Shirin Aliabdai and Farhad Moshiri, We Are All American from Operation Supermarket Series, via New York Times.
To Aliabdai and Moshiri, add Sonny Assu.
Sonny Assu again, via.
Jack Daws, TWO TOWERS, Chromogenic print of artist-made construction from McDonald’s French fries and Heinz ketchup.
Ross Palmer Beecher, 7-Up Quilt
Roger Shimomura, The Asian Mind
Shimomura again, EBay Citizen No. 1
François van Reenen, memories of a white childhood in South Africa, Crying Cowboy #1
Rashid Johnson, Shea Butter Mountain
John Feodorov, New Age Native American mysticism
Nikki S. Lee – inserting herself into iconic America
This could be the endless thread. It’s the essence of what artists do – Take an object. Do something to it. Do something else to it. One more packaging-worlds essential, although suggestions from others welcome.
During the summer, circa 1970, my high school math teacher, Mr. Meyers, worked at McDonalds. Every day a man would come into the store and ask for hot water, a french fry, and catsup. It was a great mystery to us all. Now I understand.
Right. An anonymous (but dedicated) performance artist.