- Joey Skaggs is a pioneering satirist, performance artist, and activist who has, since the 1960s, revolutionized the role of media in art. Through his innovative and provocative work, he tackles a wide array of cultural, political, and social issues, relentlessly challenging authority and questioning societal norms. A graduate and former instructor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Skaggs has become a master of using media itself as a key component of his artistic expression.
Skaggs' art has been featured on numerous television shows, including 20/20, Scams, Schemes and Scoundrels, The Word, Entertainment Tonight, Good Morning America, and PM Magazine, among others. His work has attracted widespread media attention, with coverage from major outlets such as CNN, NBC, CBS, and ABC. He is also the subject of Andrea Marini's critically acclaimed documentary Art of the Prank, which showcases his groundbreaking approach to performance art and media manipulation.
- IMDb mini biography by: Joey Skaggs
- It is the fool who thinks he cannot be fooled.
- Any journalist worth his or her salt wouldn't trust me.
- If I'm successful in fooling a wire service, I don't really have to do anything else to promote the story.
- Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred or prejudice.
- I learned more complex way to manipulate the manipulators, to bring attention to issues about which I felt passionate.
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