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The World's Longest Receipt™ Sculpture

Kyle MacDonald

Canada

Sculpture, Paper on Paper

Size: 12 W x 12 H x 12 D in

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About The Artwork

The World's Longest Receipt™ What happens when you walk into a store and buy every single item? On May 20th, 2011, a group of artists walked into Hercules Fancy Grocery in New York City with a briefcase filled with $20,000 in cash and bought every single item for sale in the store. The total purchase price of everything in the store was $18,871.93 The sale price of the receipt is the exact total cost of all items in the store: $18,871.93 WATCH THE ORIGINAL STORE BUYOUT VIDEO HERE!!! https://vimeo.com/24319302 A scan of the entire original receipt can be seen here: http://minus.com/mUw4edxr6#1o Receipt facts: More than 3000 individually-entered items 57 1/2 feet long Included in purchase of this item: Glass box to showcase the receipt. The World's Longest Receipt™ A speaking engagement by members of the Store Buyout team. This is The Original Receipt from the Store Buyout of Hercules Fancy Grocery on May 20th, 2011. Part of the ongoing Store Buyout project. See more at www.storebuyout.com "Both an indecipherable record of a fleeting performance, and a comically exhaustive catalogue in an age of decentralized stores and unseen inventories, “The World’s Longest Receipt (TM)” from the short-lived artist collective Store Buyout Team could hold its own with the best of contemporary conceptual art." - BlouinARTINFO Artwork by Hercules Dimitratos + The Store Buyout Collective. A Red Paperclip Idea. One Red Paperclip Inc. "We Sell Things You Can Buy."

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Sculpture:Paper on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:12 W x 12 H x 12 D in

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I'm the guy who traded a red paperclip for a house. I've written books and have a world record but focus mainly on painting and making large art. I hope you enjoy the artworks - they are really fun to make. :-) -Kyle

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