Allover

Marclay's title "Allover" anticipates viewers making the association to the whiplash line and edge-to-edge composition of Jackson Pollock's greatest abstractions.

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Then Allover said in a kind of stoned-out monotone, “A real drag about the rugs, man.”

Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010

I got my first whiff of gas just as we reached the back door of the DKE house, and luckily Allover was there to unlock the door and let us in.

Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010

I got back to the DKE house around four and checked in with Allover about the evening menu, which was to be brown rice and cucumber-mushroom casserole, a favorite of Allover but one of the single most unappetizing meals I have ever been unlucky enough to eat more than once.

Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010

Allover and Rose, who never paid rent, stayed on, living under the eaves of the top floor.

Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010

I was not aware of this annual phenomenon until one late April day when Allover arrived in the DKE kitchen with a dozen gallon bottles of white vinegar.

Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010

I was waiting for them to douse a rag with vinegar to wipe her off when Allover just poured the vinegar on top of her, dumping out the entire bottle.

Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010

Allover rushed into action for the first time since I had met him.

Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010

Allover was quick to explain that riot season was coming and that the Blue Meanies would be using pepper gas to disperse the crowds and that white vinegar was the best antidote for tear gas.

Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010

Normally Allover moved very slowly and deliberately, like those folks you see from time to time practicing tai chi in the park, but now he was on fire.

Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010