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January 19, 2007
Cue Art Foundation & the Art Crates
Our move has had its challenges, but a recent one has had me stumped, until today.
Our art collection was carefully stored in Toronto in custom made wooden crates. Built out of 1x4s and panelboard, they cost a small fortune, worth every penny. We truly love and enjoy our art.
I've been emptying the crates, all 10 of them, and piled them up along the wall in the hallway outside our door. At first, I had hoped the construction crews would find a use for them - as scrap. They didn't move, until the property manager knocked on the door and said they were becoming a serious safety hazard. Before I tell you my reaction to that one, you need to know that we are at the very end of the hallway, and nobody lives in the three apartments closest to us. So the only safety in jeopardy is Chis and mine.
But I digress (hmmm... I do that a lot).
I called dozens of galleries and museums in the city. I started with MoMA. Never got a call back. Then the Met. Nada. Then I started with the nearby Chelsea galleries. I finally hit an art director who clearly understood my plea, but couldn't help me out. She offered to make a few calls. I never heard back.
Yesterday, when the property manager asked me again, I said give me 24 hours. Today, after multiple phone calls to multiple galleries, I was beginning to give up hope that I could keep these things from being thrown into landfill. If someone decided to burn them, the resins in the panelboard would cause a stench that would put the recent maple syrup and rotten egg smells in New York to a test.
I returned from a kick-ass yoga practice late this afternoon, and found a message on my cell. Cue Art Foundation had decided, after determining whether their freight elevator was working or not, that they would graciously accept my generous offer. Yippee!
My mind is at ease.
Now I have to go see their exhibits!
Posted by dave at January 19, 2007 07:34 PM
Comments
I would like to to say that u guys a very cool,and it feels great that I get to say hello!
Posted by: Bridgette at January 22, 2007 09:14 PM