Life of a Craphead

Life of a Craphead was a Toronto-based performance artist duo made up of Amy Ching-Yan Lam and Jon McCurley.^[1] Lam and McCurley began working together in 2006 as a sketch comedy troupe after meeting at a zine fair.^[2] They continued to expand their practice which is noted for experimenting with performance, film, installation, theatre, and sculpture.^[3] They have shown widely across Canada, including at the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Power Plant, Gallery TPW, Centre Clark, Dazibao, AKA, Truck Gallery, and the Banff Centre.

Life of a Craphead was the Art Gallery of Ontario's Artist-in-Residence^[4] from January to March 2013. In April they were selected to organize and curated an artistic seminar and performance event for Trampoline Hall at the Garrison, Toronto.^[5]

Every Sunday from October 29 until November 29, 2017, Life of a Craphead performed King Edward VII Equestrian Statue Floating Down the Don, floating a replica of an equestrian sculpture of King Edward VII down the Don River.^[6][7] The original 15-foot bronze sculpture was erected in India in 1922 to commemorate the Edward VII's reign as emperor.^[8] Toronto businessman Harry Jackman paid to have the bronze figure moved to Toronto from India, where it had been placed in storage after the India became independent in 1947.^[8] It was installed in Queens Park in 1969.^[9][10]