February, 2004

Chicago

Over 50 artists, individuals and organizations contributed work that was distributed for free at this one-day-only event. Over 10,000 objects were given away! Artists' work was integrated with a wide range of material submerging the work in a broader context than it normally enjoys. Religious tracts, booklets, flyers, stickers, matchbooks, posters, audiotapes, and postcards were among the items given away. It is a continuing goal of Temporary Services to seek new ways of presenting work and increasing the audience for it. For this reason, we have chosen to present this project at a more open and public location. Over 100 boxes were provided for free. Visitors were invited to take anything they wanted making their own portable exhibitions to take with them. The event took place in Chicago. Boxes of materials collected from the project were sent to participants in varied locations. Many collections remain in Chicago; others have moved with the owners when they relocated. A complete Free For All box can be viewed in the Joan Flasch Collection at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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