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Derek DelGaudio is an American interdisciplinary artist, primarily known as a writer, performer and
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. He created the theater show ''In & Of Itself,'' directed by
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, and co-founded, along with artist
Glenn Kaino Glenn Akira Kaino (born 1972 in Los Angeles) is an American conceptual artist based in Los Angeles. Early life, education and artistic training Kaino grew up in Cerritos and East Los Angeles; he is fourth-generation Japanese-American. He att ...
, the performance-art collective A.BANDIT, which has staged interventions at Art L.A. Contemporary in Santa Monica, The Ball of Artists,
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in New York. DelGaudio and Kaino also created The Mistake Room, a platform for situation-specific projects, as well as The
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Between, a "conceptual magic shop". They have also co-authored a book under the A.BANDIT name, ''A Secret Has Two Faces'', containing interviews and stories from their careers in performance art and magic, as well as contributions from
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,
Ricky Jay Richard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018) was an American stage magician, actor and writer. In a profile for ''The New Yorker'', Mark Singer called Jay "perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive". In addition to sleigh ...
,
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and
John Baldessari John Anthony Baldessari (June 17, 1931 – January 2, 2020) was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lived and worked in Santa Monica and Venice, California. Initially a painter, ...
. In 2014, DelGaudio was selected Artist in Residence for
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. He has also consulted for television and cinema projects including ''
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'' and ''
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''. He wrote and co-starred (with
Hélder Guimarães Helder Guimarães (11/16/1982) is Portuguese performer, magician, and storyteller. Known for his unique approach of sleight-of-hand magic, storytelling and performance, Helder's work has been featured at the Kennedy Center, TED Talks, Talks at G ...
) in the show '' Nothing to Hide'', which was directed by
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and opened
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at the Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at the
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in New York City on October 23, 2013. Frank Oz directed a film version of ''In & Of Itself'' which was released on
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on January 22, 2021. DelGaudio's nonfiction book ''AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies'' was released in March 2021. In August 2021,
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's one-man show, ''Unacceptable'', debuted at New York City's Cherry Lane Theater, with DelGaudio as director. In 2022, DelGaudio made his feature film acting debut in
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's thriller '' Kimi''.


Reception

In the 2017 ''New York Times Magazine'' profile of DelGaudio, journalist Jonah Weiner wrote:


Awards and honors

* The
Academy of Magical Arts The Magic Castle is a clubhouse for magicians and magic enthusiasts, as well as the clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts. It is in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California and it bills itself as "the most unusual private club in t ...
Close-up Magician of the Year 2011. * The
Academy of Magical Arts The Magic Castle is a clubhouse for magicians and magic enthusiasts, as well as the clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts. It is in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California and it bills itself as "the most unusual private club in t ...
Close-up Magician of the Year 2012. * The
Academy of Magical Arts The Magic Castle is a clubhouse for magicians and magic enthusiasts, as well as the clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts. It is in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California and it bills itself as "the most unusual private club in t ...
Magician of the Year 2016. * The Allan Slaight Award for "Sharing Wonder," 2017. *
Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques The International Federation of Magic Societies (FISM) (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques) was founded on September 5th,1948 and is one of the most respected organizations in the magic community. It is an international body coor ...
Award for Creative & Artistic Vision, 2018. * Grolla d'oro Award, Italy, 2019 * In 2011, the
Conjuring Arts Research Center The Conjuring Arts Research Center is a not-for-profit organization based in New York City dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of magic Magic or Magick most commonly refers to: * Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to i ...
appointed DelGaudio their Director of Contemporary Conjuring.


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:DelGaudio, Derek 1980s births American magicians Living people People from Huntington Beach, California Academy of Magical Arts Close-Up Magician of the Year winners Academy of Magical Arts Magician of the Year winners