During 2011-2012 Omar Rodriguez Lavandero's life became a live performance
during six months working at Ta-booʼ Restaurant (Palm Beach, Florida,)
as an experimental waiter. I used Ta-booʼs computers,
reputation, costumers and workers as my art tools and
inspiration.
I have summarized here with ink on canvases
the most interesting characters, feelings, and social
dynamics of Ta-booʼ.
All food tickets are real copies of my customers
requests. Combined with the paintings they describe
a community full of colors, glamour and attitude.
The tickets became everyday clandestine little poems
or unbelievable jokes (sent to the kitchen). The tickets
and the drawings created later are just equivalent
descriptions of the characters.
Every day I was at risk of being fired since the humor
reflected on this project was not necessarily
appreciated at work by the general managers, some
customers or the owners.
