MONDAY MORNING: WALL STREET & AMERICA
"MONDAY MORNING" WALL STREET AND AMERICA IS PRESENTED IN TWO PARTS, WHICH TOGETHER COMPRISE A SELF-CONTAINED, PERPETUATING ECOSYSTEM. PART I IS A DAY-IN-THE-LIFE OF A FINANCE EMPLOYEE CONDUCTING BUSINESS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DOING SOMETHING UNINTELLIGENT. PART II PORTRAYS THE ARCHETYPE OF THE AMERICAN CONSUMER, WHOSE EXISTENCE IS DEFINED BY WHAT HE CONSUMES AND HOW MUCH. BOTH PARTS REQUIRE THE OTHER FOR THE WHEEL TO CONTINUE SPINNING. ALTHOUGH THE PERSONALITIES IN BOTH GROUPS MAY SHARE SIMILAR CHARACTER TRAITS, IT IS UNCLEAR IF EITHER IS AWARE OF THEIR CONDITION. THIS WAS A SOLO EXHIBITION AT TAPIR EDITIONS GALLERY IN NYC FROM MARCH 1- APRIL 1, 2012. MIKE MELLIA WAS INTERVIEWED AND FEATURED AS HEADLINE STORIES ON CNN, THE HUFFINGTON POST ARTS, AND PATRICK MCMULLAN.......
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