Jen Miller

Jen Miller
Born Jennifer Miller
(1972-07-24) July 24, 1972
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Other names Rev Jen, Reverend Jen, Saint Reverend Jen

Jennifer "Jen" Miller (also known as Saint Reverend Jen and Reverend Jen — born Jennifer Miller on July 24, 1972 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American performer, actress, writer, painter, director, preacher, and poet from Manhattan, New York City.[1][2] In 2002 Miller was named the Village Voice's "Best D.I.Y. Go-Girl" in the category of "Over 21".[3]

Activities

Miller formerly wrote the I Did It for Science column for nerve.com and writes a column entitled Diary of an Art Star for Artnet. She is also associated with several movements and projects that were launched as a response to various popular concepts. Some examples include the Anti-Slam open mike movement and the Mr. Lower East Side Pageant, with was founded to "counteract the objectification of the female body in art".[4] Miller has written multiple books such as Reverend Jen's Really Cool Neighborhood and has written for other projects such as The Adventures of Electra Elf and Fluffer, a low budget Public-access television show produced by Nick Zedd.[5]

Miller helped create the "Art Star" movement of performers, artists, poets, and other individuals centered around the Lower East Side of Manhattan.[6] She has also acted as the founder for several projects, such as the magazine Art Star Scene and with her former boyfriend Courtney Fathom Sell, co-founded ASS Studios.[7] Miller is also the curator of the Troll Museum, which collects history, toys, and memorabilia associated with the Troll doll.[8]

In June 2016 Miller was evicted from her rent-controlled apartment, and the troll museum dissolved. Misrahi Realty Corp reported , "Miss Miller was evicted because she hasn't paid rent for a year," Misrahi's chief finacial(sic) officer, Rohit Samai, tells Broadly at the company's Rivington Street office. "She owes like $19,000 and change in rent. It actually took us a year to get her evicted. An entire year. So that's all we can tell you. I mean, the court has all the records of this. The court notified her [saying], if you make your payment, on this date you will be evicted." Miller's response: "Of course I was behind on my fucking rent—my life went to shit this past year, But I'm someone who paid the rent on time for 20 years. Someone [from the management company]'s definitely been in here, since I don't eat fruit," she says. It's too expensive."[9]

Anti-Slam

Miller began the Anti-Slam movement at Collective: Unconscious in 1995 as a reaction to the Poetry Slam movement on the Lower East Side.[10] At a traditional poetry slam, performers are given a score of 1–10 by a panel of five judges, whereas at an Anti-Slam event performers are given a perfect score regardless of the content or quality of their performance.

On October 17, 2007, Miller announced that this performance would be the final anti-slam.[11] The following year, Miller revived the movement as a monthly event.

Filmography

Stage performances

  • Housatrash (2000, as Joanie)[12]

Bibliography

  • June (2015)[13]
  • Reverend Jen's Really Cool Neighborhood (2003)
  • Live Nude Elf: The Sexperiments of Reverend Jen (2008)
  • Elf Girl (2011)[14]
  • BDSM 101 (2013)
  • Sex Symbol for the Insane
  • Cliff Notes for Sex Symbol for the Insane
  • Diary of an Art Star
  • Magical Elf Panties : A Coloring Book
  • Elf Panties: Audio-Visual Fun!
  • Reverend Jen's Really Cool Neighborhood/Les Misrahi
  • Treasuries of the Troll Museum
  • Being a Supermodel is Cool
  • Being Different is Cool
  • Be Careful What You Wish For: A Coloring Book
  • Beer is Magic
  • Don't Call Me Rat-Dog!
  • People Who Don't Like My Work Are Bad People: A Memoir
  • Reverend Jen's Trip to the Hospital
  • Reverend Jen Junior Groovee Paper Dolls
  • Reverend Jen Paper Doll Fun

Other releases

  • Rev Jen's Greatest Hits – Spoken word album (audio cassette)
  • "Don't Call Me Rat Dog" on the compilation album, Rachel Trachtenburg's Homemade World

References

  1. ↑ Zimmer, Amy. "Reverend Jen: Art Star for the Masses". Portfolio (NYU). Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Evans, Lauren. "Tenement Museum Fires Longtime Employee And Would Not Say Why". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Best D.I.Y. Go-Girl, Over 21 – 2002". Village Voice. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "For Mr. L.E.S. 2006, a crown of Buds". Downtown Express. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Carr, C. (August 5, 2003), "On The Cusp", Village Voice
  6. ↑ "The Show Goes Downtown". New York Magazine. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "COURTNEY FATHOM SELL: SO YOU WANNA BE AN UNDERGROUND FILMMAKER?". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Best of: Unusual art exhibits". Columbia Spectator. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "'The Wackiest Eviction of All Time': The Last Days of Manhattan's Troll Museum - Broadly". Broadly.vice.com. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  10. ↑ O'Keefe Aptowicz, Cristin (2007). Words in Your Face. Counterpoint Press. pp. 163, 280. ISBN 1933368829.
  11. ↑ Hecker, Raquel. "An open mic night ends, and an audience braces for change". Downtown Express. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Housatrash: Review". Theater Mania. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "June (9781503269996): Reverend Jen: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  14. ↑ "TROLLING THE LES WITH REV JEN". Vice. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
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