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Tate Modern, 2010

On the 1st January 2010 Graeme Wilson received a letter from Phoebe Davies.

Enclosed in the letter was a token (number 177),  a letter of instructions and a stamped addressed envelope.

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The letter of instructions read as follows:

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To whoever receives this letter,

Enclosed with this letter is a token and a stamped addressed envelope.

The token will issue you an item from the cloakroom situated on the ground floor of Tate Modern, Southbank, London SE1 9TG.

The token should be taken to the Tate Modern cloakroom within approximately one week of receiving this letter.

Give the cloakroom attendant the token.

The coat may have been left in the cloakroom for a period of time so it may have been moved to lost property.

When giving the token to the cloakroom attendant you should say

“I left my coat here last week”.

If you are asked for a description of the coat, it can be described as:

“A ¾ length black coat; the inside label reads Jack Reid”.

It may take them a few minutes to retrieve the coat from lost property.

Once you have collected the coat, check the inside left breast pocket where you will find a ticket.

Use this ticket.

Once you have finished using the ticket, return it to the inside left breast pocket of the coat and check the coat back into the Tate Modern cloakroom.

Add your name, the date and new token number to the list at the end of this letter.

Put this letter, the stamped addressed envelope and new cloakroom token into an envelope.

Within one week pass the envelope on to an individual of your choice.

If you are in possession of the envelope on the 31st December 2010, please post this letter and the cloakroom token using the stamp address envelope provided.

All the best

P. Davies

P.S. Do not lose the cloakroom token.

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phoebe davies

phoebe davies

Phoebe Davies

HOME

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TICKET

Tate Modern, 2010

On the 1st January 2010 Graeme Wilson received a letter from Phoebe Davies.

Enclosed in the letter was a token (number 177),  a letter of instructions and a stamped addressed envelope.

phoebe davies


The letter of instructions read as follows:

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To whoever receives this letter,

Enclosed with this letter is a token and a stamped addressed envelope.

The token will issue you an item from the cloakroom situated on the ground floor of Tate Modern, Southbank, London SE1 9TG.

The token should be taken to the Tate Modern cloakroom within approximately one week of receiving this letter.

Give the cloakroom attendant the token.

The coat may have been left in the cloakroom for a period of time so it may have been moved to lost property.

When giving the token to the cloakroom attendant you should say

“I left my coat here last week”.

If you are asked for a description of the coat, it can be described as:

“A ¾ length black coat; the inside label reads Jack Reid”.

It may take them a few minutes to retrieve the coat from lost property.

Once you have collected the coat, check the inside left breast pocket where you will find a ticket.

Use this ticket.

Once you have finished using the ticket, return it to the inside left breast pocket of the coat and check the coat back into the Tate Modern cloakroom.

Add your name, the date and new token number to the list at the end of this letter.

Put this letter, the stamped addressed envelope and new cloakroom token into an envelope.

Within one week pass the envelope on to an individual of your choice.

If you are in possession of the envelope on the 31st December 2010, please post this letter and the cloakroom token using the stamp address envelope provided.

All the best

P. Davies

P.S. Do not lose the cloakroom token.

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phoebe davies

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About:

Phoebe Davies is an artist living and working in London.

Her practice is defined by its location and context. She works in response to and in collaboration with individuals and communities, investigating and exploring how people perceive their social framework. Phoebe generates work through instruction, discussion and live interaction, which may be initiated by an individual or group but completed or extended by others.

Her work is often ephemeral and chanced upon existing primarily in pedestrian spaces in addition to galleries and institutions; including; Whitechapel Gallery (London), Arnolfini (Bristol), Tramway (Glasgow), South London Gallery (London) and Camden Arts Centre (London).

As part of the artist collective DARTER, Phoebe was Artist in Residence at Whitechapel Art Gallery in 2011 - 2012.