Brilliant recycling of old cigarette machines! Art-O-Mat originated in Winston-Salem, NC (where else?) as a performance art piece intent on repackaging art to make it part of our daily lives. Anyone can be an art collector with art-0-mat...put in $5 dollars, and out pops an original painting/drawing/photo book/collage the size of a cigarette pack. Over 400 artists now contribute art to the 82 machines placed in various locations around the U.S.
I love the variety of funky old machines they've used:
And a little sample of some of the work...
If you are in Seattle, there is one at Venue in Ballard.
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