Slog - Comments on Two Weeks Left to Apply http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply At the Seattle Public Library on Saturday, June 28, 35 people will perform mundane tasks from 10 am to 5:30 pm. It's a performance called "Task" by German-born, New York-based artist Oliver Herring, and it works like this: The artist, working with an institution (here it's the Frye Art Museum, On the Boards, the library, and Tacoma Art Museum), recruits performers. On the day of the performance, things begin with the artist providing a pool of tasks from which each participant selects a task and performs it. After that, the performer writes down another task and adds it to the... Copyright 2008 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:05:45 -0800 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:52:44 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Oh hell yes!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974405 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974405 Visual Art Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:24:04 -0800 Comment by Dave Coffman Thank god. Mr. Poe and go in my place.

]]> Dave Coffman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974425 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974425 Visual Art Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:30:39 -0800 Comment by genevieve What? No posts slamming the artist for getting paid to create public art?

http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/you_know_whats_wrong_with_airports_not_e#c974265

]]> genevieve http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974481 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974481 Visual Art Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:18:37 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Nah, we only do that every second day, genevieve.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974505 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974505 Visual Art Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:37:46 -0800 Comment by umvue I already perform tasks. Would be interested in submitting a list of them to be performed while I spend the day at the spa. Art.

]]> umvue http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974514 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974514 Visual Art Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:47:55 -0800 Comment by M but .... will there be FEATHERS???

]]> M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974632 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974632 Visual Art Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:09:58 -0800 Comment by M But... will there be FEATHERS???

]]> M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974634 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974634 Visual Art Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:13:10 -0800 Comment by M okay i'm all into the feathers but i didn't mean to double post....

]]> M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974635 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974635 Visual Art Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:14:24 -0800 Comment by Kevin Lyda Didn't Tom Sawyer do this first?

]]> Kevin Lyda http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974699 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974699 Visual Art Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:12:43 -0800 Comment by subwlf Ha ha! M-squared! There will be feathers if I have anything to do with it. Oh wait, I don't.... Sorry.

]]> subwlf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974819 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/two_weeks_left_to_apply#c974819 Visual Art Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:52:44 -0800