Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 23:41:50 -0400
From: allen bukoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: other people's sisters
>The person who bid the highest is a longtime friend of mine, Mary Tiegreen, and has not replied to my emails because, I think, she is now traveling overseas. Anyway, I have emailed her and asked her why the hell she bid on it. I really can't imagine why. Mary's a graphic designer, artist, author (most recent book, "Let the big dog eat," co-authored with her husband, is about golf slang) but not a lot of interest in Fluxus. I also told her that she'd actually have to send me the money or eBay will throw us in jail just for having the appearance of shill bidding. We'll just have to wait until she returns to find out what she was thinking.
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 21:22:08 -0500
To: allen bukoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Random act of shopping
>We just got back from Europe so I haven't really addressed my wild and wacky move to buy the box full of stuff as yet. Just so you know, it was a bid from the heart, a random act of shopping, a sincere statement of support and interest, and a late night decision to just do a "go girl" thing. OK, it IS only a cardboard box with stuff in it, but it's art AND I was thinking of donating it to the Fluxus Indian Museum. AND it's probably not worth $46 right now but WHAT IS I ask you? A pair of shoes? A salad at Le Cirque? Are these worth more than the conceptual and lasting object you have created?!?!?! Is Mr. Gucci the only one who can create merchandise worthy of 46 buckaroos? Will we remember the limp salad we pushed around while we pretended to be interested in the conversation of our companion in some has-been restaurant more than this box filled with passionate sentiments? Doubtful. So YES! I paid $46 for this work and you can tell your Fluxus friends that next time they might want to reconsider their bidding style and maybe up the ante a bit in order to capture such a prize. I feel fortunate to be the owner of The Box, and will decide in the next six months where it should be exhibited.
In the meantime, I remain
Mary Tiegreen
