Fischerspooner New Truth

Founded by artists Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner in 1998,
Fischerspooner began as a philosophical provocation that
sought to explore the expressive potential located in the gap
between popular entertainment and art. Soon swelling from a
duo to an army of dancers, stylists, photographers, and musicians,
the group has activated a variety of spaces such as traditional
concert halls, nightclubs, construction sites, parades, art
galleries, and museums. Their Brechtian theatrics lay bare the
potential honesty of spectacle and device by not only revealing
their inner workings but also celebrating them. Fischerspooner
ultimately proposes that artifice and surface can be
recombined to create a new concept of authenticity—a new
truth. This kaleidoscopic monograph provides unprecedented
insight into the first five years of the Fischerspooner project.
From a debut performance in a New York City Starbucks, to a
blitz of the international art world, to more mainstream visibility
via a major label recording contract, New Truth chronicles
Fischerspooner’s quest to profoundly upend the boundaries of
art, music, and performance. Invested in liminal spaces and
the in-between, Fischerspooner also captures a unique millennial
moment that seemed to prophesy a future where the
avant-garde could be translated into a vernacular of pure joy.
Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner met at the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago and formed Fischerspooner in New York
City in 1998. As an art pop performance project, Fischerspooner’s
practice involves music, dance, fashion, film and photography.
They have released three full-length music albums, #1
(2001), Odyssey (2005) and Entertainment (2009).