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this is a moustache plaque
it is made of wood and a moustache
size is 5" x 4"
no statement at this time

Steven Samet has opened the door on a private, intimate, and mundane world, a place we visit briefly but regularly to satisfy basic needs and cravings but seldom for a prolonged look at what is actually revealed in that cold light. Samet invites us to indulge not for the sake of our stomachs but for the delight of our eyes and imagination. What visual and mental nutrients are to be found in these worlds of constant flux and variety, of ingredients and choices, of labels and brands?

Recently I've been documenting and drawing the huge growth spurt in Brooklyn housing, and the old structures that are 'getting in the way' of the developers' plans for the future.

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HoMay in the Shadow of Steel: mixed media and transfer on paper

Old Flatbush Carwash: gouache and transfer on paper

/size various dimensions /medium trash bags, BBQ sticks, packing tape, c-print, digital video, drawing /date of work 2005

Trash seems to have a life of its own always growing, gathering seemingly from nowhere, always in the most unexpected places, unless you live in New York I guess then you expect trash to be everywhere, one of those unavoidable companions to your life in a big dirty city.

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