[ilssa] Re: please, a TOOL!

  • From: Brian Dunn <bdunn1@xxxxxxx>
  • To: ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:11:40 -0500

ILSSA Operators,

Mailed: -reclaimed xerox copies from a recent wheat paste installation
            -An x-acto knife (be careful)
             - a short note


Brain Dunn
bdunn1@xxxxxxx



On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 12:54 PM, ILSSA Operator <
operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> to all ILSSA members of all time,
>
> We are writing in one last final attempt to garner more tools from y'all!
>
> We're here at Saint Mary's College unpacking boxes. We're *very* excited
> about what we've seen, but are disappointed to find that despite having
> over 150 members, we have only received 15 tools.
>
> Please know that we really want to include ALL of you in the show -- don't
> worry if you haven't renewed, or your dues have lapsed, or whatever. (We're
> in the midst of restructuring toward dues-free membership, anyway: more on
> that very soon.) To sum up: if you once joined ILSSA, you're part of ILSSA.
>
> Can you send a tool today, or tomorrow?
> We'll need to receive it no later than this Friday January 13th to get it
> in the show.
> We will return the tool back to you (at no cost to you) after the
> exhibition closes.
> Please be sure to include your return address, and if you have a moment, a
> brief statement about how you use the tool.
> And in answer to Anne's question below: the tool doesn't need to be
> something you've used in the past year as long as it is something
> indicative of your impractical labor.
>
> Please send to:
>
> Krista Hoefle, Gallery Director
> Moreau Art Galleries
> Saint Mary's College
> Notre Dame, IN 46556
> ATTN: ILSSA Exhibition
>
>
> Also: forgot to send your remnants? SEND THEM TODAY!!! If we get them
> before Friday, we'll do our very best to get them in there.
> It doesn't matter if you have 3 envelopes or 300. Please send!!
>
> One last thing: please send us an email once you've sent your package so
> we can be sure to look out for it.
>
> best & warmest,
> your ILSSA co-operators
>
>
>
> *--*
> *AS MANY HOURS AS IT TAKES*
> ILSSA Operator
> operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.impractical-labor.org
>
>
>
> On Jan 5, 2012, at 2:35 PM, Anne Percoco wrote:
>
> Does it have to be a tool we used in the last year?
>
> --- On *Wed, 1/4/12, ILSSA Operator <operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>*wrote:
>
>
> From: ILSSA Operator <operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ilssa] LAST CHANCE: ILSSA exhibition
> To: ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 5:47 PM
>
> Happy New Year, fellow impractical laborers!
>
> This is the last call to send your 2011 collected remnants and/or a tool
> (see below) for the exhibition at Saint Mary's College in Indiana. Please
> send your packages to:
>
> Krista Hoefle, Gallery Director
> Moreau Art Galleries
> Saint Mary's College
> Notre Dame, IN 46556
> ATTN: ILSSA Exhibition
>
>
> We'll be installing the show beginning on Monday. We can't wait to see
> what you've done!
>
> best to you,
> your co-operators
>
>
> *--*
> *AS MANY HOURS AS IT TAKES*
> ILSSA Operator
> operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.impractical-labor.org
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *ILSSA Operator <operator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Date: *December 9, 2011 6:14:41 PM EST
> *To: *ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject: **[ilssa] ILSSA Exhibition! January 27-February 24, 2012*
> *Reply-To: *ilssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Dearest ILSSA Members,
>
> Our first ILSSA exhibition quickly approaches! The show is scheduled to
> open at the Hammes Gallery at Saint Mary's College on *January 27, 2012* and
> will run through the 24th of February. In order to make this show an
> absolute success, *we need your help!*
>
> Many of you have been saving *remnants*. Thank you, thank you! Please
> keep up the saving and be ready to send your collections ASAP at the
> beginning of 2012. The gallery is expecting delivery from all of us between
> *January 3rd and 6th*.
>
> We would also like to include one additional item from each Impractical
> Laborer, even those of you who are not contributing remnants:
>
> 1) *A tool* with which you impractically labor, *with a short statement* about
> the manner in which you use the tool.
>
> Please mail said *tool* to the gallery, *to arrive* *between January 3rd
> and 6th *at the following address:
>
> Krista Hoefle, Gallery Director
> Moreau Art Galleries
> Saint Mary's College
> Notre Dame, IN 46556
> ATTN: ILSSA Exhibition
>
> You are welcome to e-mail your *statement* to your Co-Operators, and/or
> send a hard copy along with your tool.
>
> Your tool will be mailed back to you upon closing of the exhibition at the
> end of February. Please indicate your preferred return address with your
> submission.
>
> As always, please feel free to e-mail us with any questions or concerns.
> We hope you'll all be able to participate in this inaugural exhibition, the
> first of it's kind for ILSSA!
>
> In cahoots,
> Your Co-Operators
>
> ILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSAILSSA
>
> *AS MANY HOURS AS IT TAKES*
> ILSSA Operator
> www.impractical-labor.org
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