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COPY CAT
Copy Cat relies on the free flow of art and information; projects
are explicitly for copying and re-distribution. The recipients are asked
to give the work an afterlife of their own choice. The invitation to contributors
was to produce work for Copy Cat that begs to be further reproduced,
distributed, interpreted and dealt with. Work is only fully implemented
when the user has photocopied it from the pages, distributed it in the
context they see fit, or is encouraged by the work to act. With its artistic
shareware, Copy Cat seeks to activate others - make them feel like they
have a stake in extending and adding new layers to the projects. In short,
Copy Cat projects are at the same time activist and intimate. There are
many historical examples of this kind of initiative, distribution ethos
and culture. This strategy is not ours, but copied. We feel compelled to
give energy back to systems of distribution and reception that aren’t for
personal profit or gain.
Over sixty persons have been invited to contribute to Copy Cat.
They are a mix of artists, activists, collaborators and others coming from
diverse backgrounds. Copy Cat will be presented at the gallery of the
Art Academy of Aarhus, Denmark, in September and at Mess Hall, in Chicago,
early next year.
Lars Bang Larsen and Brett Bloom
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