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Telemarketing Acton ‘89
15 April 2023 - 20 May 2023
Private View: 15th April 2023 6-9pm
LOCATION
Good Weather, (Offsite)
Floor 4, Room 408
1524 S. Western Ave.
Ste. 411–412, Building A
Chicago, IL 60608
Saturdays from 1–6 p.m. or by appointment
Telemarketing Acton ‘89 (also known as the Game of Phones), started as a fortuitous opportunity for Andre Morgan, who was feeling the pressure from the tax office to find gainful employment. His friend Service, known for his distinctive bean-shaped head and creative use of cellophane, mentioned a high-paying job in Cracton where Andre could just chill out and chat on the phone. Intrigued, Andre joined the call center called 'Game of Phones' without knowing what he was getting into.
At 'Game of Phones', Andre and his fellow call center agents were tasked with making cold calls to unsuspecting customers, selling them everything from frost-damaged refrigerators to underwater hair dryers. Despite the dubious nature of the products they were selling, Andre managed to set up his own company from the back of a cab office and quickly made a small fortune. He had a natural knack for sales and was able to charm customers over the phone, closing deals left and right.
Andre's success didn't go unnoticed for long, though. The police eventually caught wind of his activities and nearly arrested him, threatening to send him away. Andre's time as a telemarketer came to an abrupt end, but the experience left a lasting impact on him.
Overall, Telemarketing Acton, also known as the Game of Phones, is a cautionary tale of Andre's rise and fall in the telemarketing industry, as well as an exploration of the broader issues surrounding unethical sales practices.
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Andre was hanging out with Service, this guy with a bean head and used to use cellephane to wrap his weasel, and was having a bit of pressure from the old tax office to find some gainful employement, Service mentioned he had some top job in Acton where it pays well and all Andre has to do is chill out and chat on the phone, Andre took up with it and turned out to be some Call Centre called ‘Game of Phones’ where they would cold call unsuspecting customers and sell them anything from frost damaged refrigerators to under water hair dryers. Not sure how but Andre managed to set up his own company from the back of a cab office and practically made a small fortune until police clocked onto him and nearly got arrested and sent away
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Andre Morgan ft Seli Korsi
'Now or Later gators yeah I got 31 flavors'
This will have a small cloth on it and revealed on 4/20
Oil, photocopy and acrylic on A4 paper inside binder plastic folder
210 x 297mm
Andre Morgan (middle image)
Niggativity takes over the Expo ‘23/ Ol’ Dirty Bastard aka Baby Jesus got the best sauce
Pro Marker on Poster
20 x 30 inches (width height)
Andre Morgan
Those Fridges dont sell themselves
Pro markers on A4 in Plastic Binder wallet
8 x 11 inches
Andre Morgan
Racist McCrackers making posters like we broke and need their coke
Pro markers on poster
24 x 36 inches
Andre Morgan
Phone Relief for only $12.95/One Size Fits All
Pro markers on A4 in Plastic Binder wallet
8 x 11 inches
Andre Morgan
Telemarketing Acton
Pro markers on A4 in Plastic Binder wallet
8 x 11 inches
Andre Morgan
Westinghouse Frost Free Automatic Refrigerator
Pro markers on A4 in Plastic Binder wallet
8 x 11 inches
Andre Morgan
How you think a nigga gon’ pay the rent? This connects me to the world
Analogue Landline Phone
Andre Morgan
No I.D with White Lives Matter’s poster child
Pro markers on A4 in Plastic Binder wallet
8 x 11 inches
Selected Press
Contemporary Art Daily
Good Weather on Emergent