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March 11, 13, 20, April 3, 10, 14,
21, 28, 29 and May 12, 18, 2006
New General Catalog 224 is pleased to present The Cook,
the Thief, His Wife, Her Lover, and Their Dinner Guests, twelve
experimental nights of “dinner for two.” 24 lucky individuals
– two per each evening above - will be chosen to come dine in
the gallery, which will be transformed into an exclusive single-table
restaurant. Each pair of diners will have the gallery all to
themselves as they are treated to a mysterious assortment of art, entertainment,
and a special meal prepared by a guest chef for that unique evening.
Chosen diners will be given a set of rules and stipulations for each
night that will determine the parameters of their interaction with one
another and to the space and meal. For example, one typical night might
include walls adorned with found neon signs, a menu of alphabet soup
served with a Scrabble board placed on the table between the diners.
Each word played will subsequently determine the topic of conversation
while a live chamber orchestra provides the background music.
Confirmed participants:
Art Hijack, Mary Walling Blackburn, Rodney Dickson, Eh-Team,
Tim Hailey, Jessica Higgins, Peter Kastner, Tianna Kennedy, McKendree
Key, Miwa Koizumi, Jana Leo,
Gareth Mahon, Jillian McDonald, Will Rawls, Jennifer Sullivan, Charmaine
Wheatley, more.
Each distinctive night will be a complete surprise to the diners, who
will be chosen from a pool of entrants by means of a random drawing.
Interested participants may submit an entry individually (and
thus dine with a stranger) or with another person. To enter the drawing,
do one of the following:
1) Email by March 6 your Name, Address,
and Telephone Number to ngc224gallery@gmail.com. If you are entering
as a pair, please include the second person’s information as well.
In the SUBJECT field of the email, please write DIN DIN.
OR
2) Mail a postcard to NGC 224 at the address below
with your Name(s), Address, Email, and Telephone Number. Cards
should be postmarked by March 2.
Incomplete and/or illegible entries will be discarded. Entrants
must be 21 years or over.
Chosen diners will be notified on March 7. Please do not contact the
gallery for a list of winners. Selected diners will be assigned one
evening in March or April. In the event that a selected individual cannot
make the appointed evening, an alternate diner will be randomly chosen
from the remaining entrants. No re-schedules or exceptions. Diners who
are vegetarian, allergic to specific foods, or have special needs should
make this known beforehand in the initial email and postcard. We will
do our best to accommodate but due to the nature of the event, it is
suggested that diners be open-minded as possible in terms of food, dress,
and entertainment – this is not a gross out fest either, so don’t
worry. Selected participants will be expected to honor their responsibilities
to the event, the details of which will be revealed to them on a need-to-know
basis. NOTE: Diners will also be required to sign a general release
(regarding any liabilities, possible filming of the event, etc). Diners
are responsible for their own transportation getting to and leaving
the gallery. Cost of event is FREE.
Good luck, enjoy, and bonne apétit!
For a list of participating artists and collaborators each night, please
check the gallery website for updates: http://www.cameandwent.com/ngc224.html.
Questions or further press inquiries, please contact Trong G. Nguyen.
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