Instructions (Open, Close, Peel, Use)

Basic Information

Artist(s):
Leslie Roberts
Title:
Instructions (Open, Close, Peel, Use)
Medium:
Image Size:
14 x 11 in.
Date Created:
2014
Inventory #:
Roberts-2014-01

Description

transcription provided by the artist:
“open
close
peel back for drug facts
use four or five fingers to pinch the home screen
no littering smoking spitting radio playing
if you have trouble reading this email please click here
take two tablets by mouth three times a day maximum of six tablets a day
tackle your debt
save for the future
paint on non-oily surface
help Michael Schwartz and Dik Liu celebrate their birthdays
expect longer wait times
between Church Av and Hoyt Schermerhorn Streets
ring top doorbell
to ensure delivery to your inbox please add nytdirect at nytimes dot come to your address book
open cover
alarm will sound
pull handle
push down and turn
insert credit card
view Pam’s timeline
enter username and password
wait here for walk signal
if you receive a suspicious email please forward it to us as an attachment to phishing at mtb dot com
take fifty thousand once a day for colon health
if you see something say something
subscribe today to get access to premium content
protect yourself on WIFI online and in the cloud
do not hold door

Leslie Roberts, 2014
(Instructions from websites, instruction manuals, and other ambient sources)”

 

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