A new definition of folk art.

The idea was to open an online museum where anyone can upload

anything. A painting. A collage. A family heirloom. Participants would write up a description and have their 15 minutes of fame. The thought was to do it through direct mail, shown at right. How stupid to use direct mail.

The Red and Blue Chair Gerrit Rietveld, 1917 De Stijl art movement, Netherlands

The inspiration for the birdhouse

The People’s Museum

THIRD QUARTER 1993