Prank log, August 1, 2002.
So I'd wanted to do this for a few years now. The
Berkeley Art Museum has a lot of
dada art up on its sixth floor, stuff like
Brillo boxes or wind-up machines.
The other day, my friend and I made up some placards with the intent of taking credit for the museum fire alarm and floor plan. Mine, which was for the fire alarm, read as follows:
Azzer
United States, 1980-present
Red Menace
circa 2002
readymade
Gift of the artist
{my IP address}
Down for Warcraft!
My friend took the museum floor plan. His placard read:
Azzer's friend
United States, 1982-present
Smoke from the abyss
21st century
Ink on paper
Gift of the artist
{his IP address}
We walked into the museum today with placards ready, two cameras, and a thing of scotch tape. Very carefully we put the placards up, so as not to gain the attention of the security guards. I worry, however, that we did look a bit suspicious, since it appeared that one of the guards was trailing us.
I figure that the placards will stay up for a while, though. I mean, after all, how often does the museum check them?
Photos soon.
UPDATE: The museum has taken down the placards. We're heavily debating going in and reposting them, or taking credit for another item in the museum.