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Artists Re-imagine Florida Voting Booths

Booths to be auctioned in October.

Sheila Kim-Jamet -- Interior Design, 10/26/2004 12:00:00 AM

While the rest of the world concentrates on the Bush-Kerry election of 2004, New York's Parsons School of Design revisits the 2000 presidential election with humor and style. The curator of "The Voting Booth Project," Chee Pearlman, invited architects, designers and artists to reimagine 50 actual machines from Florida polling sites. Robert A.M. Stern, David Rockwell, Diane von Furstenberg and others responded by embellishing the portable four-legged Votomatics with materials ranging from mirrors and rubber to corduroy and rice paper. The booths will be on display at Parsons through November 15.

Parsons will auction a selection of the machines on October 27. Proceeds will benefit the school and Declare Yourself , a nonpartisan outreach program for young voters. Please call 310-274-7800 for further information.