The viewer arrives in the gallery to see the space set up as if they were in a restaurant. They are seated, drinks are served. There is a TV/VCR, and a CD player at each table. Red76 members, come around dressed as waitstaff and serve artworks chosen from a menu, just as if you were eating Dim Sum.
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Dim Sum, a project first enacted in December 2002 in Portland, Oregon, archives the work of well over 100 artists from around the world. Art that can really be worked over. Work that can be held, listened to, looked at.
The viewer arrives in the gallery to see the space set up as if they were in a restaurant. They are seated, drinks are served. There is a TV/VCR, and a CD player at each table. We, Red76 members, come around dressed as waitstaff with material for the viewers to choose from that they might not have picked off the menu, just as if you were eating Dim Sum.
In Cantonese Dim Sum translates into "a little bit of heart". What better to focus on? Some may view the work shown at this exhibit as ephemera. Fuck that. Zines, chapbooks, CDs, videos, giveaway portfolios, scrapbooks, are the items that fuel ideas and spur growth. Most importantly these are the works of art that we see around us everyday. In our bookshelves, on our tables. These are works of art that you can pick up, sit down with, and call your own.