Of course I had the 73 Townhouse as a squirt, so yes, I coveted it, too! Although, funny enough, I was never all that interested in Barbie or playing house: I think even as a child, I was more interested in the weird stage-like performance potential each level had.

Thanks for the link to Laurie Simmons: I hadn’t seen it before!

I love this work, as I remember coveting a later model of Barbie’s three story town house, mostly decorated in pink and cream.

Have you seen Luarie Simmon’s work a few years ago with the interior decorating book, “Instant Decorator”?

http://www.speronewestwater.com/cgi-bin/iowa/works/record.html?record=1737

The women performing in the spaces are different in each piece. In Spellchecker, I’ve thought of the character as a single girl/young woman. In Townhouse, I play a variety of different characters. In Walking with Coffee, I interact with a number of other women (not played by me), so it’s more clearly an ensemble piece.

I haven’t converted/posted the video anywhere: sorry! I may post another, unrelated piece which is online, though.

How is this work exhibited? In 3 monitors side-by-side, stacked on top of each other, or projected?

Are the women performing in the spaces a single character or multiple personas? Do they address the viewer directly?

I look forward to learning more about it.

Jillian