Kitchen Diplomacy (audio)

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Date: 2003

Region: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Electronic Media, Mixed Media, Installation

Artist: Mary Golden

Confronting Bodies: unknown/theft

Dates of Action: January, 2003

Location: Boudler Public Library, Boulder, Colorado

Description of Artwork: Interactive audio featuring orations of the Bill of Rights and editorials critical of the Homeland Security Act. The piece's cornerstone is a map of the Middle East overlaid by a transparent chessboard checkered with dollar signs. The chess pieces are salt and pepper shakers filled alternatively with black beans and rice.

The Incident: An audio tape of editorials critical of the Homeland Security Act was stolen by an unknown theif from the installation.

Results of Incident: A report was filed with the Boulder police.

Source: NCAC based on an article in The Daily Camera