Word: tomming
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Tom's arts project did not begin as an altruistic gesture for Tom. Anger, as much as friendliness, spurred the tall, lanky 38-year old to challenge conventional notions of cities and galleries...
With the plight of homeless Americans suddenly becoming visible in the winter of 1985, Tom became increasingly bothered by what he terms the Reagan era's celebration of salesmanship...
...take the flimsiest idea, and fortify it with talk to turn it into saleable things. Like Reagan--he has flimsy philosophical ideas, but how he sells them is masterful," Tom says in a soft voice. He apologizes often for not being able to pin down the phrases that he wants; his words like his paintings more representational than realistic...
...teacher at the Massachusetts College of Art put his first painting up, an abstract work, which he now dismisses as being fairly poor. He chose to sign it "Tom the Friendly Neighborhood Artist" because to put his real name on it would have implied that the city had approved his project. They hadn...
...Tom, a self-described victim of Harvard Real Estate (HRE) no longer lives in Cambridge. He lived in a rent controled, Harvard-owned apartment until the University sold the place to a faculty member. Since it was then owner-occupied, the rent tripled and Tom had to retreat to Brookline. Touring the streets of his urban gallery, Tom greets HRE trucks with a faint call, "Hey there, remember...