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Andrew Austin Reilly's site-specific graphite drawing "Untitled (Missed Connection for West Oakland)" (2007) draws from a range of "missed connections" posted on craigslist.com. The full text begins behind the door of the project room and circles the perimeter of the room in a format that could be read continuously.
Susan O'Malley's site-specifc installation "Hey Cupcake" is at once emphemeral and lasting. Her day-long installation of 100 decadently frosted pink cupcakes in the Invisible Venue office drew references to the candy spills of the late Felix Gonzalez Torres and presented visitors with the option to either admire the simple aesthetic beauty of the installation or to consume the artworks. (The artist's preference was for the latter.) An installation of pink felt letters, spelling out "Hey Cupcake," continues to greet guests on the landing--a series of smaller, framed endearments ("You are the sweetest cupcake, cupcake") are scattered throughout the domestic space, confusing the untouchable notions of fine art and daily life. At the conclusion of the private view, the remaining cupcakes were delivered to neighboring homes--further inverting the semi-private, semi-public space of IV while spreading the "sweet nothings" that people still remember with affection.
