Jim Jeffers (Superhero Archive)

Roughly 5min cuts of original performances ranging 10-40 minutes in length edited and compiled by Kristen Spillane. Full credits for the performances can be found at the end of each video.

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99 Red Balloon Drawing (Superhero Action)
Lowell, MA
for UMass Lowell
with Adam Norton, UMass Lowell, Lowell MA /
May 7th, 2008

Strategic Admission Procedure (S.I.)
Lowell, MA
at Center for Women and Work, Alumni Hall, UMass Lowell
as part of: Reframing Homeland Security: Building a CWW Agenda for Justice and Care at Home, at Work and in the Community, Gathering at the Well 10th Annual Forum
with Adam Norton, Denise Manseau, Derek Paul, Heather Derby, Julia Pelosi, Shuwen Liu and Stacie Hargis
special thanks to Prof. Mignon Duffy.
April 3rd, 2008

Esoteric Synchronicities, and Poltergeists: a live(d) performance
Lowell, MA
for UMass Lowell
Oct. 3rd, 2007

Wedding Celebration II
Piscataway, NJ
at Johnson Park
collaboration with Jean Jeffers, Mike Maxwell, Lydia Grey, Scott Heath, Heather Freeman,
Suzy Connors & Olivia Kalin
June 16th, 2007

…And Awe (Superhero Intercourse)
Lowell, MA
with Adam Norton & Julia Pelosi
at McGauvran Student Center, UMass Lowell
April 25th, 2007

What Wouldn’t Dada Eat (Superhero Correspondence) – Ta Da!
Staten Island, NY
collaboration with Kristen Spillane
for What Does Dada Eat? Day de Dada 2007 at Martini Red
April 14th, 2007

Salutation Increasing Collective Kindness (Superhero Intercourse)
Charlotte, NC
at University of North Carolina Charlotte
with Tegan Anderson & David Banemanivong
November 13th, 2006

Peace Offering to Birds I (Superhero Action)
North Adams, MA
with Alexis Grabowski, Jen Van Winkle & Michael Simon
July 27th, 2006

Knowledge / Life (Superhero Action)
NYC, NY
for Happy Birthday Dada at Le Petit Versailles Garden
July 15th, 2006

Moral Compass? (Superhero Action)
Staten Island, NY
for Day De Dada 5 (Happy Birthday DADA) at NYC Arts Cypher
April 1st, 2006

Packaged Goods (Superhero Action)
NYC, NY
for ENCORE at Vlepo Gallery in association with NYC Arts Cypher
*photo documentation
October 14th, 2005

With Ties To (suspicious activity) (superhero action)
Staten Island, NY
for Day De Dada ID at Snug Harbor
with Woman of Fire: Eileen Mulcahy
June 11th, 2005

In Lieu of Catastrophe: Three Large Chalk Targets
Rte 10, NJ
with Sidekick: Eileen Mulcahy
May 12th, 2005

Twine (Superhero Action)
Jersey City, NJ
artist talk for One By One/Short Trips & The Superfly Effect at The Jersey City Museum
with Sidekick: Eileen Mulcahy
April 28th, 2005

Baptoexorcism/Velvet Cosmo (Superhero Action) (for Heather and The Dreamers)
Newark, NJ
for Partial Recall: performance art, new media & certain investigations at Aferro Gallery
with Sidekicks: Emily Helck & Eileen Mulcahy
December 11th, 2004

Peel: a red tape drawing (Superhero Action)
NYC, NY
for one night only... at The Sun Factory
with Heather Freeman and Sidekicks: Ashley Grullemans and Eileen Mulcahy
November 13th, 2005

Twine (Superhero Action)(extended)
NYC, NY
for one night only... at The Sun Factory
with Sidekicks: Ashley Grullemans and Eileen Mulcahy
November 13th, 2005

A Target with No Faces (Superhero Action)
South Orange, NJ
for artZONE with Pierro Gallery of South Orange
with Sidekick: Eileen Mulcahy
*photo documentation
October 30th, 2004

Cut and Run (Superhero Action)
Encinitas, CA
for Kinetica 2 at Nofufi Gallery
*photo documentation
August 7th, 2004

Cycle/Fold (Superhero Action)
Brooklyn, NY
for 3 at Madarts
*photo documentation
April 17th, 2004

Spring Thaw Map (Superhero Action)
South Orange, NJ
at South Orange Train Station with Pierro Gallery of South Orange
with Women of Fire: Emily Helck & Eileen Mulcahy
*photo documentation
April 10th, 2004

Flagged (Superhero Action)
NYC, NY
for Day De Dada III
with The Standard Barers: Ashley Grullemans & Rachel Tengowski
*photo documentation
April 3rd, 2004

Twine (Superhero Action)
NYC, NY
at Barney Building, NYU
October 12th, 2003

Dry Run
NYC, NY
for New York Waterfront Festival
*photo documentation
June 8th, 2003

White Rabbit (Superhero Action)
NYC, NY
for Day De Dada II at The Muddy Cup
with Women of Flour: Ailson Holt, Caitlin Massey & Liz Sadler
*photo documentation
April 12th, 2003

Lucky Number 12 (Superhero Action)
New Haven, CT
for Out of Bounds A Night Performance at Art Space/Untitled Space Gallery
with Woman of Fire: Larissa Schaffnit
*photo documentation
June 29th, 2002

Baker's Dozen (Superhero Action)
Somerville, NJ
for Artist to Artist: Berlin to New Jersey at The Printmaking Council of New Jersey
with Woman of FIre: Larissa Schaffnit
*photo documentation
June 1st, 2002

no endings only beginnings (Superhero Action-for Fran)
Montclair, NJ
for FluxForFran at The Nandi School
*photo documentation
May 18th, 2002

30 Feet for Savanna (Superhero Action)
NYC, NY
for Day De Dada at The Muddy Cup
*photo documentation
April 13th, 2002

Solomon (Superhero Action)
Hightstown, NJ
for Contemporary Directions in Performance Art at Mariboe Gallery
with Women of Fire: Eileen Mulcahy & Larissa Schaffnit
April 5th, 2002

10 Green Chalk Lines for Johnnie Johns (Superhero Action)
Berlin, Germany
for Feedback: artists by artists at Druckwerkstatt, Bethanien
August, 2001

Red Circle Drawing (Superhero Action)
Montclair, NJ
for XPLODING EXTRAVAGANZAS at Montclair High School
July 12th, 2001

Stairs are about all I can do: Yellow String Drawing (Superhero Action)
New Brunswick, NJ
for Open Performance Art at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
2000

Likely Usage (Superhero Transubstantiation)
New Brunswick, NJ
for A Wicked Evening of Performance at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
*photo documentation only*
2000

Yellow Chalk Circle: Drawing Protection (Superhero Action)
New Brunswick, NJ
for Sphere of Influence at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
*photo documentation only*
2000

Red Cicle Drawing (2 for RISD) (Superhero Action)
Providence, RI
for swap meet at Market House Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design
November 11th, 1999

Red Tape Drawing (Superhero Intercourse)
New Brunswick, NJ
for Performance Night at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
with Heather Freeman
1999

Building Essential Desire (Superhero Transformation)
New Brunswick, NJ
for The Y2K Solution: Creative Moves into the 21st Century at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
September 30th, 1999

Blue Cube Drawing (reinventing the wheel) (Superhero Action)
Boston, MA
for exchange at the Patricia Doran Graduate Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art
October 22nd, 1999

Pressing Flesh Constituency Drawing (Superhero Action)
New Brunswick, NJ
for A Night of Performance II at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
*no documentation*
1999

Be A Superhero for a Day! (Superhero Action)
New Brunswick, NJ
at Civic Square Building
*photo documentation only*
1999

Large Glass Drawing (Superhero Action)
Clinton, NJ
for DADA Country at The Hunterdon Museum
February 14th, 1999

Blue Wall Drawing (Superhero Action)
New Brunswick, NJ
for An Evening of Performance at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
November 20th, 1998

Blue Wall Drawing (Superhero Training)
New Brunswick, NJ
1998

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