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Warehouse Sculptures: Texts and Statements

Collaboration #7

Damon Smith and Ronnie Yates

Text #1

White tubular steel
On yellow on
Wooden slats three
Cans of paint two
Stacked upended sink distressed
Highly compressed
Fiberglass reinforced
Polyester resin

Text #2

Empty reclining crumpled plastic
Bag on crisp white hard plastic sleeve
Balanced
Atop a sealed light
Metallic gold
Package on thin pink felt cloth
Curving over

Statement #1

One spade with a wooden handle painted red, one caster and one glass vase placed under a tree

Statement #2

One broom, one empty glass jar of juice with the label removed and a small pile of rubber bands all arranged on a desk not located inside a warehouse

Statement #3

One toothpick and one nail (fastener) placed on a 1’x 1’ square of insulation

Love Works

Collaboration #6

David Feil and Ronnie Yates

LOVE WORKS: TEXT TO BE READ AT THE END OF A PARADE THAT YOU DID NOT ATTEND

Revelers, workers, protesters, start the day in solitude
                                          in an open field
            where wildness lies awash in sound.
                        Friends listen, Love works.
Something before taking off, pushing off down the street,

            Bring about the end of displeasure in
            a public place. Carry a sign
            until your arm gets tired. Leave 
                                                         works
            To love.

Let the workers sleep.
Leave the sweeping for morning.