The Art of the Prank - ...Exploring the role of the prankster as artist, activist and social observer and the significance of the prank in society.

JOEY SKAGGS SATIRE AND ART ACTIVISM,
1960s TO THE PRESENT AND BEYOND
A new series of short oral history films,
produced and directed by Judy Drosd and Joey Skaggs

ART OF THE PRANK, THE MOVIE:
Andrea Marini’s award winning feature documentary about
New York artist and activist Joey Skaggs

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Check out these upcoming film festival screenings in February 2025.
More information is here

Dam Short Film Festival
“Joey Skaggs: Stop BioPEEP” (20:20)
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 10:00 am
Boulder City, NV
Documentary B Section
Tickets: https://bit.ly/DamFilmFest
&
New Delhi Film Festival
“Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project” (16:22)
Saturday, February 22, 2025 from 2:00pm – 9:00 pm
New Delhi, India
India International Centre
Tickets: TBA

This film excerpt of Joey Skaggs as Santa Claus pedaling his “Santa’s Missile Tow” mobile rocket launcher to the United Nations in New York City is from Art of the Prank, Andrea Marini’s feature documentary about artist Joey Skaggs. The film is available on Amazon Prime, Peacock, YouTube and other streaming services.

Peace on Earth? Not everywhere. 56 years later, and there’s still no merry Christmas in war.

Emma Cieslik covers artists’ renditions of the Nativity throughout history for Hyperallergic in “Nativity Scenes Have Never Been Neutral,” including Joey Skaggs’ “Vietnamese Christmas Nativity Burning” in 1968.

Print your own customizable and frameable Joseph R. Biden Presidential Pardon, by artist Joey Skaggs, here: https://joeyskaggs.com/biden-presidential-pardon/.

If you’d prefer a free Trump Presidential Pardon, it’s here: https://joeyskaggs.com/trump-presidential-pardon/.

Heads up! The Great White Hoax, Frauds, Forgeries, and 200 Years of Selling Racism in America, a new book by Philip Kadish, is available for pre-order and will be out in June here, here, and more.

Blurb:

“Fake news, outright political lies, a shamelessly partisan press, and the collapse of truth, civility, and shared facts, Philip Kadish argues, are nothing new. The Great White Hoax, a masterpiece of history and literary sleuthing, reveals that the era of Fox News and Donald Trump is simply a return to form. We have been here before.”