Tic-Tac-Toe Series
Back in the spring of 2014…
I was drawing in my sketchbook and started to draw the pound sign “#” or as now they’re called, “hashtags.” I had no clue why but only was drawn by the familiarity of it thru the use of social media. I then realized that the “hashtag” resembled the Tic-Tac- Toe game board. I eventually saw the potential of this game and realized that these were actually drawings, participated by two people. I was new to the city still and I wanted to create work that involved others, but I wanted to involve others that might not necessarily be “into” or “good” at Art. I took this concept and the next day I began playing random visitors in the MoMA. This launched a series that lasted over the span of several years, that still can be continued whenever I feel like it. Over the course of those years I played games with my peers, famous artists, and anyone that might catch my eye, or wanted to stamp our time together in time. Here are some of those drawings! :).
Book of Tic-Tac-Toe Drawings, 2016
Game with Christopher Wool
Game with Mark Gonzales
Game with John Ball. Stranger who I met sitting next to me in an airplane once.
Game with Mac Demarco
Game with Abraham Elmakawy
Game with Robert Gober
Game with Hennessy Youngman
Game with Mark Huerta a.k.a. My little brother
Game with Sean Joseph Kennedy
Game with Robert Longley
Game with Nate Lowman
Game with Mr. Brainwash
Game with Ana Maria Paixão
Game with Lee Quiñones
Game with David Salle
Game with Dana Schutz
Game with Esther Silva a.k.a. My grandma
Game with Jamian Juliano-Villani
Game with Jahmal Williams
Game with Robin Winters
Game with Chloe Wise
Details of Tic-Tac-Toe book
All Games played on mostly some form of paper. Whether that be an envelope, a page I ripped out of a book, or a receipt. They’re fun, impromptu, and they’re a cause to be sporadic. Some folks I met while going to their artists talks, knowing them personally, or bumping into them on the subway. You just never know who you’ll run into!