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Trash

What we value, what we throw away

SUMMER GROUP SHOW

June 27th - July 27th, 2006

50 artists working with diverse materials and viewpoints collide for an exhibition addressing the full spectrum of TRASH.
From spiritual to material, junk bonds to junk food, spring cleaning to slum clearance, modern society holds irrational attitudes about plenty. America is a land of kitsch and collectables, consumers and accumulators—so it ‘be-Hoovers’ us to explore how we live with what we throw away and why we produce this mass of muck in the first place.

At the Atlantic Gallery.

A humble craftsman such as myself can only hope to be inspired by true vision. For some reason, the ones with TVs are the funniest, though the piano has the most pathos.

By the way, hello Make and BoingBoing readers (in other words, hello to almost every geek in the US).

Woman to build house out of 747 [BBC]:

A California woman is going ahead with the construction of a house made of elements from a 747 Jumbo jet.

Francie Rehwald wanted her house to look “feminine”, have curves and be eco-friendly. Her architect’s answer was: “Let’s use a 747!”

The wing of the Boeing jet will be used for the roof, its nose as a meditation temple while its trademark “bulge” will serve as a loft.

This is excellent. House building, renovation, and demolition is one place where reuse can have a huge impact. According to my on-line pals over at Build it Green, building materials comprise the bulk of recyclables thrown away in New York City. That’s probably true elsewhere as well.

Trashformations is a show of art made from garbage. There’s a long history of this in modern art, so it seems strange to have a show solely about trash as a material, but at the same time it’s topical, and the show is sort-of about the materials. Louise Nevelson comes to mind. Thanks to Brook Fischer for the link.

The ‘Waste Not, Want Not’ Book & Film Series has some fascinating events coming up for people who are maniacal about junk.

Not on the abovelinked calendar is this:

Gone Tomorrow, Hidden Life of Garbage
Mon, Feb 27th, 6-7pm
Book reading & Discussion, with Heather Rogers, author and filmmaker

America leads the world in garbage, and that is nothing to be proud of.
In her book, Heather presents a galvanizing expose on how a once
ingeniously thrifty society became the planet’s trash monsters. She
provides many eye-opening examples of corporate strategies and
propaganda; and details everything wrong with today’s wasteful
packaging, problematic recycling, and flawed landfills and incinerators.

Join us for wine, cheese & interesting discussions.

ALL EVENTS WILL BE HELD AT MFTA
33-00 Northern Blvd, 3fl, LIC, NY 11101

Admission is free.
PLEASE RSVP AT 718-729-3001 x218

Dude. Free cheese. But seriously, Heather Rogers is cool.

This dude sells plastic cubes of garbage (not the kind of garbagescout garbage, but things like coffee cups and cigarette butts - still, these things are interesting in their own way) for $10 each. He obviously has a very refined aesthetic sense.