Writer's Statement

To be honest, I have actually received many inquires about my piece at the Martha Jackson Gallery in New York City, which was the first of the series I had labeled as the Three Chair Events. The type of questions I would always be asked were more about "how" the piece was put together, rather then "why". For instance, one of the more popular questions I would be asked would be "Were those your chairs?" In truth, the chairs did not belong to me. In fact, I stole them form the Martha Jackson Gallery. I have an... insider in the gallery, that shall remain nameless, so she may keep her job.

Another commonly asked question would be "Did you ever get permission from the Gallery to do this?" Most of the time, I just smile at the person asking the question. I wpuld smile, because I didn't really get "permission", but I did get a "blind eye" to the situation. You see, at the time, the Martha Jackson gallery didn't allow any outside installations due to some incident with Rosenberg, a banana, and a city bus. I don't know the details, so don't ask me. Anyway, if you have ever been to the Martha Jackson Gallery, you would know how strict they are with policy. Well, my "insider" handles the paperwork at the Gallery. So, I was able to skate by that small little regulation that the Gallery had in place.

I would like to conclude by saying this about the piece: I could not have fathomed that it would be this popular. Hell, when I made it, I had a small incling in the back of my mind saying, "This piece is pointless. Nobody is going to give a damn about randomly placed chairs." But, this piece showed me that I may not like the result of my art, but to be selfish and discard my art is selfish and wrong. Art in its core NEEDS to be expressed. It is almost how "nature abhors a vaccum." When it comes to art, it hates being hidden away, which is the stance I have grown to set my work to.

-Brecht