Tonight is the opening for College of Charleston's Young Contemporaries: Salon de Refuses Show. I got a nice preview of it yesterday as I was hanging the show, and it looks to be promising. We also had a small incident with the janitor on duty because she accidentally swept away part of a found-art* piece (which sent me into a fit of hysterical laughter). We later recovered and replaced the "art" in its designated location. I am curious to see if it will still be there today, or whether the night crew mistook it for trash also. If all else fails, at least there will be free food!*Found-art, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, is art composed of found objects. Objects can be anything such as litter, bottles, gum wrappers, chairs, etc. , and are often mistaken for trash. Probably the most famous example of found-art is Duchamp's The Fountain, where he used a urinal with the words "R. Mutt" on it(see photo below). Perhaps the best summary of found-art that I have read thus far is that the artists' job is not to make art but to "point his finger" and identify art.
