There’s something David Byrne-ish about Marc Horowitz’s "Errand Feasibility Study" – it elevates the mundane to extraordinarily enjoyable art. And it’s hilarious on so many levels. (I must be delirious because I can’t stop giggling as the video plays!) Audrey the pack mule makes taking Gordon on errands look easy! And be sure to appreciate his valiant efforts to get a city permit for the day.
Oh man, I’ve just started browsing his other projects. Bob – you must see "Peepwars" immediately (yeah, I know, shame I got rid of our microwave); and the "Sample Gum Chew-off" exudes Stupid Human Trick mentality comparable to what your trio in Bloomington used to relish fairly often (bet you didn’t realize how artistic y’all were being!) I find the "Coffee in the Park" and "How About a Burrito at My Favorite Place" projects so moving! If Horowitz can pull all this off, it shouldn’t be that hard for me to introduce myself to more neighbors and organize a trash clean-up on our block!
I’m having a serious-crush-on-the-Internet moment. I found Mr. Horowitz’s site through the Glowlab blog, which is looking to be a great great source of inspiration.
To clarify, I meant I was feeling a serious crush on the Internet itself, like "I love the Internet!", not a serious crush on someone manifesting himself through the medium of the Internet. Though as I’ve continued reading Horowitz’s web site this morning I’ve discovered fortuitous links to my own, considerably more boring less zany experience: he shares my age and my undergraduate alma mater. Maybe I’ll include him in my forthcoming guilty pleasure series "The World’s Sexiest Geeks According to Me", although he’s probably more of a clown than a geek. Requires further study.
This Horowitz guy is quite entertaining, and its not from the ideas that he has. Sure they’re fun ideas, but I think that Bob and I have come up with many equally stupid ones. What makes Horowitz special is that he actually follows through with his ideas no matter how pointless or mundane they may seem. When an idea that is acted upon then sparks that unquantifiable entity we call art, then suddenly the idea doesn’t seem all that stupid and pointless. Incidentally Coffee In The Park is my personal favorite.
A similar style of expression can be seen in the Human Clock project.
the world is full of good people. E-mail me, we should have a toast by phone and a few good laughs. cheerio, marc