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'''Matthew Silver''' is a [[New York City]]-based [[Street performer|street and venue performer]], |
'''Matthew Silver''' is a [[New York City]]-based [[Street performer|street and venue performer]], |
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== History and origins == |
== History and origins == |
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Matthew Silver was born in [[New Jersey]].<ref> |
Matthew Silver was born in [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ortiz |first=Jen |date=2012-08-03 |title=Performance Artist Matthew Silver Keeps New Yorkers Staring |url=https://www.papermag.com/2012/08/nr_matthew_silver.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426194612/https://www.papermag.com/2012/08/nr_matthew_silver.php |archive-date=2015-04-26 |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=[[Paper Mag]]}}</ref> |
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== Notoriety == |
== Notoriety == |
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Matthew Silver is described as "a man who runs around [[NYC]] in his [[underwear]] saying and doing radical things |
Matthew Silver is described as "a man who runs around [[NYC]] in his [[underwear]] saying and doing radical things."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Portillo |first=Rory |date=2014-06-13 |title=Words of Wisdom from Matthew Silver |url=https://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2014/06/words-of-wisdom-from-matthew-silver/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Tastefully Offensive}}</ref> ''[[Bushwick Daily]]'' states that "Silver’s stage presence is at one moment seemingly unrehearsed and [[ad hoc]], yet his character is so well developed that you find yourself being pulled into his world, where nothing is too bizarre or over the top."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Galgiani |first=Allison |date=2014-01-27 |title=Wild Performance Journey of Matthew Silver’s “Circus of Dreams” |url=https://bushwickdaily.com/2014/01/wild-performance-journey-of-matthew-silvers-circus-of-dreams/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203236/https://bushwickdaily.com/2014/01/wild-performance-journey-of-matthew-silvers-circus-of-dreams/ |archive-date=2014-08-12 |work=[[Bushwick Daily]]}}</ref> He is listed on [[Know Your Meme]].<ref>{{cite web |first= |date=2017-05-18 |title=Matthew Silver |url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/matthew-silver |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=[[Know Your Meme]]}}</ref> According to [[Rolling Stone|''Rolling Stone'']], he started an art form called "looping".<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |date=2015-06-11 |title=Street Party in Your Underwear: Watch the Art of 'Looping' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/street-party-in-your-underwear-watch-the-art-of-looping-71558/ |url-access=limited |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> According to himself, he is interested in "getting people to use their hearts more than their brains."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Furfaro |first1=Danielle |date=2013-01-26 |title=Dumb love |url=https://www.brooklynpaper.com/dumb-love/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=[[Brooklyn Paper]]}}</ref> |
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== Also known as == |
== Also known as == |
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He was known at one point as "The Man In The White Dress |
He was known at one point as "The Man In The White Dress."<ref>{{Cite news |last=King |first=James |date=2012-12-03 |title=This Is What Matthew Silver's Up to Today |url=https://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/12/this_is_what_ma.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812220053/https://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/12/this_is_what_ma.php |archive-date=2014-08-12 |work=[[The Village Voice]]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Matthew Silver is a New York City-based street and venue performer,
History and origins
Matthew Silver was born in New Jersey.[1]
Notoriety
Matthew Silver is described as "a man who runs around NYC in his underwear saying and doing radical things."[2] Bushwick Daily states that "Silver’s stage presence is at one moment seemingly unrehearsed and ad hoc, yet his character is so well developed that you find yourself being pulled into his world, where nothing is too bizarre or over the top."[3] He is listed on Know Your Meme.[4] According to Rolling Stone, he started an art form called "looping".[5] According to himself, he is interested in "getting people to use their hearts more than their brains."[6]
Also known as
He was known at one point as "The Man In The White Dress."[7]
References
- ^ Ortiz, Jen (August 3, 2012). "Performance Artist Matthew Silver Keeps New Yorkers Staring". Paper Mag. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Portillo, Rory (June 13, 2014). "Words of Wisdom from Matthew Silver". Tastefully Offensive. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Galgiani, Allison (January 27, 2014). "Wild Performance Journey of Matthew Silver's "Circus of Dreams"". Bushwick Daily. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Matthew Silver". Know Your Meme. May 18, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Street Party in Your Underwear: Watch the Art of 'Looping'". Rolling Stone. June 11, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Furfaro, Danielle (January 26, 2013). "Dumb love". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ King, James (December 3, 2012). "This Is What Matthew Silver's Up to Today". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.
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