IN PROGRESS
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got inspired to switch gears when I made this piece. It was around this time last year when I got the itch to make this, and went in a different direction with my #dumpsterdiving (I was about to do an all-cardboard-shoe show), #TrashTalkingArt took form, and now I have more than 115 new sculptures to show for it.
July 6 is when it all starts, online & in-person
July 13 is the big opening party in Seattle @minimartcitypark
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remembering when I was holding a box of organic Disney apples in the middle of a busy Costco Saturday last year. It was at that moment - inside the swirl of American consumerism, trying to figure out what the F I was holding in my hands - when everything changed.
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isn’t it nice that DeSantis just cut state funding for the arts in Florida?
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if you’re not in Seattle, all of my new work @minimartcitypark will be available as its own virtual mini mart from an online shop I’ve been building for months. If you’re anywhere near Seattle you’ll have to come see it in person
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almost party time. Gonna start installing in a week. Show starts in 2 weeks. Big reception party in Seattle Sat July 13 - free junk food & drinks, trivia prizes will be handed out, street closed festival style, ‘78 EV-converted VW bus on display, over 75 take-away works available to purchase for under $100 ea. Come see an old gas station mini mart in America revived from the dead to become something far greater than it ever was. 7/13/24 @minimartcitypark Seattle
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started moving in today. Install starts in a week. Show starts July 6. Opening reception July 13.
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installing demented juice boxes like this one @minimartcitypark for my #TrashTalkingArt show starting in person & online July 6. Party in Seattle July 13.
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“Fake Out” boxes, made from 100% pure recycled waste of companies heavily reliant on Chinese outsourcing - and wall-mounted @minimartcitypark as pictured with title plaques - will be available for $80 ea at my #TrashTalkingArt show starting July 6
![installing each #TrashTalkingArt piece on the wall @minimartcitypark with a metal title plaque & mounting bracket included with the purchase.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/623a308efb16d22cccead58c/1718819516207-VVR4BERJTDBQ0W10NWKH/image-asset.jpeg)
installing each #TrashTalkingArt piece on the wall @minimartcitypark with a metal title plaque & mounting bracket included with the purchase.
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attacking that sinking feeling that comes after July 4th that Summer is already flying by. This summer we have a killer event RIGHT after America’s birthday. #TrashTalkingArt starts July 6 in-person & online, with a nice, big party in Seattle July 13. Let’s celebrate America, warts & all.
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Art And America
This Summer
#TrashTalkingArt
@minimartcitypark
@jonathanlevineprojects
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getting close. #TrashTalkingArt starts July 6 online & in person. Will you be there?
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18 inches tall, weighing about 2 pounds, this piece has a real nice feel for being made out of plastic. Maybe because it’s reclaimed ocean plastic.
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painting this 18-inch tall piece 3D-printed from pure reclaimed ocean plastic as part of my 2-show #Trash TalkingArt exhibiting in Seattle next month
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