This Show Needs You was an exhibition at the San Jose ICA that relied on the willingness of audiences to co-author the work. The exhibition was held in conjunction with University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) conference, Intervene! Interrupt! Rethinking Art as Social Practice from May 15-17, 2008. Artists included: Susanne Cockrell and Ted Purves, Annie Sprinkle and Elizabeth Stephens, Lori Gordon, Christian Jankowski, Linda Montano, Harrell Fletcher and Miranda July, Michael Smit, Sara Thacher.
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Top Row: The Distributed Exhibition by Sara Thacher and text poster by Lori Gordon; Second Row: Lemon Everlasting Backyard Battery by Susanne Cockrell and Ted Purves; Bottom Row: Linda Montano's 4-day blindfold performance and The Love Art Lab (Annie Sprinkle and Elizabeth Stephens).

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