Charley 02

The second issue of Charleyis a snapshot of the New York City art season from fall 2001 through summer 2002. A predigested combine, it is a memory update that serves both as a playlist and a Who's Who of contemporary art. Charley 02treats the city as a giant open-air festival of contemporary art; it's a catalog of an imaginary show that unravels in the streets of New York, stretching from Harlem to Chelsea, through SoHo, Queens, and Brooklyn. Charley 02is open to endless transformations: constructed as a collection of 142 color postcards featuring images from the season's most memorable shows and events along with texts, comments, and reviews, Charley 02can be shuffled around and rearranged. The postcards can be sent out, pasted on the wall, or glued to the fridge; hierarchies can be shifted, new connections created. Charley 02is a machine for distribution, a mechanism for spreading and exploiting information, rumors and communication. It is a multiform creature, bound to transform at each new appearance and new issue. Charley 02is powered by the Deste Foundation, Athens, Greece, which sponsors artist's projects, exhibitions, and symposia that explore the relationship between contemporary art and culture.Cattelan, Maurizio is the author of 'Charley 02' with ISBN 9781564661005 and ISBN 1564661008.