You are Cordially Invited to

BUREAU OF STANDARDS

an Art Project by Jonathon Keats

Public Reception & Expert Calibration
Thursday, October 27th
5:30 to 8:00 pm

Modernism Gallery
685 Market Street
San Francisco
415 541 0461

Refreshments Will Be Served

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Advance Press Release

METRIC SYSTEM TO BE CUSTOMIZED FOR U.S. MARKET

Conceptual Artist Offers Consumers Personalized Kilogram, Watt, Calorie... First Revolutionary Change to Weights and Measures Since 1793... Major Victory for Democracy in the 21st Century...

SAN FRANCISCO - Following several years of highly-secretive privately-funded research, conceptual artist Jonathon Keats announces comprehensive improvements to the metric system, anticipated finally to make the meter a viable unit of measure in the United States. The system will be introduced to the public at Modernism Gallery, in San Francisco, on October 27, 2005. Mr. Keats will be available to provide expert calibration. ...