The
Bumbys are anonymous performance artists who provide
ÒA Fair and Honest Appraisal of Your AppearanceÓ using nothing more than analog
typewriters and charming wit. They first performed in a Brooklyn subway station
as a social experiment in 2008; since then, theyÕve performed nationally and
internationally on behalf of Whitney Museum of American Art, Microsoft,
Bad Robot, Art of Elysium, Vogue, MTV, and Berklee
College of Music, to name a few. They've written for New York
Magazine, been commissioned for multiple art residencies, and been
profiled by publications including The New York Times, The
New Yorker, The LA Times, CBS News, ELLE, and Vogue
Italia.
Experiencing
a performance by The Bumbys is as simple as it
sounds: participants stand in front of The Bumbys
while they type out a personalized narrative that playfully describes how
each individualÕs appearance is read by the world. Instead of snarky takedowns,
appraisals by The Bumbys are warm and funny; The Bumbys believe itÕs most interesting to look for the good
in people, and then to help them see it too.
Founded
on an outlandish idea, The Bumbys are all about
living in the present, letting go and taking creative risks; they are champions
of the idea that you can find an authentic and sustainable meeting point
between art and commerce.
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