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Do-It-Yourself REMOVAL Kit

Year: 2008

Body: The Removal Project

Materials: Melamine display case, packaging materials, medical tweezers

Dimensions: 48” x 30” x 7.5”

Bringing the REMOVAL project to the shelves (for your convenience) cuts out the middle-man (me). It cuts costs too. These kits are both a continuation of my critique of vague marketing, as well as my conflicting recognition of the fact that much of my artistic efforts involve selling myself. The scale and proportions of the REMOVAL display are akin to many paintings, while every other detail; products, price tags, fluorescents, and cheap laminates clearly implies, commodity. Where do we draw the line between art and product?