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Catttt Posted 9 years ago
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A con who makes us believe that...

I did not find any information about this work that is composed of two wrinkled pieces of paper. Does the text say that it actually belonged to the museum collection or does it say that it did not belong to any museum collection but Friedman lied to people that it belonged to one?

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Friedman is part magician, transforming materials before our eyes, as they become something else. He is also a con who makes us believe that two wrinkled pieces of paper belong in a major museum collection, but whom is the joke on? All the while he is a gagster who takes the ordinary and makes it into something even more ridiculous. You know the stuff that comes out of hole punchers? Friedman took this and laminated it together to make one, very long cylinder.

  

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I could not find any information about this work that is composed of two wrinkled pieces of paper. Does the text say that it actually belonged to the museum collection No or does it say that it did not belong to any museum collection It clearly implies that it does not . but Friedman lied to people that it belonged to one?

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  • I could not find any information about this work that is composed of two wrinkled pieces of paper.
  • Does the text say that it actually belonged to the museum collection No or does it say that it did not belong to any museum collection It clearly implies that it does not .
  • but Friedman lied to people that it belonged to one?
  • We are not told that he lied, but he misled people in some way.
  • ______________________________________________________________ a con is short for a confidence trick.
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I could not find any information about this work that is composed of two wrinkled pieces of paper.

Does the text say that it actually belonged to the museum collection No

or does it say that it did not belong to any museum collection It clearly implies that it does not.

but Friedman lied to people that it belonged to one? We are not told that he lied, but he

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A quick Google search reveals that Friedman has indeed made "sculptures" of creased pieces of paper. I couldn't find specific information about where and when they were exhibited, but the impression I get is that they were.

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