Mama Mia, I have been busy, but that's OK. woohoo. I have been working on (and continue to work individually on PR for) and installation at 14th & G Streets, NW in Downtown Washington, DC for The WPA/C (Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran). The show is going be the name "WPA/C's CornerViews Gallery: To Be Determined". Here's a bunch of text and stuff that led up to my being in this "little do" with three other artists.
(and by the way, my piece is NOT titled do you want to play a game? anymore. Its called the longest march

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THE LETTER


February 7, 2003








Dear Mr. Beers,


Please consider the following package proposal for the old Hahn Shoe store at the corner of 14th and G Streets, Northwest. It¡¦s been very exciting putting this together and I thank you and the WPA/C for the opportunity. The piece is entitled Do you want to play a game? and is intended to be very response to the space, the neighborhood and current events.


Please find enclosed my application to the WPA/C, the written proposal and two pages of drawings. I am prepared to meet all the requirements listed in the submission guidelines. I would hope to be notified by the 23rd of February in order that I could have all the materials assembled for the installation.


Thank you for your consideration.



THE PROPOSAL


Mixed Media Installation Proposal

For Old Hahn Shoe Store

Window Display at 14th & G Streets, NW

Spanning 3/23/03 to 5/17/03






Sick of working in a dead end job? Tired of repetitive day to day tasks that feed the bureaucracy? On autopilot? Feel like someone else it calling the shots?


Do you want to play a game?


This installation proposes to invigorate the conveyor belt like retail window space that wraps around the corners of fourteenth and G streets by presenting at least twenty four robots made of hand sewn crystal clear vinyl. They march in the same direction, blindly following each other.


The only differentiation one notices in these robots is that within their clear bodies, half of the robots have office implements and other objects of professional career climbers inside; business suits, neckties, and high heels, pens, staplers, newspapers, current periodicals, paper clips, staplers, disposable coffee cups and lunch containers. Each of the down-to-business robots is filled with a jumble of these items, looking like a typical office desk or back seat of a commuter¡¦s car. In contrast the other half of the robots are filled with toys, games, dolls, stuffed animals and children¡¦s drawings, like the typical wake and eddy of any child engaged in playtime.


Juxtaposing objects of childhood obsessions with the implements of adult workaday reality is intended to provide surprising visual stimuli that challenges passersby to reflect on how they feel about their life at the present moment. The see-thru, human-size, robots, once icons of a future filled with luxury, stand in line like drones, seeming like they are marching up and down the display platform in an endless circle. This is accomplished by suspending the robot receptacles from the walls and ceiling with fishing line, like marionettes. Individuals are free to enjoy their memories of childhood, embrace the installation as a metaphor for their own life, or challenge their opinion of the future they imagined for themselves. These are just a few of the many possible responses.


In the artists opinion the most that can be hoped for is to live life more creatively and purposely, less like a robot, more like a child. It gives a visual voice to everyone¡¦s artist within.






DISCLAIMER


This project is pretty much complete, I do not need any more stuff.



THE COLLECTION LETTER


Hello kind friends and art enthusiasts,


I am happy to announce that I had a proposal accepted the WPA/C for an art installation in the window of the old Hahn Shoe store at 14th & G Streets, NW. The piece¡¦ working title is Do you want to play a game? And is to be installed on March 23, 2003, less than two weeks from now, and will run until May 17, 2003.


I desperately need your help to make this project happen. You may be pleasantly surprised to know that I am looking to help get junk off you hands. I was informed late of my participation in this project. I have only a very short amount of time to construct and fill as many robots as I can. I will need a large amount of stuff to in order to fill up these lifesize robots. In addition, I am looking for items in two specific categories.


The following is a list of specific items that I need you donate or save for me. I will not be returning any items, but will make every attempt possible to reuse, recycle or donate to an appropriate charity everything that you give me.



Career Climbers


* Men¡¦s and women¡¦s business suits
(or parts there of, vests, jackets, pants)

* High heels and dress shoes

* Used makeup/cosmetics

* Non-functioning computer equipment (mice, external drives)

* Old office phones, cell phones, headsets

* Junk computer disks, cd-roms or software manuals

* Staplers, tape dispensers, pens, paper clips, rubber bands, file folders headed for the trash, no stealing

* Trade periodicals or promotional materials (like tote bags, desk clocks, lunch bags and esp. from the law, technology, banking & publishing sectors)

* Front page of the Washington Times, New York Times and Wall Street Journal , Newsweek or Time Magazine

* The disposable cup from your morning coffee and upscale deli/salad bar takeout containers (rinsed out please-no organic materials allowed)

* anything with the ¡§Whitehouse¡¨ on it



Children

* board games

* dolls

* action figures

* fast food children¡¦s meal toys

* stuffed animals

* children¡¦s drawings

* puzzles

* stray game pieces

* used crayons, markers and coloring books

* toy trucks & other vehicles

* pre-school toys like blocks and big books

* toy guns and soldiers

* toy jewelry and dress-up costumes

* child lunch boxes


DISCLAIMER


This project is pretty much complete, I do not need any more stuff.