25.3.05
Wooster Collective : A Celebration of Street Art
COLLECTIVE \Col*lect"ive\: done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; members of a cooperative enterprise
WOOSTER: a street in Soho, New York
http://www.woostercollective.com/
On June 12th, an amazing artist and architect named Doug Michels, died tragically while hiking near Sydney Australia. He was only 59. Michels was the founding member of Ant Farm, a radical art and design collective. Ant Farm was best known for "Cadillac Ranch", an installation of 10 old Cadillac cars buried nose first into the dirt of Amarillo, Texas. He was also known for creating "Media Burn" a performance art piece where he drove his car (again, a Cadillac) through a pyramid of tv sets. With his collaborator Chip Lord, Michels truly pushed the envelope of counterculture art. He was a true visionary and an inspiration for many artists around the world. We're saddened to hear that he has died.
http://www.woostercollective.com/2003_06_15_newsarchive.html#200437544
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