This is it! The last vote!
An update on MTAA's Automatic for the People: ( ) project.
Artists MTAA will conduct a performance on Feb 7 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. What they do during this performance and how they do it is up for a vote.
Go here to participate: http://mtaa.net/vote/
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This is the situation thus far…
Prologue - a live audience at SFMOMA votes that the Automatic for the People: ( ) performance should happen in SFMOMA's freight elevator
Poll 1 - the people decided that the performance should be titled: Automatic for the People: (We Solemnly Promise That No One Will Get Naked)
Poll 2 - it is decided that the duration of the performance should be "the exact same length as R.E.M.'s 'Automatic for the People' album"
Poll 3 - house plants, 2x4s, lawn chairs and a PA are to be used as props during the performance
Poll 4 - we've been directed to refer to these themes during the performance: Marcel Duchamp, chat rooms, ukuleles and take-out food
Poll 5 - we will game, build, dance and photograph (slowly) during the performance
Poll 6 - we'll be dressed as robots
Poll 7 - the general public will be allowed to attend the performance
Poll 8 - and they've chosen to have wine & cheese for refreshment
Poll 9 - the nature of the space will be 'all over the place'
Poll 10 - CONCLUSION! The final poll!
- simulated applause and cheering
- just walk away
- remove all traces of the artwork
- dance party
- shower of flowers
- group heckling
- peer review
- balloon launch
- group picnic
- photo op
http://mtaa.net/vote/
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We suggest that you listen to the museum audio tour when visiting the Automatic for the People: ( ) website to vote.
To do this:
1. go to mtaa.net/vote
2. download the audio tour in MP3 format
3. vote
(You can also listen to the audio tour on your phone: 415-294-3609, 424#.)
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more info on MTAA:
http://mtaa.net/mtaaRR
http://mteww.com
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Following up on this, here's a podcast from SFMOMA where Mike and I talk about the piece:
http://www.sfmoma.org/multimedia/audio/44