………LOVE PROFILE (1/7)……… Personal Details

OkCupid Identity: iltelefono

Match.com identity: conaffeto

Headline: “Life is good.”

Age: 42

Sex: M

Orientation: Gay

Relationship: Never married

Located: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Ethnicity: Asian

Height: 6′2″ (1.88m)

Body Type: Slender

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Black

Diet: Strictly anything

Smokes: No

Drinks: Socially

Drugs: Never

Education: Graduated from master’s program

Faith: Buddhism and laughing about it

Sign: Capricorn and it’s fun to think about

Political Views: Very liberal

Occupation: Artistic / Musical / Writer

Income: Rather not say

Offspring: Doesn’t have kids, but might want them

Pets: Likes dogs and likes cats

Languages: English (Fluently), Chinese (Fluently), French (Poorly), Italian (Poorly)

Sports and Exercise: Dancing, Swimming, Tennis/Racquet sports, Walking/Hiking, Yoga

Exercise habits: 2-3 times per week


THE FIRST THING THAT PEOPLE NOTICE ABOUT ME

Is that I’m Chinese…and kinda tall.


LOVE PROFILE (2/7): Self-Summary


Like what you see? Contact me! DON’T BE SHY!

Tel: 612-567-9162 
Email: FurnitureandMoreMCAD@gmail.com

………LOVE PROFILE (1/7)……… Personal Details

OkCupid Identity: iltelefono

Match.com identity: conaffeto

Headline: “Life is good.”

Age: 42

Sex: M

Orientation: Gay

Relationship: Never married

Located: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Ethnicity: Asian

Height: 6′2″ (1.88m)

Body Type: Slender

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Black

Diet: Strictly anything

Smokes: No

Drinks: Socially

Drugs: Never

Education: Graduated from master’s program

Faith: Buddhism and laughing about it

Sign: Capricorn and it’s fun to think about

Political Views: Very liberal

Occupation: Artistic / Musical / Writer

Income: Rather not say

Offspring: Doesn’t have kids, but might want them

Pets: Likes dogs and likes cats

Languages: English (Fluently), Chinese (Fluently), French (Poorly), Italian (Poorly)

Sports and Exercise: Dancing, Swimming, Tennis/Racquet sports, Walking/Hiking, Yoga

Exercise habits: 2-3 times per week


THE FIRST THING THAT PEOPLE NOTICE ABOUT ME

Is that I’m Chinese…and kinda tall.


LOVE PROFILE (2/7): Self-Summary


Like what you see? Contact me! DON’T BE SHY!

Tel: 612-567-9162 
Email: FurnitureandMoreMCAD@gmail.com

Posted 10 months ago

About:

I’m looking for love, so let’s fix the system

By Marcus Young
with Lauren DeLand, Hannah Frick, Han Zhang, and Travis Spangler

McKnight Visual Artists Fellowship Exhibition
July 13 – August 17
MCAD Gallery, 2501 Stevens Ave, Mpls
M-F, 9-8 / Sat, 9-5 / Sun, 12-5

Free and open to the public
Opening Night Sale, July 13, 6:30-8:30pm
Happy Sales Hours, Fridays 4-7pm starting July 20 and by appointment

To shoppers and suitors: I will be available in the gallery most Fridays 4-7pm and by special appointment. See the information below to contact me about either furniture or romance. Special discounts to buyers who can recommend a date!

This work expresses my simple hope of improving my life through two related acts: finding love and de-cluttering my home. I aim to upturn the common human impulse to fill emotional voids with material goods by parting with furniture and furnishings I have grown attached to but no longer need. Using Craigslist, social media, and the gallery space, I invite interested buyers to view and purchase my belongings in this hybrid marketplace. Borrowing the attention generated by the show, I attempt to tell as many people as possible that I’m searching for the love of my life. Excerpts of my personals ad from online dating sites are on the gallery walls. With this project, I explore the themes of love and attachment to objects, loneliness and home design, determining value and letting go, and the function of the gallery in contemporary art practices.

Tel: 612-567-9162
Email: FurnitureandMoreMCAD@gmail.com
Craigslist keyword search “FurnitureandMore”

MCAD/Fellowship: http://mcad.edu/events-fellowships/opportunities-artists/2011-2012-mcknight-artist-fellowships-visual-artists

Grace Minnesota: www.graceminnesota.org