If you're reading this, there is a fifty percent chance that you have recieved at least one postcard from me. You may have also been the recipient of a valentine, or perhaps my contact information was handed to you on one of my business cards. Maybe you have seen my other work, or maybe if you just know me. Most people see the connections in all of these things. I have left the out names of the other parties involved, but a few facts must be pointed out.
     The recipient of this card is a teacher at a well known art school in NYC who was raised in the downtown area. The postcard in question is posted on his website and is postmarked May 24th, this phone call took place on July 8th. I warned him prior to his reciept of the postcard, and this phone call took place after it was posted to his site.
     I don't feel totally comfortable revealing the address of the site, as it kind of makes me a hypocrite. My postcard on one side had a picture of a girl running and a diagram of diathermy with 2 pictures of an arm. There were two typed statements. Next to the girl it said "DON'T EAT MY BRAINS ZOMBIE FUCKER!!!" and next to the arm it said "I know you would sell me." The other side there was a diagram of a series circut and eleven stamps totaling the necessary postage. I admit it was anonymous, but I didn't see it as threatening to a man whose work likens George Bush to Hitler, with the caption "What the fuck you gonna do about it?" There are multiple drawings on his site of this sort. Instead of a swastika, the red armband bears a stylized dollar sign, to suggest it. I am not going to go into my personal critique of his art, the historical accuracy of it, nor am I going to make personal attacks on him or his girlfriend.


"I apoligized to _____ today for sending you that card. If you were offended, I wish you would have told me when I spoke to you. As someone who has taken certain liberties with e-mail addresses, as well as a person whom I considered a friend, I think you should have come out in my defense before it led to her calling me. If this is something between the two of you, please keep this as such, I do not wish to be involved with your disagreements. I feel my involvement is totally inappropriate, if this kind of behavior is to continue, please delete all contact information for me."

"No, I wasn't offended but I was very confused and shocked when I first saw it. When I found out you did it, I was amused. I assume that was the effect you were looking for. I did "come to your defense" so to speak, but _____ was very upset and insisted on talking to directly. I told her what you told her, but she wanted to hear it directly from you. I cant deny my girl. I don't want you between _____ and my squabbles, but that was the inevitable consequence when some one (her) reacts to something (your card) and wants to understand it for better or worse.Your behavior isn't inappropriate, but as an artist who sends things like this out you cant expect everyone to "get it". You have to expect that some people will be confused, shocked, upset, tickled, amused, entertained, angered, placated, flattered, and even offended. Especially when you don't sign your name to it. That forces a lot of interpretation which as an artist must be one of your goals. In short, you cannot send me things or communicate with me and not expect _____ to react the same way I do; even if I wish she would. That's her interpretation; maybe you two should discuss it more. Seriously! Me, I didn't like her reaction, and let her know it. But that's her opinion created by her own point of view. She doesn1t know you so how can you expect her to understand that card the same way? Out of every one in my and _____'s family, I'm the only one that might get this card. It forces thought; that's what art does. But don't be upset that it doesn't generate the desired effect with each person that gets it.
     I dig it. You should keep sending em' out to people, and I really wouldn't mind another. Thanks for sending it."

"The issue is, that you shouldn't have given her my phone number. I might not have had a problem explaining the motivation behind my sending you this, but I wasn't given that chance, nor was I asked if my privacy could be violated. When you display your art, you are not asked to explain or justify your art, nor are visitors provided with your home number to call and ask you to explain and justify it. I wasn't asked to explain the merits of it, she didn't have anything to say except that she found it "vulgar." She is allowed to be upset with it, but she is not allowed to contact me. I was personally offended by her interpretation, and your lack of an introduction to her. Had you called me and asked me to explain it to her it might have been different, but as she doesn't know me, she was way overstepping any boundry that she might have felt I crossed. I am not here to criticize or make judgements on your relationship, I understand that you are very different people, I don't know her. That's why it was addressed to you and not to her or the both of you."

"I introduced you two several times. You both don't seem to get along. Your both great at arguing, you can keep switching the subject of the issue. Leave me out of it. You can always think your 100% percent right, and so can _____. Lets just not talk. I don't think anyone would mind that now.
     Sorry for the intrusion. Seriously."
Posted 3:29 PM by J.Ro