Tai chi, Hopi Indians, dancer Yvonne Rainer. These are just some of the influences at play in the early 1970s when peter campus was first making his mark on the art world in New York.
And although many consider him a revolutionary artist, campus doesn’t see himself that way.
“Art shouldn’t be revolutionary,” he said. “It should take art history and move it into the future just a little bit.... I love art. I love looking at art. I need to go to museums and look at a lot of art. And I want to get people interested in art.”