stoicism and other character flaws, 2006

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Press Release: stoicism and other character flaws

A former department store display window is converted into an exhibition space for contemporary art. The newly established home decorations boutique, c (pronounced /k/), proposes to convert the gallery window back into a store display window. The type of display the window will assume will be that of the aviary, an often-used display strategy at pet stores. The physical nature of the space--wide open windows, tall ceilings, and a shallow depth--privileges many aspects of this conversion. At over 300 square feet, with ample, 12-foot high ceilings, the aviary more than accommodates the 25 parakeets who, for three months, will reside as guests. This palatial abode will feature postmodern array of accoutrements, including rustic furniture, modern paintings, edible, classical sculpture. In a perverse display of shameless self-promotion, the aviary's floor will be lined with newspaper advertisements announcing c's new boutique, a shoppe which promises to become the Northwest's finest purveyor of limited edition home and garden decorations. The installation at Tacoma Contemporary will coincide with c's Grand Opening in Seattle, on May 18, 2006 at 319 S. Washington Street. In August, at the conclusion on the installation at Tacoma Contemporary, the parakeets with vacate their abode and relocate to c's boutique, in Seattle's Pioneer Square. At their new residence they will be outfitted with custom-made anklets and sold as pets to c's discriminating clientele.