Hunter Reynolds, The Banquet and Memorial Dress

(1) The Banquet, Hunter Reynolds and Chrysanne Stathacos. Greenville OH, Robert Shiffler Collection, 1995. Stapled booklet, 22.5 x 16.5 cm, 12 pp. Essay by Anne Pasternak. The Banquet was first performed at Thread Waxing Space New York in 1992, inspired by Meret Oppenheim’s Spring Feast, in which a banquet was presented on the body of a nude woman. Stathacos and Reynolds inverted the original event by substituting a nude man for the woman, confronting issues of male dominance throughout (art) history.

(2) Patina du Prey's Memorial Dress. Cologne, Trinitatiskirche, 1994. Softcover, 21 x 13 cm, 50 pp. Essay by Roger Denson in English and German. (3) Invitation card for the 'Patina du Prey's Memorial Dress' event at the Trinitatis Church, Oct-Nov. 1994. (4) Business card from Hunter Reynolds/ Patina dü Prey with Berlin address information. Rare collection in mint condition. (total 4) *Hunter Reynolds (1959-2022) was a performance artist and activist in New York. He explored issues of gender, sexuality, HIV/AIDS, politics, mortality, and rebirth through performance, photography, installations, and his drag alter ego Patina du Prey.