2016 - 2018 — Industry of the Ordinary

Headgear

Industry of the Ordinary perfect the art of the deal.

Order hats below.

Whiskey and Kisses (Lip Service, for Denver)

Industry of the Ordinary countersign the social contract.

Photography by Custom Creations Photography, Leslie van Stelten and Sam Nguyen

Special thanks to Justo Camara, Tara Roibelleplaine Smith,
Brei Sundberg and Geoffrey Wilson.

Thanks also to Becky Hart, Arpie Chucovich, Meghan Fleming, Nora Covington
and all at the Denver Art Museum.

Two Flags and a Brown Bag

Industry of the Ordinary create a confessional.

Special thanks to Betsy Odom and Rafael Vera

Prayer (For Springfield)

Prayer (for Bentonville)

Industry of the Ordinary tour a local economy.

Photography by Cassandra Davis

Special thanks to Cynthia Post Hunt, Emma Saperstein,
the Inverse Performance Festival and Leslie Key

Humdrum Town (Canute's Waves)

Industry of the Ordinary stand at the edge of the world.

Watch video here

Photography and videography by Emerson Sigman

Special thanks to Chi-Hsuan Yang, Miguel Cortez, Emerson Sigman and Stephen Burke

Fast Food

Industry of the Ordinary sate the public appetite.

Photography by Brytton Bjorngaard

Many thanks to Allison Lacher, Jeff Robinson and DEMO Project

Thanks also to Hickory River Smokehouse

Supplication

Industry of the Ordinary forgive.

Photography by Angelica Ferreris

Special thanks to Joseph Ravens and Andreas Heusser.

Rise and Fall (Blackpool)

In the wake of political and social upheaval, Industry of the Ordinary stand at the edge of the island, contemplating the rising tide and the temporarily diminishing landmass.

Complete video here

Video installation in situ here

Sound and video engineering by Emerson Sigman

Camera work by Stephen Burke

This project was a part of the Longbridge Light Festival by WERK

Special thanks to Emerson Sigman, Claire Farrell, Stephen Burke and Matt Andrews

Thousand Trades

For a permanent artwork at the Greenlands Select Social Club in Birmingham, England, Industry of the Ordinary create a living monument to the history of the many tradespeople who have passed through its doors over the decades.

In addition, Industry of the Ordinary collected an oral history from current members of the club.

Sound engineering by Emerson Sigman

This project was a part of the Longbridge Public Art Project by WERK

Special thanks to Claire Farrell, Stephen Burke, Matt Andrews, Caleb Steer,
Nigel Kearley, Roger Shafi and all of the members of the Greenlands Select Social Club, with special recognition to the Committee members

audio requires QuickTime | size: 90 MB | loadtime: about 5 minutes

Prayer (ad majorem Dei gloriam)

Industry of the Ordinary seek solace.

Photography by Erik Peterson

Special thanks to Betsy Odom and Rafael Vera

Prayer (for Birmingham)

Industry of the Ordinary return to the island of their childhood.

This project was a part of the Longbridge Light Festival by WERK

Special thanks to Claire Farrell, Stephen Burke and Matt Andrews

Ten (for a new administration)

Industry of the Ordinary salute borrowed piety.

View video here

Special thanks to Cassandra Davis

Thanks also to Holly Peterson, Meredith Stewart, Emily Monasterio, Emily Fenn,
Jameson Paige, Michael Powell, McCoy Crawford, Joshua Fairbanks,
Sarah Skaggs and Chicago Ice Works

Savage Model 64 FVXP Rimfire Rifle

Industry of the Ordinary invite the public to interact with an object.

View complete project here

Special thanks to Cassandra Davis for photography

Thanks also to Autumn Hays, Performance Art Houston, Dawn Traub, Jesus Hilario, Martyn Wilson, Natalia Nicole Nicholson, Maria Luisa Conlon,
Michael Workman and Meg Capps

Plato's Man Cave (for Jarvis Cocker)

Industry of the Ordinary celebrate the musical tastes of 60 years of Presidents.

Download Presidential Playlist here

Additional photography by Jefferson Goddard and Naledge Evans

Thanks to Joseph Ravens, Giana Gambino, Ashley Hollingshead
and all at Defibrillator

Needs link to PDF

Disclaimer (over Chicago)

Industry of the Ordinary, at dawn and dusk, send a message to Chicago.

Photography by Ji Yang

Special thanks to Greg Lunceford and Air America Aerial,
and thanks to the office of Chicago 37th Ward Alderman Emma Mitts,
and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, City of Chicago.

History and Forgetting (with Lindsey French, featuring Katinka Kleijn)

Industry of the Ordinary remember the former life of a factory floor in Chicago.

Special thanks to Lindsey French, Katinka Kleijn, Greg Lunceford,
Matthew Baron and Silent Funny, Jane Georges, Maria Burbano, and José Rios,
and thanks to the office of Chicago 37th Ward Alderman Emma Mitts,
Chicago Ice Works, Air America Aerial, Ji Yang, Andrea Bauer, Amanda Harth, and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, City of Chicago.

History and Forgetting (with Lindsey French, featuring Katinka Kleijn)

Industry of the Ordinary remember the former life of a factory floor in Chicago.

History and Forgetting (with Lindsey French, featuring Katinka Kleijn)

History and Forgetting

History and Forgetting (testimony)

Industry of the Ordinary collect an oral history from workers and residents of the 37th Ward on the west side of Chicago.

Sound engineering by Maria Burbano

Special thanks to all of the residents of the 37th Ward
who contributed their thoughts

Trader Tourist Refugee

Industry of the Ordinary re-establish an historic trade route across Morro Bay, California.

Drone documentation by Dave Pabinquit, photography and video by Tony Peckham, Cynthia Post Hunt, Emma Saperstein, and Emerson Sigman

Special thanks to Emma Saperstein and Cynthia Post Hunt of the SLO Inverse Performance Festival, Dave Pabinquit, Tony Peckham,
Elliott K. Perkins, Harvey M. Perkins , and Emerson Sigman

Industry of the Ordinary re-establish an historic trade route across Morro Bay, California. http://www.industryoftheordinary.com/html/projects-trader.html Trader Tourist Refugee (long version)

For the Inverse SLO Performance Festival, Industry of the Ordinary re-establish an historic trade route across Morro Bay, California.