Someone's Junk is Someone else's Treasure
“Contemporary artist Koki Tanaka sets up a booth at a Los Angeles flea market to sell palm fronds.”
Synopsis
Contemporary artist Koki Tanaka sets up a booth at a Los Angeles flea market to sell palm fronds. "I tried to bring something very extreme into the flea-market context. I picked the palm fronds because they are the most useless things in California – they’re what we have to sweep away after a windy day. It was an experiment in registering people’s reaction to a fundamental question about the value of objects. And I was referencing two historical pieces: David Hammons’s Bliz-aard Ball Sale [1983], where he sold snowballs during winter in New York; and a Japanese manga called Munou no Hito [A Worthless Person, 1985], in which the protagonist sells stones by the riverside – stones being sold alongside stones. So both shared quite similar ideas." - Koki Tanaka
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09/01/2011
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Koki Tanaka
- Original Title
- Someone's Junk is Someone else's Treasure
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Release Date
- 09/01/2011
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 11m
- Production Studios
- The BOX Gallery
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Koki Tanaka
Department Leadership Roster
Koki Tanaka
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Age Classification & Content Advisories
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NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is Someone's Junk is Someone else's Treasure about?
Contemporary artist Koki Tanaka sets up a booth at a Los Angeles flea market to sell palm fronds. "I tried to bring something very extreme into the flea-market context. I picked the palm fronds because they are the most useless things in California – they’re what we have to sweep away after a windy day. It was an experiment in registering people’s reaction to a fundamental question about the value of objects. And I was referencing two historical pieces: David Hammons’s Bliz-aard Ball Sale [1983], where he sold snowballs during winter in New York; and a Japanese manga called Munou no Hito [A Worthless Person, 1985], in which the protagonist sells stones by the riverside – stones being sold alongside stones. So both shared quite similar ideas." - Koki Tanaka
Who directed Someone's Junk is Someone else's Treasure?
Someone's Junk is Someone else's Treasure was directed by Koki Tanaka.
Who stars in Someone's Junk is Someone else's Treasure?
The principal cast of Someone's Junk is Someone else's Treasure includes Koki Tanaka.
When was Someone's Junk is Someone else's Treasure released and how long is it?
Someone's Junk is Someone else's Treasure was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 11m.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Someone's Junk is Someone else's Treasure?
Someone's Junk is Someone else's Treasure holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).