Dispensing with Formalities

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DISPENSING WITH FORMALITIES - COLUMBUS

FREE NEWSPAPER DISPENSERS DISTRIBUTING ART, INFORMATION, IDEAS, MANUALS, MICRO-RADIO, SOLAR POWER, RADICAL POLITICS, POETIC GESTURES, POSTERS AND A LOT MORE.

On the streets July 20th, 2002.

Reception at Acme Art Company, 1129 North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, 6-9 pm, July 20th. Join us for van tours of public spaces and dispenser projects. Valerie Tavere and Angel Nevarez will be doing live micro-radio broadcasts during the opening and on Sunday the 21st. The broadcasts are in conjunction with their modified dispenser that houses a radio.

COLUMBUS DISPENSATORS:

AAA Corps--Alex Berkowetz--Laura Dahlinger--Marianne Fairbanks & Jane
Palmer--Marc Fischer--Institute for Applied Autonomy--Rob Kelly & Zena Sakowski --Kristin Lucas--Josh MacPhee & Daniel Tucker aka The God Bless Graffiti Coalition--N55--Angel Nevarez & Valerie Tavere--Ceyda Oskay--Passion Works--People Powered--Michael Piazza--Chad Sheppard--SqueezeBox--Deborah Stratman--United Supervillians of Art

Dispensing with Formalities (DwF) began in the summer of 1997 in Chicago. Groups and individuals were invited to develop projects and distribute them on the streets using free newspaper dispensers. The dispensers were placed on a number of street corners. They distributed the contributors’ art, information and ideas.

DwF systems have been set up in large and small cities in different countries. These systems can be set up anywhere in the world.

The dispensers were initially designed for direct marketing purposes. We have put them towards more creative and interesting ends. The dispensers allow for more open and personal uses of public spaces than are usually tolerated.

DwF builds concrete, alternative systems that don’t repeat expected modes of art distribution and reception. DwF places art and ideas directly into peoples’ daily experiences.

www.groupsandspaces.net/dwfindex.html

Organized by Maria Troy, Melesa Klosek of Acme, and Brett Bloom.

Call Melesa Klosek for more information: (614) 299-4003.

To receive a poster, an essay by Nato Thompson, to start your own system, or get other DwF material, send requests to nobudget@megsinet.net