About Frank Moore

Frank Moore was an American performance artist, shaman, teacher, poet, essayist, painter, musician, and internet/television personality who experimented in art, performance, ritual, and shamanistic teaching from the late 1960s until his death in 2013 in Berkeley, California.

Moore was born with cerebral palsy, could not walk or talk. Moore communicated using a laser-pointer and a board of letters, numbers, and commonly used words and typed with a head pointer.

Frank Moore, New York City, 1989. Photo by Eric Kroll.

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