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“[Being an artist is] being a rock-star, it’s being a doctor, it’s all of that. I like to do a little bit of everything, so if we wanted to sit down and do a piece that was us being electricians for a year, then we would do that. If I wanted to become a lawyer and represent a friend in a divorce trial, then I could do that.”

- Muistardeaux Collective

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Muistardeaux Collective

March 08 2009

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Muistardeaux is a collective of three artists creating painting, drawing, photography, video, film, sculpture, music, sound, rock, performance, installation, prose, screenplays, haiku, talking,and drawing.

The founding members are Tom Borden, Eric Gibbons, and Khyssup Muistardeaux. Ms. Muistardeaux hails from French Guiana and is extremely talented. The other two are from North Los Angeles via Texas and East Hartford. The three have been making sweet music together since July 2007. One of them wants to be very famous and the other wants to be paid really well for what they do. One has a strong command of shyness and language and the other does not. One does not exist at all.

The Muistardeaux Collective explores masculinity, machismo and the so-called “Information Age” from a decidedly Caucasian-American standpoint. They are Native Americans.

The Muistardeaux Collective has exhibited throughout California, and Oregon. Projects have included a 90-pound meatloaf, a bikini hot dog contest and heavy bass.

In 2008, the Muistardeaux Collective was awarded the prestigious Murphy and Cadogan Fellowship for Painting...

Oh yeah, and in 1967 L. Ron Hubbard resigned as executive director of the Church and appointed himself 'Commodore' of a small fleet of Scientologist-crewed ships that spent the next eight years cruising the Mediterranean Sea. During this time, Hubbard formed the religious order known as the 'Sea Organization', or 'Sea Org', with titles and uniforms. The Sea Org subsequently became the management group within Hubbard's Scientology empire. He was attended by 'Commodore's Messengers' – teenage girls who performed various tasks for him, such as fixing his shower, dressing him, and catching the ash from his cigarettes.

Muistardeaux in conversation with The Orchard Project www.muistardeaux.com image The Muistardeaux Collective at the Orchard, March 7th, 2009