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Sucking Marks $10
by Marlene Haring, 2006

commercial service, ISCP Open Studios, New York, 17 November 2006
Scope Miami, 6–10 December 2006

Marlene Haring writes: For the occasion of the open Studios at ISCP the door of my studio was open. There I sat in the passage way to my studio behind a desk to conduct business. For the opening I sold sucking marks for $10. My work included bargaining with potential clients. I made special offers, or also asked them to tell me what they could offer as a trade. When a deal was made, I offered my chair to the the client, whose neck I then cleaned with rubbing alcohol after which i applied a sucking mark. (On the following days I did Licking Glass — for free! — and Secret Service.)

I got a booth at the Miami art fair and offered sucking marks for $10. My clients were informed about my relationship with the art dealers who were, as the contract put it, the Sucking Hosts. The contract with the clients also included a waiver. The set-up was described by Aias Vargas.

 contract between the Sucker and the Sucking Hosts
 contract between the Sucker and her Client including a waiver
 description by Aias Vargas