CONTENTS

Introduction by Leonard Horowitz pag.7

Preface by Sandro Dernini pag.8

Plexus and Its Praxis within the Community by José Rodriguez pag.12

The Journey of Plexus by Barnaby Ruhe pag.13

Plexus. Think a Dream by Alessandra Menesini pag.14 A Short Pre-Historia pag.16

1982 Plexus Performance Space pag.21

1984 The Shuttle Theatre and the Lower East Side Community pag.26 1985 Plexus Art Operas and Purgatorio Shows pag.33 1986 The Escape of the Art Slave Ship from the NYC Artworld pag.46

1987 Eating Art: Do You Think it is Possible to Eat Andy Warhol if You Are Eating a Campbell Soup Can? pag.75

1987 Serpent of Stone: The First International Art Slaves Market Show pag.80

1988 Plexus Art Slavery Manifesto pag.103

1989 The Christopher Columbus Voyage in the Planet of Art pag.157

1990 A Cultural Navigation into the Well Being of the XXI Century pag.172

1993 The NYU Ph.D. Inquiry into Plexus Black Box pag.229

1995 The Departure of the Ark of Well Being pag.259

1996 The FAO World Food Summit: Eating Art pag.272 1996 Open Call for a World Art Bank pag.296

1998-1999 Well Being Reconciliation International Simposia pag. 304

2000-2001 Plexus Utopia: An Other World is Possible pag. 306

2002-2004 The Triangle of Art Festival of the Medina of Dakar pag.318

2004-2008 The Erosions and Renaissance Shows pag.338

2008 The Call of the Door of No Return pag.430

2008 Food for All pag.444

Chronology of Plexus Activities 1982-2008 pag.446