performance
lemonade stand
collector sheet
double portraits
ongoing - first performed in 2005
Based on religious sticker stamps, which the artist bought in the church shop of the ‘Monastery of the Magnificat of the Mother of God’ in Quebec, Tom Bogaert creates portraits of contemporary icons. For example, scribbling on a stamp of Mary – the mother of Jesus - results in a spitting image of Osama Bin Laden. Seated at a lemonade stand, Bogaert invites bystanders to witness the stamp transformations and gives the public the opportunity to buy the original stickers and new icons for 25 cents each.
When people buy four stickers, they receive a unique photocopied collector sheet for free. As of yet, Bogaert has sold 1256 stickers.
This piece was selected for several performance festivals including the 2005 Dumbo Arts Festival in Brooklyn, NY and the 2006 Gilded Pony Performance Festival in Troy, NY. In October 2011 'double portraits' will be presented at 'Art in Odd Places' in New York City.