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In 1977 George Maciunas suggested that a Fluxus approach to sport would look something like John Cage’s prepared piano. The comparison suggests an approach to athletics that discards the goal of perfecting performance within a given set of rules, and instead asks What if the rules were rewritten? For the arrival of the Autumn 2013 season at Portland based store Table of Contents, Building Block has been invited along with New York-based designers Correll Correll to help explore this playful approach to one of our all-time favorite sports: table tennis.
On Saturday, September 14, TOC welcomes a season of Play with the launch of a specially designed ping pong table by Joseph Magliaro of TOC featuring hand-knit nets by Correll Correll, and an exclusive edition of ping pong paddles from Building Block. Following a lesson from a special guest, the table will be open to test out your chops!
We’re super excited to be in attendance in Portland for the opening, come stop by!
Saturday, September 14, 6-9pm
Table of Contents
33 NW 4th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209