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Gagosian Gallery - tues 19th July, 2005

Monday, July 18, 12:30pm…a stretcher measuring 12' x 12' (unstretched)
is wheeled from the artists' studio in Soho to the rendezvous point on 31st st, between 9th and 10th.

4-8pm…stretched on the roof of the 12th floor.

8pm – 4:30am…an image of agent x in wheelchair is painted.

Tuesday, July 19, 2pm…canvas removed, stretcher transported to 25th st for re-stretching.

3pm…agent x, with disability care worker (his father) wheeling the chair, enters Gagosian Gallery on the corner of 24th and 11th.

3:10 the canvas is carried around from 25th st to the front window, where it is glued to the front window – filling the entire space.

3:25 the gallery director and staff outside, perplexed, wondering who, why and what to do next. Painting taken down, moved, moved back, and finally taken in to stock room.

3:35 – 4pm increasing concern for the abandoned special needs person left in the main gallery. Patient is uncommunicative and without
discernable response. No identification.

4pm-5pm (closing time) mild panic. Conjecture over authenticity of abandoned s.n. person. Security wish to call police, staff wish to call ambulance, gallery director decides to wait.

5pm agent x takes chair and purposefully walks/runs out of gallery, thanking security staff for their genuine concern on his way out. Painting is locked in store room.