Monthly Statement:
January 2006
This month I got a new studio on 133rd St and Fredrick Douglas Blvd in Harlem. I set up and started an 8' x 8' collage this week. The studio is great because it's a store front with roll up doors and it came with a studio assistant. There is a Chinese resturant 2 doors down and the son of the owner's name is Wen Lee. He's 4 years old, doesn't speak a word of English and has decided that he is my apprentice. I couldn't get rid of him even if I wanted to, but he is super smart and has a great disposition and has made himself a joy.

I finished the piece "Pimps Up, Hoes Down" made from the Dennis Rodman posters and other posters from Scores, which is a topless bar in Chelsea.

I also had a 8' x 8' collage called "Gamblers" in a group exhibition at the Rush Arts gallery in Chelsea called "God Complex, Images of Power". The exhibition is up until March 25th and you can get more information about the show at
http://www.rushartsgallery.org.

Look forward to a new 8' x 8' collage next month.

Best,
Michael Anderson
http://www.chamuconegro.com.

Process: I will gather advertising posters from public spaces (as many of a specific kind as possible) and create collages from them.