Subject: Repetition
“All Known Metal Bands” t-shirt by Custom Flotilla

“All Known Metal Bands” t-shirt by Custom Flotilla
Custom Flotilla - detail of “AKMB Black” t-shirt (2014)
“All Known Metal Bands” t-shirt by Custom Flotilla

“All Known Metal Bands” t-shirt by Custom Flotilla
Order ThisPerpetual Motion [felt]

Perpetual Motion [felt]
30 x 30 in.
Blaise Pascal: "56. We are so unhappy that we can only enjoy something which we should be annoyed to see go wrong, and that can and does happen constantly to thousands of things. Anyone who found the secret of rejoicing when things go well without being annoyed when things go badly would have found the point. It is perpetual motion."
“All Known Metal Bands” book – page view

“All Known Metal Bands” book – page view
6 x 9 in.
Since this is a list of all “bands” and not all “band names,” if a name is used by more than one band, it is listed that many times.
Order This“All Known Metal Bands” book – spread

“All Known Metal Bands” book – spread
6 x 9 in.
Many people have pointed out that this book was obsolete immediately, and wondered why someone would have a list like this printed when you could simply consult lists on the internet for the most complete, up-to-date info. Part of the playful (in a non-ironic way) nature of this object is that it is kind of like a tomb of information, a snapshot, a monument to the human tendency to wrap our arms around the impossible and solidify the ever-shifting. Also, as a document that could only be assembled in a reasonable amount of time in the internet age, it is a successful attempt to limit information and to separate it from hyperlinks. This book has one kind of information only, and I find that very liberating as a reader, and respectful of a reader’s attention.
Order This“All Known Metal Bands” book

“All Known Metal Bands” book
6 x 9 in.
I considered this piece of conceptual art finished when it had been printed out on plain white letter paper. But, lo and behold, through persistence (thanks partly to completing Tony Robbins’ series of “Personal Power” cassettes) I managed to have it published and it became a rather nice-looking coffee table book.
Order This“Dodecadiscoteca” performance view

“Dodecadiscoteca” performance view
ca. 30 min.
Performance view at The Lab, San Francisco, 2006.
“Dodecadiscoteca” performance view

“Dodecadiscoteca” performance view
Songs included “Chariots of Fire” by Vangelis, “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas, “Sailing” by Christopher Cross, and a selection from the “Barbra Streisand Christmas Album.” Behind the players I placed a montage made of some of the record sleeves.
Smoker Furniture

Smoker Furniture
32 x 6 in.