canned food
duck
effigy
water
Yoda + friend
canned food
doll
powder
canned food
canned food
By buying, re-selling, frying, collecting, recycling (taking old ideas, objects, sentiments and retro-fitting, re-labeling, alt-sourcing to make new ideas and products), the BF peddles the possibility for re-thinking what makes Americans the XXXXX creatures that we are. Indeed, the essence of the Black Factory is its refuse of what we are, that wish that wish that wish! and to to to to to to to re-can, inflate and diversify the tensions, emptinessessss and contradictions of what we'd like to be into a dynamic feel of hope, possibility, gleeeeee and eventually ignorance, love, misconception and---more hope.
The Twice Sold Line
The XXXXXX revolutionary BF product in a can or jar or box or vox. The goal: to sell every thing twice (or more) and make wealth for those who cannot do so for themselves. ALL Twice Sold monies go DIRECTLY to neighborhood food pantries, half-way houses, shelters, etc. to buy whatever they deem fit.
Here are some select products in the Twice Sold line: canned goods (frequently the cheapest in-store brand, some special priced damaged cans) peas, corn, pork n' beans, pickled eggs (discontinued but hopefully coming back!), collard greens, peanut butter, tomato soup, evaporated milk (discontinued), airport candle, used soap, tee-shirts, used American flags, Tesco chicken curry (UK) and Sainsbury baked beans (UK), various powders, white hate literature AND MORE. Each product is in an edition, in many cases unlimited (at one time) signed and dated by the artist and affixed with a BF gold label. In addition, many of the products come with a signed and dated certificate of authenticity and promo brochure (discontinued as of 2006). Note: originally only canned goods signed by the artist were considered part of the Twice Sold line, however, over time, and via conversation, and creative 'mistakings' I can now see that I may have been too narrow in my designation…