Advice Bars, 1995-2001
Various Locations
The bars are assembled using trestles and wood, or whatever is available in the space at the time, a cardboard sign and a light. The height of the bar/table is crucial, 1.5m to allow for leaning. For ‘Advice Bar’, a performance evolved in which drinks were served in return for problems – one problem per drink, one person at a time. This work initially came about from a lack of people to drink with in New York when I first arrived to study for an MFA, combined with the fact that I worked Wednesdays for an analyst and at weekends in a downtown bar.
Advice Bars, 1995-2001
Various Locations
The bars are assembled using trestles and wood, or whatever is available in the space at the time, a cardboard sign and a light. The height of the bar/table is crucial, 1.5m to allow for leaning. For ‘Advice Bar’, a performance evolved in which drinks were served in return for problems – one problem per drink, one person at a time. This work initially came about from a lack of people to drink with in New York when I first arrived to study for an MFA, combined with the fact that I worked Wednesdays for an analyst and at weekends in a downtown bar.