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Autonomous Organization found that due to a bureaucratic anomaly, the land that Skydive Artspace stands on is up for grabs to any group starting a Socialist colony on the premises: a tri-fold brochure of potential Services for Skydive to choose from (front cover and inside)

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Autonomous Organization found that due to a bureaucratic anomaly, the land that Skydive Artspace stands on is up for grabs to any group starting a Socialist colony on the premises: a tri-fold brochure of potential Services for Skydive to choose from (front cover and inside)

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Autonomous Organization and Skydive Artspace partnered to found The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs to publicize the opportunity, images from the Grand Opening of the new Office

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The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs: wall plaque with proclamation

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The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs: proof the gallery is legally deeded to anyone starting a Socialist colony; drawings in pencil and watercolor of: deed (12x8”) tax assessors map (10x8”)

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The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs: proof the gallery is legally deeded to anyone starting a Socialist colony; drawing in pencil of Harris County property map of 1892 (24x36”)

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The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs: proof the gallery is legally deeded to anyone starting a Socialist colony; photograph of an etching of the spot where the archives were lost, taken in Houston City Hall

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The Skydive Office of Cultural Affairs Presents an Exhibition of Proposals for a Socialist Colony: selected artist proposals clockwise from top left: Alex Lockett, Erin Elder, David Mabb, N55, Amy Balkin, Zanny Begg

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Autonomous Organization Tools: The Habitat 67 of Display Cases for retailers, DeWalt drill box, www.autonomousorganization.org/Tools.html

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Autonomous Organization Tools: exterior of tri-fold brochure, each tool is modeled on a brand name tool and sold for its equivalent market value

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Autonomous Organization Tools: interior of tri-fold brochure, each tool is modeled on a brand name tool and sold for its equivalent market value, see included press release (I wrote the first draft oriented towards an art audience then had a public relations professional edit it)

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Anywhere: A Visitor’s Permit: invite, tent made from the host’s office supplies, sign attributed to the host, audio of building manager describing the multiple uses of the space, click the speaker icon for audio

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The New Contemporary Arts Museum Collective redesigns The Guild

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The New Contemporary Arts Museum Collective redesigns ACC Weimar: Three-year plan poster

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Un/rebranding Service for FormContent project space: orange netting turns the gallery 2º counterclockwise, construction sign, new letterhead distributed to gallery guests

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A Practical Guide, receipt drawing for an invented book: A Practical Guide to Free Living

A Practical Guide: drawing of a receipt for the invented book, A Practical Guide to Free Living

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A Practical Guide: drawing of the table of contents for the invented book, A Practical Guide to Free Living

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The Girl and the Grand Plan: stacked studio furniture, video of scripted curator’s interpretation, audio of the Goldsmiths Health and Safety Officer, click the speaker icon to play audio

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The Girl and the Grand Plan: stacked studio furniture, video of scripted curator’s interpretation, audio of the Goldsmiths Health and Safety Officer

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The Dream of Reason

The Dream of Reason: an exhibition I co-curated, based on Arthur C. Danto’s interpretation of the two meanings of ‘sueño’ in the title of Goya’s etching, artists from top left: Alexander Ugay and Roman Maskalev, Anthony Discenza, Tom Dale, Lauren Kirkman, Iñes Rebelo, Frederick Loomis

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The Dream of Reason: in lieu of a curator’s explanatory wall text, I posted this contract between myself and fantasy

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A Virtually Unlimited Set of Two Possibilities: photograph of wall installed in the Curators’ classroom at Goldsmiths College and video of a scripted curator’s talk

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Project Space Survival Strategies, statements by the people who run each space, documenting the intention behind each project and how they are funded: http://invisiblevenue.typepad.com/project_space_survey/

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Autonomous Organization board meeting