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Saturday, February 19, 2005

Performance Art


Gift to the City: The Crackers
"The Crackers" is as much a public happening as it is a tasty snack, defying the domino theory. Peanut butter or cheddar cheese. They poured their hearts and souls into the project for over 26 minutes. It required three dozen crackers and spanned over nearly 23 inches along a footbridge in the park at a cost (borne exclusively by the artists) of $2.50. Is it art? You decide. The installation was completed with no permits or bureaucracy, and fed to the ducks after about a half hour. "The Crackers" is entirely for profit.

The Unwritten Code of Subway Performers, Written
Question: So when you see all these subway musicians making money from tips, do they actually have to pay taxes on the money they make? Is any of what they do under the government’s jurisdiction?—Keith

Answer: While there certainly are laws that describe what a subway performer can and cannot do, the vast majority of the rules are part of a code of ethics passed from generation to generation of subway performers, unknown by any outside their tight-knit group. That is, until now...."

And since I've featured these "local" links, how can I not pass along these? The Sopranos On Location features some local spots made famous thanks to HBO. And a recycled post that I had done awhile back about local gravesights.
|| JM, 11:10 AM

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