Dream House
These spiders are the talkative hands
of the draftsman, gesturing
the dimensions of the dream house—
a sketch rendered in mid-air,
nearly enough to whisper in.
GIF: Bill Domonkos, 2020
Image from the Costică Acsinte archive. Ghassaei Linkage.gif by MichaelFrey.
At The Zoo
On the back of an invoice I wrote my name in large Capitalist June Blue Letters And because money was involved And so was my name ever in jeopardy On the back of the same invoice I rewrote my name in large Capitalist June Blue Letters And in Leopardy and in Jeopardy I resolved, dissolved upon a radical eradicator Inking in, dissolving upon Jeopardizing in my own name in large Capitalist June Blue Letters
Bill Domonkos at Theatre Bizarre (Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI-2019)
-Photo by Doug Domonkos
My bathroom nightlight. (Yawning Baby, Chalkware, 1940′s)
White Fox Stuffed animals from the collection of N.P. Alin in Cherdyn, 1910.
Feedback Loop (GIF: Bill Domonkos, 2015) (Photo: Fitz W. Guerin, c1902)
Delirium
The black snow runs down from the rooftops;
A red finger dips into your brow;
Blue snow flakes sink into the empty room,
They are a lover's dying mirrors.
Heavy and torn to pieces the mind muses,
Follows the shadow in the mirror of blue snow flakes,
The cold smile of a deceased harlot.
The evening’s wind weeps in the scent of carnations.
The Call of the Second Aethyr by Bill Domonkos, 2020
The Call of the Second Aethyr: 1920 recording of Aleister Crowley speaking in an ancient language which was given to humanity by angels via a crystal ball. The language is called Enochian and the recording is of a ritual designed to call spirit entities into the physical plane.
January 24–28, 2020 MoMA presents the world-premiere live performance of the Residents’ landmark 1988 album God in Three Persons, along with a two-part compilation of videos created by the legendary art collective. From Third Reich ’n Roll (1976) to Dyin’ Dog (2019), these programs chart the evolution of “the most mysterious band in the world,” including their notable collaborations with video artists John Sanborn and Bill Domonkos.
GIF: Bill Domonkos, 2020
1.
I screamed the night through. But no one heard, no one came. And I died.
2.
I died. No one came, and no one heard. I screamed the whole night.
3.
I died! and screamed all night. No one came, no one heard….
-Semeon Kirsanov, Dream Within a Dream
Boy with Toy Gun: Bill Domonkos, 2019
Original image: Costică Acsinte