Why hello there, come on in. You can feel free to look around if you’d like, see if there’s anything of interest to you here. No, really, make yourself at home —I insist. I’ll be waiting right here if you need anything.
On first reading one might get the impression Tino Seghal is on a mission to eliminate the art object: he doesn’t make objects and doesn’t allow any resultant objects to come from his work (including all forms of documentation). Generally, his work inhabits a social space rather than a material one, whether a conversation, a game, or a simple gesture. Even when he sells his work (and he does), the transaction involves no form of documentation or written description, only an “oral contract”. However overzealous these strict rules may appear, Sehgal seems primarily concerned with conceptual integrity: he works with immaterial ideas, and material representations might only serve to distract from the “thing-in-itself”.
Cicadas
Because nothing says “summer” quite like the sound of droning insects.
Dusty's Dagos and Liquor
The hidden neighborhood bar. Frendly bartenders, never crowded, and a great patio (which is, of course, essential for summer in the Midwest). And yes, politically incorrect sandwiches.
Tracking Numbers
They turn the already exciting act of online purchasing into a spectator sport.