VONZWECK announces
Public Collectors - a new initiative administered
by Marc Fischer
Opening Reception Thursday September 6, 2007 6-9pm
Open Thursdays, 6-9 PM in September
Or by appointment
VONZWECK- as an entity, doesnt care about art. You know it, you always
have. But VONZWECK likes administration, and
stuff. Especially other
peoples stuff! So does Marc Fischer. He likes stuff so much hes
started a whole new initiative to get to see it, and, being the unselfish soul
that he is, to share it.
Its called Public Collectors and it is founded upon the concern that there are many types of cultural artifacts that public libraries, museums and other institutions and archives either do not collect or do not make freely accessible. Public Collectors asks people that have had the luxury to amass, organize, and inventory these materials, to help reverse this lack by making their collections public. Its voluntary and its free. Not about selling, or buying and not restricted to art. Its about getting to see something you might not have access to otherwise and exchanges of knowledge.
For this - the kickoff, the ribbon cutting, Marc will be sharing one of his collections: records. Thats right actual records, long players, vinyl, what have you. Many will be on display; many more will be brought to the space for listening on request.
But the idea isnt just for you to see Marcs stuff, its for you to share your collection(s) and view other peoples. Other collections are online and many more will be added soon at www.publiccollectors.org.
Fischer will give an informal talk at 7 PM about Public Collectors on September
13th. He will bring records to the space for listening on September 20 and 27
during hours. Feel free to make a selection from this list and pick a date when
youd like to see and listen to it:
http://www.publiccollectors.org/MFrecords1.htm
Marc Fischer is 1/3 of the group Temporary Services, 1/11th of Mess Hall- an
experimental cultural center in Rogers Park (where he co-organizes the
Hardcore Histories series), and an artist who curated the prison-themed exhibition
Captive Audience at Gallery 400 earlier this year. In addition to
believing that
vinyl remains the superior format for the appreciation of recorded music, Fischer
still refuses to own a fucking cell phone.