborhood just south of Soho--the now fashionable Tribeca.
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The introductory catalogue essay by Jeffrey Deitch for "Lives," a 1975 exhibition at the Fine Arts Building in New York.
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Artist pages from the 1975 exhibition catalogue "Lives" organized by Jeffrey Deitch. "Artists who deal with people's lives (including their own) as the subject and/or the medium of their work."
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From the moment I was exposed to Mike Malloy's brand of conceptual art, focusing on human psychology and incorporating the actions of people, I knew my own creative direction. My art was interactive and used photography and text. It took less than six months from my first attempts at making conceptual art, to my first one-person show in fall 1973 at OK Harris Gallery in Soho.
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Early Works Conceptual Art by Marc H. Miller. "Write a Word" (1972) and other blackboard pieces. Word response pieces: "Men by Women" (1972); "Women by Men" (1972); "Modern Art" (1972). "What’s Your Greatest Fear" (1972). "Choose a Flower or Gun" (1972) and other prop pieces. "T-shirt" (1972); "Nixon Mask" (1972); "Nose and Glasses" (1972); "Rubber Lips."
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A sampling from an extended series of drawings of penises and vaginas done by men and women from 1973 - 1975. A video showing college students making penises and vaginas out of clay and talking about their creations, 1974. A conceptual art project by Marc H. Miller.
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People are photographed and respond to the question: What are you doing?, Washington D.C., 1975. Conceptual Art by Marc H. Miller.
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A portrait in pictures and words of Bettie Ringma, 1975.
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