ARTIST MOVES INTO GALLERY WINDOW
ARTIST MOVES INTO GALLERY WINDOW
EAST HAMPTON, New York (Wireless Flash) An artist in the ritzy resort town of East Hampton, New York, is protesting the areas high rents by moving into a tiny display window. Artist Alex Echo has set up house in a 7-by-11-foot rectangle and says hell stay there until he can find an affordable place to live. Echo recently became homeless after his future landlords realized they could get $2000 a month for the bedroom he was about to rent for $600. Since moving into the display window, the artist sleeps, eats does laundry and paints in full view of passers-by. However, hes keeping some personal habits private: he uses an enclosed bathroom in the back of the gallery for hygiene matters.
Mon 06-04-01